Why fear the already present third storey when Auckland intensifies With the #UnitaryPlan debate wrongly focused on this apparent fear of three storeys in the Mixed Housing Urban Zone … Continue reading Don’t Fear the Third Floor: A Storify by Juile Fairey
What Council is Doing is in Response to the Unitary Plan Panel and to the Submitters like myself In light of the Herald publishing an untrue story and account … Continue reading FACT CHECK: Those #UnitaryPlan Maps and Topic 081 – Rezoning
Inaccurate and incomplete displayed maps generate unnecessary fears I was made aware last night that someone (most likely to be a Councillor) had leaked confidential maps that were legally … Continue reading Someone in Council Has Betrayed the Trust of the Submitters to the #UnitaryPlan
Interesting insights from Suburban Urbanites As I continue to read the academic book Suburban Urbanites (edited by Laura Vaughan – @urban_formation) interesting and some more expected insights on the suburbs have come … Continue reading Malls More Threatened by Internet Shopping Than Main/High Streets?
And why you should take the Herald, who gets stories from certain Councillors with a grain of salt I was warned that certain Councillors and a certain Herald reporter … Continue reading The Rezoning Exercise with the #UnitaryPlan. The Facts
However, concerns on Kumeu are legitimate I was warned a couple of weeks ago this might occur in regards to the new Unitary Plan Spatial Maps (the zone applications) … Continue reading Auckland 2040 Blowing Smoke over the #UnitaryPlan Rezoning
Preparation work for Topic 081 – Residential Zones I picked up yesterday from the Auckland Unitary Plan Hearings website that the Independent Hearings Panel has instructed Auckland Council to … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Panel Issues Instructions for Demand and Supply Estimates across all Zones. UPDATED
New paper suggests suburbs have more complex and beneficial relationships than urbanites might let on? I am currently reading Suburban Urbanites from UCLPress which looks differently at the role … Continue reading Suburbs: What Are Their Relationships within a City?
Government to pass under urgency amendments for the Unitary Plan Hearings Panel I caught on Twitter earlier the following: Legislation now under Urgency – Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) … Continue reading #UnitaryPlan Amendment to go through Urgency in The House
Council adopts Future Urban Land Strategy for future urban land release From Auckland Council Aucklanders’ feedback changes timing of greenfield land development Changes to the timing of greenfield land … Continue reading Public Feedback Helps Guide Council on Greenfield Release #UnitaryPlan
Talking Southern Auckland 