Here We Go A Three Year Journey And so the Unitary Plan is now set for formal notification at the end of the month after the Governing Body via … Continue reading Unitary Plan Now going for Notification
Not All Alone
Unitary Plan Formal Notification is Decided Today
Bernard Orsman said in his article in the NZ Herald this morning that Mayor Len Brown (who is seeking re-election) was “Brown all alone in action on plan.” Taking stock on the last three years as well as the next three years I wonder if it will be parts of the Isthmus and North Shore that will be left all alone in their Snow Globes.
I have mentioned before how the South and the West are preparing to march into the 21st Century with urban development while the parts of the Isthmus and North Shore will remain our err 1950 Snow Globe pieces.
However, despite all the banter, gnashing of teeth, shilling of the minority and (to be fair) some rational intelligent debate the Unitary Plan is set for formal notification today.
Here is the Agenda and Addendum agenda
The Main Agenda
The Addendum (Containing the Unitary Plan)
So two major items on the agenda today:
- Setting the date for formal notification of the Unitary Plan
- Preparing for the Special Housing Areas – which needs the Unitary Plan to be notified for them to become “operative”
And so the next stage of the “Long War” to bring Auckland into the 21st Century is about to begin. This stage being a three year “campaign.” It will not be easy as our Snow Globes resist the advancement with everything they have but it will be done!
As for Orsman’s article well I was taught in my Liberalism papers that ‘democracy often caters to the lowest common dominator‘. It was implying to shill politics adherent to democracy – as a negative of that particular system (all systems have positives and negatives). Unfortunately I have no confidence in Palino having a grip on the Unitary Plan otherwise he would have not made those remarks comparing L.A to Auckland. Shill politics folks…
As the Governing Body prepares for Unitary Plan formal notification I will be drawing up my own thanks with regards to the Plan
TALKING AUCKLAND
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Te Papa Coming to Manukau – Auckland
Good News Everybody! Well if you are one that can see beyond the extremely narrow line of everything must return a MONETARY profit. I notice while having my breakfast … Continue reading Te Papa Coming to Manukau – Auckland
The Rural Urban Boundary – Clarification and Voting Records
Clarifications on the Southern RUB and the North/North Western RUB Information is trickling through on the Rural Urban Boundary at both ends of Auckland. I have both the responses … Continue reading The Rural Urban Boundary – Clarification and Voting Records
Unitary Plan – Those Amendments on Density and Parking
A Record of the Votes on the Density Controls and Parking Minimums I have the voting records of the amendments that were either trying to pass on density controls … Continue reading Unitary Plan – Those Amendments on Density and Parking
Unitary Plan Omnibus
So What Did Auckland Get after Five Days of Deliberations? That I am still trying to figure out as I go through all my notes and Tweets from the … Continue reading Unitary Plan Omnibus
Final Day of the Unitary Plan
From Auckland Council
Because I am Utterly Exhausted From All This
Unitary Plan recommended for notification
Councillors today recommended that the revised version of the draft Unitary Plan be approved for notification and the formal submissions phase.
Auckland Plan Committee Chair Penny Hulse says the recommendation underlined the many important decisions made by elected members over the last two weeks.
“Today’s decision is a significant milestone in the Unitary Plan process. We now have a plan that prior to going out for public submissions has already been shaped and changed based on the feedback of thousands of Aucklanders.”
The proposed Unitary Plan which includes amendments to the maps, policies and rules will now go to Auckland Council’s Governing Body who will be asked to officially endorse the plan for notification.
Once approved, a date will be set for notification which marks the start of the formal public submission phase, and the next opportunity for people to have their say.
The Governing Body will meet on Tuesday 10 September.
Ends
As for the Southern Rural Urban Boundary Issue. Give me some time and I shall go clear any confusion up around that before we all go knock ourselves out.
The Rural Urban Boundary (Committee Stage)
Where will the People Go? Tomorrow (Thursday) is the final day of the Auckland Plan Committee Unitary Plan Proceedings. After this (unless we get a Day 6 in which, … Continue reading The Rural Urban Boundary (Committee Stage)
A New Battle Plan
To Win the War, Often you need to Commit to Sacrifices Yesterday any Progressive or Liberal worth upholding their ideals would have literally wanted to force every single Conservative … Continue reading A New Battle Plan
Unitary Plan Updates Day 4
And Auckland Just Got Sent Back to the 1960’s
I will post a full update tomorrow on Day 4’s proceedings which did not even get to the Rural Urban Boundaries.
In short after the gains we made getting Auckland to the 1970’s on Friday, Councillors and Local Board Chairs (some in each category) managed to send Auckland straight back to the 1960’s (it would have been 50’s if Councillor Brewer’s last amendments did not get defeated).
And so the question to those Councillors and Local Board Chairs: Where are the houses going to go? Because they will not all fit in the 160,000/40% Greenfield allocation within the Rural Urban Boundary – less Manukau, New Lynn and Albany can get some impressive 26-36 storey towers to take the brunt…
My report (scathing as that will be) will be up tomorrow. None the less it has given an extreme sense of urgency to the Manukau Super Metropolitan Centre and getting that set up for the South.
Talking Southern Auckland 