Liberal Prime Minister recognises the importance of the City From the Planning Institute of Australia Planners applaud return of cities to frontbench prominence Australia’s peak body for urban and … Continue reading Australia Gets a Minister for Cities and Built Environment. New Zealand? Stuck Somewhere in the Past?
Forests before houses if we are to flip Golf Courses No I am not being an ultra-green hippie here before you get any odd ideas. But I am going … Continue reading The Case for Golf Courses, well actually Case for Urban Forests #AKLPols
In general agreement but seeking to split the Residential Zones Next month I will be attending my second of three hearings to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. First up was … Continue reading Evidence to the Unitary Plan Residential Zones #Unitary Plan
What is the Auckland Development Office? Council’s Chief Reporting Officer replies Earlier in the month Auckland Council announced that the Housing Project Office and the City Transformational Unit would merge … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of the Auckland Development Office #AKLPols
Big changes to what was originally proposed Well I knew there were calls to liberalise the rules in the Residential Zones of the Unitary Plan to assist with supply thus … Continue reading New Proposed Residential Zone Density and Height Limits Out #UnitaryPlan UPDATED
Shortages and moves have implication in Unitary Plan Business Zones Debate The matter of allowing offices and supermarkets to establish in the Light Industry Zone under the Proposed Auckland Unitary … Continue reading Industrial Land at a Premium, Fringe Office Space Emptying Out. Implications for Unitary Plan
Looking at evaluations, analysis and plans for sites with potential of major change In a presentation recently presented to Councillors Development Auckland laid down a basic outline in what it … Continue reading Development Auckland Laying Down Agenda for Next Year #BetterAuckland
Main point of contention between big submitters and Council You might remember when I said earlier this year that how we got bogged down for a number of hours at … Continue reading Debate: The Case For and Against Malls at the Unitary Plan Hearings #AKLPols
Highlights from Day One of the Unitary Plan Hearings Yesterday marked the start of four days of hearings on the Centres and Business Zones of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. … Continue reading Podcast: Unitary Plan Hearings – Centre and Business Zones
New proposed large tower risks debunking proposed provisions of the Unitary Plan Metropolitan Centres already I was reading the Herald this morning and its top leading story is this: New … Continue reading Rebirth of the Mall: Are Council Planners Selling Us Short via the Unitary Plan? #AKLPols
Talking Southern Auckland 