Special Housing Areas A Move towards Progress

9 October 2013

Special Housing Areas A Move towards Progress

Property Council is delighted with the Housing Minister and Auckland Mayor’s announcement on the first batch of Special Housing Areas under Auckland’s Housing Accord.

The move will bring 6,000 new homes across the city.

Property Council welcomes the 10 Special Housing Areas, in addition to the Weymouth community housing project of 282 homes.

Fast-tracked consenting process comes as a breath of fresh air in an environment where developers and builders are hindered by bureaucratic delays and snail-paced approval mechanisms.

“We are extremely pleased to see central and local government finally working together to tackle the city’s housing unaffordability issue and are looking forward to real progress in the area,” said Property Council chief executive Connal Townsend.

There is yet much work to be done in the way of delivering the target goal of 39,000 houses in three years and to do this local authorities and Government officials must be able to unite and work collaboratively.

About Property Council New Zealand
Property Council is New Zealand’s commercial property voice. Property Council represents New Zealand's office, industrial, retail, property funds and multi-unit residential property owners, investors and managers. Property Council’s branches throughout the country represent some of the largest commercial property portfolios in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, East Coast/Hawkes Bay and the South Island and Otago region, the value of which exceeds $30 billion.

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