Unitary Plan: Bigger, Denser, Less Rule-Bound Auckland Recommended

Auckland will be more densely populated, have a 30 percent larger new urban area and a far less prescriptive set of rules for new residential developments than the plan put forward by the Auckland Council, if recommendations of an independent panel are adopted.

The council now has until Aug. 19 to decide whether and how many of the recommendations of the Independent Hearing Panel, which was appointed to come up with a close-to-final version of the Auckland Unitary Plan, to adopt. The enormous and detailed plan was released publicly today, with councillors scheduled to debate the proposed plan in public hearings before adoption by Aug. 19. More>>

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• The Nation - On Unitary Plan debate
• BusinessDesk - Unexpected bedfellows emerge in early Unitary Plan reactions
• Department Of Internal Affairs - Auckland local government submissions published
• Out-Link - Māori 'rights' removed from unitary plan - MPs | Radio New Zealand News
• Martin Doyle - Martin Doyle Cartoon: What's the Plan, Stan?
• Auckland Council - SkyPath, older people’s housing and the Unitary Plan - Final recommendations on Auckland Unitary Plan published - Comment from Mayor and Deputy Mayor
• Out-Link - Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
• Out-Link - What the plan means for your neighbourhood
• TVNZ - Phil Eaton Interviewed by Jessica Mutch
• NZ Govt - Independent panel’s report welcomed
• Labour - Most Unitary Plan homes to exceed $800,000 - Council must build on heritage, not destroy it - Government scuppers affordability requirements
• Greens - Green Party launches proposal for re-imagining our Cities - Govt must ensure Unitary Plan produces high-quality homes - Auckland must unite behind Unitary Plan
• NZ First - Pukekohe Soils Must Be Spared From Urban Sprawl - Auckland Building Boom Has to Benefit Kiwis First
• ACT - Councillors must approve 400,000 homes
• Phil Goff - Unitary Plan charts new and right direction for Auckland
• John Palino - “There must be a lot wrong with Auckland”
• Mark Thomas - Unitary Plan Panel Delivers Growth At A Big Cost
• David Hay - David Hay supports Unitary Plan 100% - The Unitary Plan - a moment's thought for those who built it
• Cameron Brewer - Unitary Plan handed to IMSB members and Deputy Mayor
• Auckland Future - Auckland Future Supports Independent Hearings Panel
• Salvation Army - Sallies Urge Aucklanders to Support Unitary Plan
• New Zealand Planning Institute - Unitary Plan a significant step-change to planning
• NZ Taxpayers' Union - Comprehensive Victory in Unitary Plan "Taniwha Tax" Campaign
• NZ Property Institute - Property Institute says Unitary Plan recs go too far
• Airedale Property Trust and Lifewise - Social agencies support Unitary Plan’s intensification
• Employers And Manufacturers Association - Unitary Plan Mixed Bag for Business
• Harcourts - Unitary Plan changes are what Auckland needs
• NZCID - Unitary Plan presents major transport challenges
• Property Council Of NZ - Property Council congratulates Independent Hearings Panel
• Auckland Chamber of Commerce - Auckland’s destiny at stake - Council urged to adopt Unitary Plan as a package
• Colliers International - Panel recommendations will alleviate pressures
• Green Building Council - NZGBC reacts to Unitary Plan recommendations
• Community Housing Aotearoa - Auckland Unitary Plan recommendations miss opportunity
• Auckland Property Investors Association - $900 Billion Worth of Property And Nothing to Buy
• Democracy Action - Common Sense Prevails in Auckland
• Coalition for More Homes - Launch of the Coalition for More Homes
• GE Free NZ - Councils Band Together to Create Official GM Free Zones
• Forest And Bird - Some benefits for nature in Auckland Unitary Plan
• Coalition for More Homes - Coalition for More Homes Launches
• Dr Bruce Hayward - Proposed world heritage volcano to be built over
• Geoscience Society of NZ - GSNZ Condemns Proposed Housing on World Heritage Volcano
• Democracy Action - Unitary Plan Committee Delegation Risks Legal Challenge
• Out-Link - Announcing the War for Auckland | The Spinoff

Meanwhile:

• Department Of Internal Affairs - Strengthening the Wellington region – a progress update

Earlier: Auckland Council Receives Unitary Plan Recommendations
A key milestone in New Zealand planning history was reached today when the Independent Hearings Panel delivered the reports containing its recommendations on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. More>>

ALSO:

• NZ Govt - Govt acknowledges ‘herculean’ task
• ACT - Auckland Council must step up or step aside
• Democracy Action - Unitary Plan Vote Could Be Constitutional Disgrace
• Mark Thomas - An Aggressive Unitary Plan Won't Be Enough

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