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Franklin Local
Board
25 August 2015
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Future Urban
Land Supply Strategy
File No.: CP2015/17370
Purpose
1. To
inform Local Boards about the purpose and content of the draft Future Urban
Land Supply Strategy and seek their feedback.
2. To
outline the Special Consultative Procedure being undertaken and the anticipated
role of Local Boards in this consultation process.
3. To
obtain Local Board views on the draft Future Urban Land Supply Strategy.
Executive
Summary
4. The
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan provides for approximately 11,000 hectares of
Future Urban zone land. This land is located within the Rural Urban Boundary
(RUB), but outside the 2010 Metropolitan Urban Limit (MUL).
5. The
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy (the “Strategy”) (Attachment A) provides direction
on the next stage in planning for the following Future Urban zone areas:
· North: Warkworth,
Wainui and Silverdale-Dairy Flat
· North-west:
Whenuapai, Redhills, Kumeu-Huapai and Riverhead
· South: Takanini,
Opaheke-Drury, Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe.
6. The
Strategy sets out Auckland Council’s intention for when the above Future Urban
areas are proposed to be development ready. The Strategy was developed in
collaboration with infrastructure providers such as Watercare, Auckland
Transport and the New Zealand Transport Agency.
7. The
Strategy has significant implications for Rodney, Upper Harbour,
Henderson-Massey, Papakura and Franklin Local Boards as they contain areas of
Future Urban land which are sequenced for development readiness by the Strategy.
8. At
its July meeting the Auckland Development Committee resolved to approve the
draft Strategy for public consultation in accordance with the Special
Consultative Procedure set out in s83 of the Local Government Act (2002)
(Attachment B). They also appointed a five person hearing panel consisting of
four Councillors and a member of the Independent Maori Statutory Board.
9. The
consultation period will run from 17 July to 17 August 2015. Public engagement
on the Strategy will include a series of ‘Have your say’ events to be held in
Warkworth, Dairy Flat, Drury and Kumeu.
10. The
final Strategy will be submitted to the Auckland Development Committee in
October for adoption.
11. This
report seeks views from the Franklin Local Board for consideration by the
Auckland Development Committee and hearing panel in making a determination on
if and how the Strategy will be amended.
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Recommendation/s
That the Franklin Local Board:
a) Receives this
report
b) Provides
feedback to the Auckland Development Committee and hearing panel on the
Strategy, in particular on:
i) whether
the Franklin Local Board agrees with the sequencing proposed within the draft
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy and, if so, the reasons why
ii) aspects
of the sequencing in the draft Future Urban Land Supply Strategy the Franklin
Local Board disagrees with and the reasons as to why
c) any further issues on the draft
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy.
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Comments
Background
12. The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan provides for
approximately 11,000 hectares of Future Urban zone land. This land is located
within the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) but outside the 2010 Metropolitan Urban
Limit (MUL). The Future Urban zone indicates that this land is appropriate for
future urban development.
13. A key goal of the Auckland Plan Development
Strategy is to achieve a quality compact form. This requires urban
intensification, supplemented by well-managed urban expansion. The Auckland
Plan advocates for 70 per cent of growth in the existing urban area and up to
40 per cent of growth in locations outside the 2010 MUL. The Future Urban land
is intended to provide a significant portion of the growth outside the 2010 MUL
– around 110,000 dwellings. The balance of growth outside the RUB and the
satellite towns of Warkworth and Pukekohe, will be accommodated in rural and
coastal towns, rural villages, countryside living and general rural areas.
14. The draft Strategy focuses on the Future Urban land
areas located in:
· North: Warkworth, Wainui and Silverdale-Dairy Flat
· North-west: Whenuapai, Redhills, Kumeu-Huapai and Riverhead
· South: Takanini, Opaheke-Drury, Karaka, Paerata and
Pukekohe.
15. Local Board areas which contain Future Urban land
directly affected by this Strategy include Rodney, Upper Harbour,
Henderson-Massey, Papakura and Franklin.
16. The draft Strategy marks the next step in planning
the Future Urban areas that started with the Auckland Plan. The Auckland Plan
identified ‘greenfield areas of investigation’ to provide for future growth
outside the MUL. The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan formalised this concept
through the location of the RUB and the proposed zoning of this land as Future
Urban.
17. High-level planning was undertaken to provide more
detail around possible land use, key infrastructure and potential housing yield
and business land location. Based on this, the Strategy sequences the order for
when this land is intended to be ready for development over the three decades
of the Auckland Plan. It is a proactive approach to long-term planning,
infrastructure provision and providing housing and business capacity.
18. Most of the Future Urban areas are predominantly
rural and have not previously been identified for urbanisation. Bulk
infrastructure will therefore have to be provided to these areas. All Future
Urban areas require some degree of bulk infrastructure; development will
therefore not be able to occur until this infrastructure is in place. In areas
where bulk infrastructure projects are large and complex, longer lead-in times
(for design, consenting and build) are required. This affects the timing for
when land can be development ready.
Purpose of
the Strategy
19. The purpose of the draft Strategy is to provide a
robust and logical sequence for when the Future Urban areas are proposed to be
‘development ready’ across the three decades of the Auckland Plan. This will
enable coordination of timely structure planning and bulk infrastructure
provision to these areas and provide clarity and certainty to all key
stakeholders, including infrastructure providers.
Drivers for
the Strategy
20. The key driver for the draft Strategy is the
significant current and projected growth in Auckland and the pressure this
growth places on housing supply and key infrastructure. The Strategy therefore
aims to proactively plan for, coordinate and deliver bulk infrastructure so
that this land can be brought on stream for both residential and business
development i.e. contributing to development capacity across the region.
21. Accommodating this growth will come at a
significant cost. Preliminary, high level estimates of bulk infrastructure
costs are provided within the draft Strategy; however it does not include costs
for any local network infrastructure. The significant costs are primarily
driven by the size of the Future Urban areas (these equate to approximately one
and a half times the area of urban Hamilton); the scale of the bulk
infrastructure that will be required; and the current lack of such infrastructure
in these areas. For these reasons it would be prohibitively expensive for
Council, CCOs and, more broadly, for central government (e.g. the New Zealand
Transport Agency and Ministry of Education) to invest in all Future Urban areas
at the same time.
The draft
Future Urban Land Supply Strategy
22. The draft Strategy sets out a logical timed
sequence for development readiness. It integrates information on key
infrastructure required to get these areas ready for urban development. The
sequencing is based on a suite of principles (attached to the Strategy) that
include the consideration of the lead-in times for the bulk infrastructure
required. Bulk infrastructure refers to water, wastewater, stormwater and the
transport network. This draft Strategy will also assist with the forward
planning of community facilities and services critical for creating sustainable
communities.
23. The sequencing set out in the draft Strategy was
developed with input from a number of infrastructure providers including
Watercare, Veolia, Auckland Transport and the New Zealand Transport Agency.
24. The analysis done for this draft Strategy is of
sufficient scale and specificity to broadly determine bulk infrastructure
requirements. There are two subsequent parallel and inter-dependent processes
to get land ready for development – more detailed structure planning, and bulk
infrastructure planning and build.
25. Structure planning and plan changes (to urban
zones) will be done prior to the areas being ready for development and will be
undertaken by the Council (or in partnership with others) in line with the
programme set out in the draft Strategy. This is the stage of the process where
Local Boards, mana whenua and communities will be involved in the detailed
planning of these areas.
26. The sequencing programme ensures the infrastructure
costs are distributed over three decades to smooth spikes in capital
expenditure, allow all infrastructure providers to forward plan their asset
management and assist with prioritising key enabling projects.
27. A monitoring programme is an integral part of the
Strategy and will be used to monitor trends over time. This is to ensure that
the proposed sequencing remains relevant. This monitoring will be part of an
overall strategy to provide information on development capacity in brownfield
and greenfield locations. Given the 30-year timeframe, a number of factors
could change the proposed sequencing and timing as set out in the Strategy.
These include funding constraints, possible alternative funding options and
changes to population growth and housing demand. Therefore, for the Strategy to
remain relevant and effective, it must be a ‘living’ document, able to respond
to changes identified through the monitoring programme.
The
Consultation Process
28. The
public consultation period will run from 17 July – 17 August 2015. It will
follow the Special Consultative Procedure set out in s83 of the Local
Government Act (2002). This procedure requires all interested parties to be
given an opportunity to present submissions in a manner which enables spoken
interaction.
29. The
Auckland Development Committee has appointed Councillors Cashmore, Darby,
Webster and Quax and one member of the IMSB (to be confirmed) to form a hearing
panel to receive the spoken submissions.
30. A
series of ‘Have your say’ events will be held to provide an opportunity to all
interested parties to provide spoken feedback. These events will be held at
the following dates, times and locations:
· Monday 3 August
(7pm-8.30pm) – Warkworth Masonic Hall
· Wednesday 5 August
(7pm-8.30pm) – Drury Hall
· Monday 10 August
(7pm-8.30pm) – Dairy Flat School Hall
· Tuesday 11 August
(7pm-8.30pm) – Kumeu Community Hall
31. Invitations
will be extended to Ward Councillors and Local Board members to attend these
events.
32. Public
notices will be placed in the New Zealand Herald and relevant local newspapers
notifying interested parties about the Strategy itself and the ‘Have your say’
events. The Strategy and a feedback form will be available on the Shape
Auckland website and a media release will be distributed at the commencement of
the consultation period. A targeted direct mail out will also be undertaken
for key stakeholders.
33. Local
Board participation at the events and feedback and input to the draft Strategy
are welcomed.
34. Feedback
received during the period, including that received from Local Boards, will be
analysed, summarised and reported to the Auckland Development Committee and the
hearing panel. The panel will then make a determination about amendment of the
Strategy.
35. The
final Strategy will be submitted for adoption at the Auckland Development
Committee meeting in October.
Consideration
Local Board views and implications
36. The
Strategy has significant implications for Local Boards particularly Rodney,
Upper Harbour, Henderson-Massey, Papakura and Franklin Local Boards as they
contain areas of Future Urban land sequenced by this Strategy. The
consultation period and the ‘Have your say’ events provide an opportunity for
Local Boards to become involved in the process, hear the views of their
communities and form their own views and response to the Strategy.
37. Local
Boards were informed about the Strategy at a joint workshop held with the
Auckland Development Committee on 16 June 2015. A briefing on the Strategy and
the consultation process was held for Local Board members on 15 July 2015. This
was to ensure Local Boards have a sound understanding of the Strategy and
consultation process prior to the commencement of the consultation period.
38. Preliminary
issues raised by attendees included the need to manage community expectation
about land purchases in the future urban areas, the need to ensure Council is
fully resourced to undertake the structure planning work, a need to forward plan
land purchase for community facilities and a proactive engagement approach with
central government around provision of education and health facilities and
services to deliver the best outcomes for local communities.
39. This
report seeks Local Board views on the Strategy and these issues and any other
feedback will be reported to the Auckland Development Committee and the hearing
panel.
Māori impact statement
40. This
Strategy has significant implications for Maori and has the capacity to
contribute to Maori well-being and development of Maori capacity. It is
acknowledged that Maori have a special relationship with Auckland’s physical and
cultural environment. Ongoing liaison has occurred with Te Waka Angamua around
the Strategy and the suite of principles which sit behind it. One of the
principles reflects Council’s commitment to Maori social and economic
well-being as a transformational shift set out in the Auckland Plan.
Independent Maori Statutory Board staff were briefed at the commencement of the
project, provided with background documentation and invited to workshops as the
Strategy was developed. A representative from the IMSB is to be appointed to
the hearing panel for this project. A hui was held with mana whenua chairs on
29 June 2015 and individual meetings will occur with interested Chairs who were
unable to attend the hui.
41. Iwi
responses will be sought as part of the public consultation process outlined in
this report. Consultation submissions from iwi will be reported to the Auckland
Development Committee and the hearing panel.
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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aView
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Draft Future Urban Land Supply Strategy
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11
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bView
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The Auckland Development Committee resolution
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33
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Signatories
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Authors
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Simon Tattersfield - Principal Growth and
Infrastructure Adviser
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Authorisers
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Jacques Victor - GM Auckland Plan Strategy and
Research
Teresa Turner - Relationship Manager
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