Agenda of Planning Committee

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Responsibilities

This committee guides the physical development and growth of Auckland through a focus on land use planning, housing and the appropriate provision of infrastructure and strategic projects associated with these activities. Key responsibilities include:

· Relevant regional strategy and policy

· Infrastructure strategy and policy

· Unitary Plan

· Spatial plans

· Plan changes to operative plans

· Housing policy and projects

· Special Housing Areas

· City centre development

· Tamaki regeneration

· Built heritage

· Urban design

· Environmental matters relating to the committee’s responsibilities

· Acquisition of property relating to the committee’s responsibilities and within approved annual budgets

Activities of the following Council Controlled Organisations:

o Panuku Development Auckland

o Auckland Transport

o Watercare Services Limited

Powers

(i) All powers necessary to perform the committee’s responsibilities, including:

(a) approval of a submission to an external body

(b) establishment of working parties or steering groups.

(ii) The committee has the powers to perform the responsibilities of another committee, where it is necessary to make a decision prior to the next meeting of that other committee.

(iii) The committee does not have:

(a) the power to establish subcommittees

(b) powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2).

Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the meeting

Members of the public

All members of the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.

Those who are not members of the public

General principles

· Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to perform their role.

· Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to perform their role.

· Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.

· In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.

Members of the meeting

· The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the meeting is a committee meeting).

· However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.

· All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain, subject to any limitations in standing orders.

Independent Māori Statutory Board

· Members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.

· Independent Māori Statutory Board members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform their role.

Staff

· All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior management) remain.

· Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.

Local Board members

· Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.

Council Controlled Organisations

· Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled Organisation.

1 Apologies

Apologies from Cr C Fletcher and Cr R Hills have been received.

2 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Planning Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 6 June 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

4 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

5 Public Input

Standing Order 7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the Governance Advisor, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

5.1 Public Input - Claudia Maran - regarding improvement possibilities in areas lacking services to pedestrians, tourists and people traveling in and around Auckland.

Purpose

1. Claudia Maran will address the committee regarding improvement possibilities in areas lacking services to pedestrians, tourists and people traveling in and around Auckland and highlighting how such improvements work positively around the world and how open spaces can positively affect all of Auckland Central and the areas surrounding it

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) receive the presentation regarding improvement possibilities in areas lacking services and thank Claudia Maran for her attendance.

6 Local Board Input

Standing Order 6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give one (1) day’s notice of their wish to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the agenda.

At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.

7 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

8 Notices of Motion

There were no notices of motion.

Planning Committee

04 July 2017

Auckland Smarter Transport Pricing Project

File No.: CP2017/07986

Purpose

1. To provide an update on the Smarter Transport Pricing Project (the Project) and to confirm a delegation to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to lead council’s input into this project, as outlined in section 6.1 of the Project’s Terms of Reference.

Executive summary

2. In September 2016, the Governing Body supported the Auckland Transport Alignment Project’s (ATAP) recommended strategic approach to the development of Auckland’s transport system [GB/2016/216]. An important part of the recommended strategic approach is to undertake a progressive movement to smarter transport pricing (a pricing system that reflects the actual cost of travel) to substantially improve Auckland’s transport network performance and reduce congestion. The Governing Body also supported the ATAP recommendation to establish a dedicated project to progress this aim.

3. In recent months the establishment of the Project has progressed and a terms of reference has now been agreed and signed by participating agencies. The Project was publicly launched on 7 June 2017 and a memo was concurrently sent to Planning Committee members and Local Board chairs, updating them on key aspects of the Project, including its terms of reference. This memo is attached as an information item to this agenda.

4. The Project’s terms of reference is included as Attachment A to this report and outlines the Project’s purpose, objectives, scope, deliverables, timing, governance and other relevant matters.

5. The purpose of the Project is to undertake a thorough investigation sufficient to support a decision on whether or not to proceed with introducing smarter transport pricing. The project will have three deliverables – a progress report, an interim report and a final report. The final deliverable will outline the preferred option(s), including recommendations and next steps. Legislative change would be necessary to implement any form of smarter transport pricing.

6. These deliverables will be provided to the Minister of Transport, Minister of Finance, the Auckland Mayor and the Mayor’s nominee (recommended to be the Deputy Mayor) who will provide political oversight and agreement to progress through the various phases of the Project. Key project milestones will be reported to the Planning Committee. This is consistent with the model used for the development of ATAP and the implementation of the City Rail Link Heads of Agreement. This report seeks to confirm these arrangements.

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) note that the Terms of Reference for the Auckland Smarter Transport Pricing Project has been agreed, giving effect to the Auckland Transport Alignment Project’s recommendation.

b) confirm the delegation to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to provide political oversight and to make formal decisions to progress through the various phases of the Smarter Transport Pricing project (in accordance with section 6.1 of the Smarter Transport Pricing Project Terms of Reference), consistent with the model used for the development of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project and the implementation of the City Rail Link Heads of Agreement.

Comments

Background

7. The Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) was undertaken over 2015 and 2016 and was jointly developed by Auckland Council and Government. ATAP outlined a recommended strategic approach for the development of Auckland’s transport system over the next 30 years.

8. ATAP found that incentivising more efficient travel demand patterns was an important component of Auckland’s future transport strategy. Progressively moving to smarter transport pricing (a pricing system that reflects the differences in the actual cost of travel for the individual user by time, location and mode) alongside a suite of other interventions, is critical to delivering a step-change in transport network performance in Auckland. The most significant potential for gains from implementing smarter pricing arise from improvements in accessibility by car and reductions in peak congestion levels.

9. Transport modelling undertaken during and since ATAP has highlighted the likely scale of impact that smarter transport pricing would have on key transport outcomes of access to employment and congestion. Modelling shows that at peak times in particular (as illustrated in the graphs below), smarter transport pricing has an impact on the key transport performance metrics that is larger than that achieved by tens of billions of dollars of infrastructure investment.

10. These findings are consistent with a substantial body of international literature that shows that road pricing can be a very effective means to address congestion[1].

11. ATAP highlighted that preparatory work on smarter pricing needed to be progressed with urgency to develop an ambitious but feasible programme for implementation, starting with the establishment of a dedicated project that leads to:

a. a more detailed assessment of the benefits and impacts of smarter transport pricing, particularly net user effects, equity and any necessary mitigation measures

b. development of an implementation pathway that includes consideration of national implications, legislative requirements, technology, and staging and trials.

12. ATAP’s recommendation to establish a dedicated smarter pricing project was supported by the Governing Body in September 2016. The Project is multi-agency, consisting of the Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, the NZ Transport Agency, State Services Commission, Treasury and the Ministry of Transport.

13. The Project was publicly launched on 7 June 2017. A memo updating members of the Planning Committee and Local Board Chairs on key aspects of the Project was provided on the same day.

Project Objectives

14. The purpose of the Project is to undertake a thorough investigation sufficient to support a decision on whether or not to proceed with introducing pricing for demand management purposes in Auckland. It is essentially an options analysis exercise that will assess the extent to which different pricing options and implementation pathways deliver on the project objective and key considerations.

15. The primary objective of pricing is to improve the performance of Auckland’s transport network, in particular through improved congestion results. As part of achieving the objective, consideration must be given to economic, social and environmental effects, including:

a. ensuring key impacts of pricing on those using the transport system, including fairness, equity and distributional impacts, are understood and appropriately addressed

b. ensuring any pricing system is cost-effective to implement, operate, administer and enforce

c. ensuring pricing is flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances, such as developing technology

d. ensuring the transparency on the use of any net revenue raised by any pricing system for demand management purposes in Auckland

e. understanding national and regional implications including any impacts on the existing land transport funding system.

16. The Project will primarily investigate pricing for demand management purposes (i.e., to reduce congestion) on Auckland’s road network. Introducing smarter pricing will raise revenue and the Project will consider the need for transparency on the use of any net revenue raised by any pricing system and any impacts on the existing land transport funding system.

17. While the ultimate use of any revenue is outside of the Project’s scope, previous investigations within New Zealand and internationally conclude that road pricing is more acceptable to communities if the resulting revenue is demonstrably applied to providing alternatives to peak-period private vehicle use. In order to ensure the public acceptability of smarter transport pricing, the ultimate use of revenue needs to be the subject of separate discussion with Government.

Key Deliverables and Timing

18. The Project broadly consists of three phases:

a. Phase I: a progress report in November 2017 setting out baseline evidence (the current state without applying transport pricing), evaluation and analytical methodology for assessing different options against the project objectives, and a comprehensive plan for engagement with the public and stakeholders

b. Phase II: an interim report outlining a shortlist of potential pricing options, the findings of analysis, recommendations and proposed next steps

c. Phase III: a final report containing comprehensive evaluation and benefit-cost analysis of the preferred pricing system option(s) and subsequent recommendations including a preferred scheme/pathway and further next steps.

19. The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Transport are providing political oversight for Cabinet. For consistency and continuity, and to enable efficient engagement with Ministers, it is proposed the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor provide the same for the council as outlined in clause 6.1 of the Terms of Reference. This approach is consistent with the model used for the development of ATAP and implementing the City Rail Link Heads of Agreement.

20. Key project milestones will be reported to the Planning Committee. At the conclusion of the project, the final deliverable will be brought to the Committee for its consideration.

21. An initial summary work programme for the project is outlined in Attachment B.

Progress to Date

22. Most work so far has focused on project establishment, including agreeing the terms of reference and developing the project plan. Additional early work has focused on developing an evaluation framework, undertaking research on international lessons learned, establishing a communications and engagement strategy and considering the role of pilots and demonstrations. A summary evaluation approach is attached as Attachment C. This will provide the guide for more detailed evaluation and analysis of pricing system options.

23. Appointing a Project Director is the next key milestone for the project. Next steps will also focus on other key elements of the first deliverable, including establishing the baseline evidence, updating transport modelling tools, finalising the communications and engagement strategy and commencing development of the options long-list.

24. The project is likely to require substantial staff and financial resourcing over its course. For the 2017/18 year it is funded within existing budgets and any funding requirement beyond the current financial year will be considered as part of developing the 2018 Long-term Plan.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

25. Depending on the type and nature of a smarter transport pricing scheme, there are potentially different sub-regional impacts. The Project’s evaluation process will seek to comprehensively understand such impacts and these will inform option selection and recommendations.

26. In parallel with the public announcement of the Project, Local Board chairs were informed about the Project and were sent the Terms of Reference. The communications and engagement strategy currently being developed will identify the ways Local Boards will be involved in the Project.

Māori impact statement

27. As part of undertaking ATAP, key findings from its Foundation Report were discussed with staff from the Independent Māori Statutory Board. The main area of feedback was concern with employment access projections in the south and west, where there are higher concentrations of Māori. Improving access to employment in the west and south was a significant focus area for ATAP and initial analysis suggests implementing pricing substantially improves access to these parts of Auckland.

28. As pricing may increase the cost of travel, there are important equity and household cost implications that need to be considered. These may impact upon Auckland’s Māori population, especially those needing to travel long distances at peak times but have few travel alternatives. All these factors are important elements of the Project’s evaluation framework.

29. Throughout the project there will need to be ongoing engagement with Māori. The details of this engagement will be articulated in the Project’s communications and engagement strategy, which is currently being developed.

Implementation

30. The Project has now commenced and updates will be provided as required to future Planning Committee workshops. As noted earlier a Project work programme is being developed.

31. Implementation of an actual pricing scheme depends upon decisions made at the conclusion of the Project and will depend on what recommendation is made and subsequently adopted. Implementing pricing will require legislative change and would be a significant project in its own right in terms of resourcing and budgetary requirements.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Terms of Reference	17
b ⇩	Summary of Work Programme	25
c ⇩	Evaluation approach	27

Signatories

Author

Jim Fraser - Principal Transport Planner

Authorisers

Jacques Victor - GM Auckland Plan Strategy and Research

Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy

Planning Committee

04 July 2017

Adoption of the Refreshed Future Urban Land Supply Strategy

File No.: CP2017/10354

Purpose

1. To provide a summary of the feedback received during public consultation on the refresh of the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy and outlines the Planning Committee Deliberations Panel’s recommended changes to this strategy in response to this feedback.

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Development Committee adopted the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy (the strategy) on 15 November 2015. This strategy identifies the sequencing and timing for when approximately 11,000 hectares of future urban land is proposed to be ready for urbanisation.

3. The adoption of the Unitary Plan by Council in 2016 made significant changes to the future urban areas by identifying additional future urban zoned land and giving some future urban areas an operative urban zone (i.e. live zoning, meaning that urbanisation could begin immediately).

4. The Unitary Plan has identified approximately 11,207 hectares of future urban zoned land and approximately 3,793 hectares of live zoned greenfield land. Most of this now live zoned land previously had a future urban zone in the Proposed Unitary Plan. In total, approximately 15,000 hectares of greenfield land will now be available for urban development over the next 30 years.

5. Since the adoption of the strategy in 2015, additional technical work has been completed for the future urban areas (e.g, the Supporting Growth project, further stormwater investigations and water and wastewater planning), which has provided a better understanding of the infrastructure requirements for these areas.

6. The strategy therefore requires updating to reflect both the zoning changes made as part of the adoption of the Unitary Plan and new technical work.

7. At its 7 March 2017 meeting, the Planning Committee approved amendments to the sequencing in the strategy for public engagement and established a deliberations panel from members of the Planning Committee, to consider public feedback and make recommendations back to the Planning Committee.

8. Consultation on the strategy refresh was undertaken from 29 March to 24 April 2017. Seven public drop-in sessions were held along with two mana whenua hui, two local board cluster workshops and a number of individual meetings with interested parties.

9. In total, 191 pieces of written feedback and three petitions were received. Feedback was also obtained from mana whenua and local boards.

10. After consideration of the feedback, the deliberations panel was generally in agreement with the proposed sequencing that was released for public feedback on 29 March 2017. The main exception to this is the deliberations panel’s recommendations to move the Takanini future urban area out by five years to the second half of the third decade (2043 – 2047) and to bring forward a small area of land in the vicinity of Cosgrave Road in Takanini to the second half of the first decade (2023 – 2027).

11. Additional changes recommended by the deliberations panel as a result of public feedback include clarifying the structure plan process and how the strategy will be monitored through the Auckland Plan. Information in the strategy relating to maps, land area, dwelling capacities, costs and infrastructure considerations has also been updated.

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) receive the summary of feedback obtained during the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh public engagement process.

b) approve the changes to the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy (2015), as recommended by the Planning Committee Deliberations Panel.

c) adopt the refreshed Future Urban Land Supply Strategy dated July 2017, as proposed by the Planning Committee Deliberations Panel, shown in Attachment A, and inclusive of any additional changes approved by the Planning Committee.

d) delegate to the General Manager, Auckland Plan Strategy and Research the ability to make any minor edits or amendments to the strategy to correct any identified errors or make typographical edits or to reflect decisions made by the Planning Committee.

Comments

Background

12. The Future Urban Land Supply Strategy was adopted in November 2015 by the Auckland Development Committee and is part of Auckland Council’s wider approach for managing Auckland’s growth. The strategy provides a strategic and proactive approach for when future urban areas will be ready for development in that they will be ‘live zoned’ and have the necessary bulk infrastructure in place.

13. The adoption of the Unitary Plan by council in 2016 made significant changes to the future urban areas by increasing the size of some of the future urban zones as well as live zoning parts of others. As a result, there is now a total of approximately 15,000 hectares of future urban land identified in the Unitary Plan with an anticipated capacity for 137,000 dwellings. This is an increase from approximately 11,000 hectares and 110,000 dwellings shown in the 2015 strategy. These changes have an impact on the sequencing and timing of development identified in the current strategy and the resulting provision of bulk infrastructure to these areas. It is therefore necessary to refresh the strategy to ensure it reflects development opportunities that now exist through the Unitary Plan and the resulting impact of this on network infrastructure provision. The need for a future review was signalled at the time the strategy was adopted in 2015 as it was anticipated there could be changes to the future urban zones due to the adoption of the 2016 Unitary Plan.

14. There is also an opportunity to align the strategy with recent technical work, such as the Supporting Growth project, which developed a transport network plan to support development in the future urban areas.

15. The draft strategy that was adopted by the Planning Committee in March 2017, proposed a number of amendments to the sequencing of future urban areas. While some areas were put back in the sequencing due to infrastructure constraints and the prohibitive costs to invest in all future urban areas at the same time, a significant amount of future urban land was proposed to be brought forward in the sequencing. Some of this land was brought forward because it has been live zoned in the Unitary Plan. Other areas were brought forward in the sequencing (e.g. Drury West Stage 1) because of their market readiness and the ability of council to provide interim infrastructure solutions. Almost 50 per cent of the future urban land identified in the strategy is proposed to be development ready within the first decade (2018 – 2027).

16. The changes that were proposed to the sequencing of the large future urban areas are as follows:

a. areas brought forward in sequence:

· Warkworth North

· Wainui East

· Silverdale (business)

· Red Hills

· Puhinui (part)

· Wesley (Paerata)

· Opaheke Drury

· Drury West (Stage 1)

· Drury South

b. areas put back in sequence:

· Kumeu Huapai Riverhead

· Whenuapai (Stage 2)

· Drury West (Stage 2)

· Puhinui (part)

· Red Hills North

· Warkworth North East

· Takanini

17. The Unitary Plan also zoned approximately 1,700 hectares of land for future urban development in rural settlements. This makes up approximately 11 per cent of the total 15,000 hectares of greenfield land zoned for urban development. Due to the collective scale of these areas and the infrastructure required to service them, the rural settlements are included in the strategy.

18. Further clarification of strategy content, particularly in relation to the monitoring and review and structure planning sections of the strategy, was also proposed.

Public engagement process

19. On 7 March 2017, the Planning Committee resolved to:

Resolution number PLA/2017/16

a) approve the proposed changes to the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy as summarised in Tables 1 and 2 of the agenda report for public engagement.

b) approve a targeted public engagement process for the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh which focuses on existing stakeholders and interested parties and runs from 29 March 2017 to 18 April 2017.

c) establish a deliberations panel consisting of up to six elected members, including a member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board, to consider the engagement feedback and make recommendations to the Planning Committee, being:

i) Planning Committee chairperson

ii) Cr D Newman

iii) Cr D Quax

iv) Cr W Walker

v) Cr L Cooper

vi) Independent Māori Statutory Board member, Liane Ngamane

d) delegate to the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Planning Committee the power to make additional or replacement appointments to the deliberations panel if required.

20. Public consultation on the refresh was undertaken from 29 March to 24 April 2017. A range of mechanisms were used to publicise the consultation which included a media release, the use of council’s shapeauckland website and public notices in the New Zealand Herald as well as relevant local newspapers.

21. Seven public drop-in sessions were held at:

Wellsford, Saturday 1 April

Albany, Saturday 1 April

Pukekohe, Tuesday 4 April

Kumeu, Saturday 8 April

Orewa, Saturday 8 April

Kumeu, Saturday 8 April

Papakura, Tuesday 12 April.

22. Council staff, and where possible, representatives from Auckland Transport and the New Zealand Transport Agency, attended these sessions to answer questions from the public. Information about the proposed changes to the strategy was also made available at the sessions. The public were encouraged to provide their feedback via a feedback form, either online through shapeauckland; by sending or handing in a hardcopy to library staff or a freepost address; or via email to a special email box. Attendance at the sessions ranged from approximately 12 people in Orewa through to 40 people in Papakura. A total of 175 people attended the seven sessions.

23. Individual meetings with council staff were requested by a number of landowners, developers and consultants. A mana whenua hui was held on 19 April 2017, which was attended by representatives of the following iwi: Te Aki Tai, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngati Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri, Te Runanga o Ngāti Whātua, Te Uri o Hau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Te Ahiwaru. A separate hui was also held with Te Aki Tai.

24. Local boards were invited to attend one of two cluster workshops on 20 February and 27 February 2017.

25. The majority of the feedback was collected through the shapeauckland web page, which received 669 views.

Feedback summary

26. A total of 189 pieces of written feedback were received in the prescribed consultation period (see Attachment E for a summary and analysis). Two pieces of feedback came after the close of the public consultation period, but these were considered and accepted by the Deliberations Panel. There were also three petitions received. Feedback was also received from local boards and mana whenua (see Attachments D and F).

27. All feedback was considered by the deliberations panel at two meetings held on 15 and 22 May 2017.

28. The majority of written feedback was received from within the Rodney Local Board area (63 per cent), followed by the Franklin Local Board area (10 per cent).

29. Overall, there was strong support for the refreshed strategy with 54 per cent agreeing/strongly agreeing with the strategy in principle as opposed to 29 per cent disagreeing. Forty two per cent supported the revised sequencing and 36 per cent were opposed to it.

30. Disagreement related mainly to the timing of the large future urban areas of Wainui East, Pukekohe, Whenuapai (Stage 2), Opaheke-Drury, Warkworth North-East and Kumeu-Huapai with the majority of feedback requesting that these areas be brought forward in the sequencing. Some of the feedback relating to Opaheke-Drury included supporting technical information (e.g. transport, economics, ecology, geotech, water and wastewater, and urban design). A number of feedback points requested that Wellsford to be brought forward in the sequencing.

31. Three petitions were received from major stakeholders in Whenuapai (Stage 2), landowners in Opaheke-Drury and landowners in Drury West (Stage 1).

32. Feedback was received from central government, Kiwi Rail and the New Zealand Defence Force; private infrastructure providers, Spark and Counties Manukau. There was also a significant amount of feedback received from developers.

33. Officers did receive feedback that was deemed to be out of scope of the strategy, including requests to rezone land outside the Rural Urban Boundary. This feedback was therefore not considered by the deliberations panel in its deliberations.

34. A summary of all feedback received, categorised by geographic area (north, north west and south), as well as an overview of general feedback received on the strategy, is provided in Attachment C. A summary of key pieces of feedback received, along with the deliberation panel’s recommendations to the Planning Committee on this feedback, is provided in Attachment B. The amended version of the strategy, incorporating the panel’s recommended changes, is provided in Attachment A. The panel’s main recommended changes to the strategy are provided below.

Summary of recommended changes to the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy

35. The deliberations panel has considered all of the feedback to the proposed sequencing outlined in the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh consultation material (April 2017) and recommends to the Planning Committee that the proposed sequencing be retained with the exception of the following two changes:

· that the Takanini future urban zone (592 hectares) move from Decade Three, first half (2038 – 2042) to Decade Three, second half (2043 – 2047) with the added notation: “significant flooding and geotech constraints - further technical investigations required”

· that 56 hectares of future urban zone land in the vicinity of Cosgrave Road, Takanini move forward to Decade One, second half (2023 – 2027).

36. Moving back the Takanini future urban area is recommended due to the significant flooding and geotech challenges in that area that poses significant financial and infrastructure construction risks for council. As a consequence, further technical investigations need to be carried out to determine suitable and feasible infrastructure solutions prior to development.

37. The Cosgrave Road area is affected by local flooding but not affected by the floodplain associated with the significant upstream Papakura Stream catchment as with the large future urban area to the north (Takanini North). This area is therefore recommended to be brought forward in the sequence as the local flooding issues at Cosgrave Road will be managed by the Takanini Cascades stormwater channel and associated projects. It would be advantageous to develop this land earlier to recoup stormwater costs that have already been committed for the Takanini Cascades stormwater channel. This major stormwater channel has been designed by Auckland Council to reduce flooding in the Special Housing Areas approved in this area. It will be formed as a natural stream surrounded by public open space and construction is planned for spring 2017.

38. Auckland Transport noted that there would be no impediments for the proposed Mill Road realignment if this area were to be developed earlier but there would be a need to negotiate earlier with the property owner to ensure the delivery of an appropriate arterial corridor.

39. To address a number of other issues raised in feedback, as well as to enhance existing strategy content, the deliberations panel also recommend that text and maps be changed to:

· demonstrate how the strategy aligns with the intent of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity

· clarify how the strategy will be monitored and reported through the Auckland Plan Development Strategy’s Annual Implementation Update

· show how implementation will be measured against the timing outlined in the strategy, especially the provision of bulk infrastructure

· clarify bulk infrastructure estimated costs, noting that they are indicative only and these will be addressed and refined through future Long-term Plans

· clarify how future reviews of the strategy will link with monitoring the uptake of both growth in the future urban area and the existing urban area

· explain the structure plan and plan change processes, including how structure planning will generally occur three years prior to the identified timeframe in the strategy but noting where a larger area consists of varying timeframes (e.g. Warkworth, Drury West/Opaheke-Drury) and would benefit from comprehensive planning, a structure plan may be prepared for the whole area earlier than the normal three years prior

· note that structure planning will confirm staging of areas and staging will be implemented through plan changes

· explain that the strategy’s sequencing criteria have not been applied to areas that are sequenced between 2012 – 2017 as these were determined through separate Special Housing Area and Unitary Plan processes

· amend the Clevedon map to clarify the actual development potential for Clevedon and to correct mapping errors

· align maps and other information relating to land areas and anticipated capacities with the Unitary Plan decisions

· update the key sequencing considerations outlined in the strategy.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

40. This strategy has significant implications for local boards particularly Rodney, Upper Harbour, Henderson-Massey, Papakura, Manurewa and Franklin Local Boards as they contain areas of future urban land sequenced by the strategy.

41. Local boards were invited to attend one of two cluster workshops held 20 and 27 February 2017. Feedback was provided by local boards at both workshops and is summarised in Attachment D.

42. In general, local board feedback supported the overall purpose and intent of the strategy.

43. The need for integrated and timely provision of all infrastructure types, including transport, water and wastewater, community, social and public open space was raised frequently by local boards.

44. Another issue that was commonly raised was the importance and urgency of undertaking structure planning early on, and the need for this to happen prior to live zoning to ensure these large areas are planned for holistically rather than in an ad hoc manner. The need for adequate business land to balance residential supply was also a common theme.

45. Local Board feedback on specific future urban areas was also received.

46. In the north, feedback was received outlining support for the sequencing of growth in Warkworth if the necessary provision of transport infrastructure could occur. Support was also received for Dairy Flat, Silverdale and Wainui sequencing to be included in the first or second decades. Feedback that Penlink/Redvale interchange should be operational prior to development was also received. There was also concern expressed that existing water and wastewater issues in Wellsford need to be addressed immediately rather than in the longer-term.

47. In the north-west, feedback included support for Kumeu-Huapai–Riverhead sequencing to be spread over the next two to three decades and that transport improvements are needed in this area now. There was also support expressed for the sequencing for Whenuapai providing that bulk infrastructure is able to be provided in a timely manner.

48. Feedback from the local boards was provided to the deliberations panel for its consideration. The responses to issues that were raised about the sequencing of various future urban areas, and the infrastructure required to service these, is covered in Attachment B.

Māori impact statement

49. This strategy has implications for Māori and can contribute to Māori well-being and development of Māori capacity. It is acknowledged that Māori have a special relationship with Auckland’s physical and cultural environment.

50. Post-Treaty settlement, Māori may be looking to invest settlement monies in long-term investments and this may have a number of significant implications for infrastructure planning. Māori also have the potential to be significant urban landowners, looking to actively participate in urban development and promoting specific outcomes for Auckland, the environment and for Māori. This would be achieved through partnerships, investments and greater involvement in decision-making. Council has engaged with mana whenua on planning for Auckland’s future urban zones since 2012 with the development of the Rural Urban Boundary as part of the Auckland Unitary Plan.

51. During the development of the existing strategy in 2015, ongoing liaison occurred with Te Waka Angamua and a hui was held. Engagement also took place with mana whenua on the future urban zones as part of the Supporting Growth transport project in 2016. Through this process, iwi were interested to understand the implications of the transport network options on further development in the areas, as well as ensuring specific local concerns be considered. A mana whenua values framework was developed to carry through to the next phase of the project which has now commenced.

52. Mana whenua were invited to attend a hui held on 19 April 2017 to discuss the proposed changes to the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy. At this hui, mana whenua noted concern that development was taking place without structure plans in live zoned areas and that private plan changes were leading to incremental development rather than being planned holistically. There was also concern regarding the environmental impacts of development and the need for effective monitoring. They also noted that future investment in infrastructure must be linked to intensification.

53. In a separate hui, Te Aki Tai queried how the principles from the current strategy had been applied and used in developing the refreshed sequence particularly in relation to the areas sequenced for 2017. They requested that the refreshed strategy be transparent about this, in particular where areas have been not been assessed against the principles and subject to separate processes (e.g. additional live zoned areas from Unitary Plan). In order to address this feedback the panel proposes to add a note in the principles section that the principles were not applied to the areas prioritised between 2012 and 2017 as these priorities were determined through separate processes. A summary of mana whenua feedback is provided in Attachment F.

Implementation

54. A monitoring programme is an integral and important part of implementing the strategy and making it responsive to changes in the future, ensuring that the proposed sequencing remains relevant and effective and responds to change. Monitoring will be reported annually as part of the Auckland Plan Development Strategy Annual Monitoring Report and will cover a comprehensive set of key indicators, including measures of the development capacity (dwellings and business land) of both existing urban land and future urban land across Auckland. A future urban snapshot will be prepared reporting on progress for each of the future urban areas identified in the strategy. The monitoring programme may potentially trigger refreshes of the strategy in the future as information is collected on the actual market uptake of future urban land.

55. Further detailed planning for large areas of future urban land will occur at the structure planning stage prior to live zoning and provision of bulk infrastructure. The first structure plan has now been completed for Whenuapai and plan changes are currently being prepared to enable the first stage of development.

56. As part of the ongoing implementation of the strategy, the council and infrastructure providers will work together to ensure land use and infrastructure planning is aligned. The infrastructure required to deliver the strategy is not entirely funded through the current Long-term Plan. The 2018 Long-term Plan will need to consider prioritisation of bulk infrastructure projects to enable development of these areas and how these will be funded and/or financed. The sequencing confirmed in the strategy may need to be amended as a result of Long-term Plan funding decisions.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Amended Future Urban Land Supply Strategy	39
b ⇩	Summary of feedback and the recommendations of the deliberations panel	75
c ⇩	Summary table of all feedback by area	83
d ⇩	Summary of local board feedback	115
e ⇩	Citizen Engagement and Insights Unit Summary Report on the Future Urban Land Supply Strategy Refresh 2017 Feedback	117
f ⇩	Summary of mana whenua feedback	125

Signatories

Authors

Tanya Mead - Senior Transport Advisor

Amanda Harland, Principal Specialist Infrastructure Strategy

Authorisers

Jacques Victor – General Manager Auckland Plan Strategy and Research

Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy

Planning Committee

04 July 2017

Plans and Places Department - Statutory Work Programme 2017-2020

File No.: CP2017/11083

Purpose

1. To provide the Planning Committee (the ‘Committee) with an overview of the Plans and Places Department’s statutory programme of work, for the period of 2017 to 2020.

Executive summary

2. This report provides an overview of the statutory programme of work for the Plans and Places Department over the next three years. This programme of work is projects that include a statutory component, such as the Auckland Unitary Plan (the ‘Unitary Plan’) appeals, plan changes, notices of requirement and central government directives.

3. Although significant progress has been made on the appeals to the Unitary Plan, this will still remain a significant part of the programme of work for the 2017/2018 period.

4. The programme of work includes several council initiated plan changes, which will translate structure planning outcomes into the Unitary Plan, or will seek to enhance the effectiveness of the Unitary Plan.

5. Since the Unitary Plan became operative, the council has received an increasing number of private plan change enquiries and requests. To manage these, the Committee, at its March 2017 meeting, endorsed a set of criteria to access the merits of private plan change requests. Following the assessment, officers, under delegation, can reject private plan change requests. However, accepted or adopted private plan change requests will be reported through to the Committee.

6. Another part of the statutory programme of work are the Notices of Requirements (‘NOR’s). A significant number of NORs are anticipated over the next three years. Many of these involve designations for infrastructure, to respond to Auckland’s growth. The Committee will be updated on significant NORs and overall numbers received.

7. Other parts of the statutory programme of work include:

· input into central government initiatives that have an impact on council e.g. National Environmental Standards and National Planning Standards

· the monitoring framework for the Unitary Plan

· the ongoing review of the Unitary Plan.

8. Appropriate approval from the Committee will be sought, or the Committee will be updated on these aspects of the statutory programme of work.

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) approve the Plans and Places Department’s statutory programme of work for the period 2017 to 2020 (Attachment A to the agenda report).

Comments

Background

9. On 15 November 2016, the Auckland Unitary Plan (the ‘Unitary Plan’) became operative in part. Since then, the four units that make up the Plans and Places Department (i.e. Heritage, Auckland-wide, Central/South and North/West), have shifted focus onto the maintenance, monitoring and review of the Unitary Plan.

10. The statutory programme of work is currently focused on:

· settling the remaining Unitary Plan appeals

· investigating and processing council- initiated and private plan changes to the Unitary Plan

· processing notice of requirements (NORs)

· input to central government direction (i.e. National Environmental Standards or legislative changes)

· setting up the monitoring framework for the Unitary Plan

· an ongoing review of the Unitary Plan.

11. The purpose of this report is to update the Planning Committee (the ‘Committee) on the statutory aspects of the work programme of the Plans and Places Department for the period 2017 to 2020.

12. It is intended that staff will update the Committee on changes to and progress on, the statutory programme of work on a six monthly basis.

Statutory programme of work

Unitary Plan Appeals

13. Significant progress has been made on resolving the 108 High Court and Environment Court appeals to the Unitary Plan. Of the 108, almost half (n=51) have either been withdrawn or resolved.

14. Table 1 below summarises the significant appeals that are proceeding to a hearing.

Table 1 Significant appeals proceeding to a hearing

Subject matter	Title/ Case #	Stage
Outstanding natural features	Federated Farmers CIV-2016-002299 & Man O War CIV-2016-404-002331	Hearing date to be set
Car parking requirements	National Trading Company of NZ Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000191; Kiwi Property Group, Kiwi Property Holdings Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000192; Progressive Enterprises Limited ENV-2016-AKL-00201	Hearing commences after 4 October
Rural Urban Boundary (Puhinui)	Self-Family Trust ENV-2016-AKL-000200	Hearing date to be set
RUB subdivision provisions and rural zones	Cabra Rural Developments, Rahoppoara Farms Rauhori Forest Limited, Monowai Properties Limited, Karepiro Investments Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000189; Cato Bolam Consultants Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000206, David Mason & others ENV-2016-AKL-000207, Smithies Family Trust ENV-2016-AKL-000212, Man O War ENV-2016-AKL-000215, Zakara Investments Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000216, Houghton Family Trust ENV-2016-AKL-000219, Kumeu Huapai Residents and Ratepayers ENV-2016-AKL-000227, Radiata Properties Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000234, Terra Nova Planning ENV-2016-AKL-000248	In mediation , likely to progress to hearings
Rural subdivision provisions and rural zones	Cabra Rural developments, Rahoppoara Farms Rauhori Forest Limited, Monowai Properties Limited, Karepiro Investments Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000189,	In mediation, likely to progress to hearings
Future Urban Zone	Terra Nova Planning ENV-2016-AKL-000248 & Davies Hahlberg Family Trust ENV-2016-AKL-000204	Hearing to commence 17 July
Rural urban boundary and Okura zoning	Yang & Others ENV-2016-AKL-000196, and Okura Holdings Limited ENV-2016-AKL-000211	Hearing to commence 18 September
Weiti zoning	Weiti Development Limited Partnership CIV-2016-404-002306	Hearing to commence 18 September

15. Other appeals are still in mediation and not yet at the hearings stage.

Council initiated plan changes

16. Section 80 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘the Act’) enables local authorities to amend a combined regional and district document, in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Act.

17. Since the Unitary Plan became operative in part, staff within the Plans and Places Department identified potential council-initiated plan changes. In March 2017, the Committee approved the preparation of the following council initiated plan changes:

· Administrative Plan Change to Unitary Plan

· Notable Tree Schedule Corrections Plan Change

· Sites of Significance to mana whenua

· Whenuapai Structure Plan Change.

18. Staff are currently investigating other potential council-initiated plan changes, as outlined in Attachment A. The decision to proceed with a plan change and the decision to notify a plan change, sits with the Planning Committee.

Private plan changes

19. Under Section 73 (2) of the Act, any person may request a territorial authority to change a district plan, in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Act.

20. Since the Unitary Plan became operative, staff have been involved in discussions on a number of potential private plan change requests.

21. To effectively respond to private plan change requests, staff developed criteria that aligns with Section 25 of Schedule 1 of the Act. The criteria helps staff determine whether to adopt or accept the request; to convert it to a resource consent, or to reject the plan change request. The Committee endorsed these criteria at its March 2017 business meeting.

22. Following an assessment of a private plan change, staff may reject a private plan change under delegated authority, but the decision to proceed (i.e. accept or adopt) with a plan change, sits with the Planning Committee.

23. Private plan changes can be received at any time which adds to unpredictability for work for programme planning. Staff have reported a notable increase in the volume of private plan change meeting requests, following the Unitary Plan becoming operative.

24. The statutory programme of work in Attachment A provides the number of potential and lodged private plan changes as at June 2017.

Notice of requirements (NOR)

25. NOR for designations is another component of the statutory programme of work. Section 168 of the Act enables a requiring authority to lodge an NOR for a designation.

26. A notice of requirement programme is a collection of ‘discrete notices’ under a wider programme of work (e.g. the Central Rail Link NOR Programme).

27. A notice of requirement can be lodged with local councils at any time, which contributes to unpredictability for work programme planning.

28. Transport and infrastructure notice of requirements to support Auckland’s growth are signalled within the following long-term asset planning strategies:

· Supporting Growth- Delivering Transport Networks’ (led by council, Auckland Transport and New Zealand Transport Agency)

· Future Urban Land Supply Strategy (led by council).

29. These strategies contain notice of requirement programmes that seek to support the development of Future Urban Zones and other areas. It will add to the volume of NOR in the statutory programme of work.

30. Attachment A outlines the notices of requirement in the statutory programme of work as of June 2017.

Central Government Direction

31. This aspect of the programme of work includes responding to central government initiatives and directions, such as submissions on discussion documents and bills; or where council has a statutory obligation to respond (e.g. National Environmental Standards).

32. Attachment A outlines the key central government-driven projects that have immediate impact on the statutory programme of work.

Monitoring of the Auckland Unitary Plan

33. In accordance with Section 35 of the Act, council is required to monitor the Unitary Plan. Council is required to monitor

· the state of the environment (s35(2a))

· the efficiency and effectiveness of policies, rules or other methods in its policy statements or plans (s35(2b))

· the exercise of any transfer of powers and delegations (s35(2c))

· the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes used by council (s35(2ca))

· the exercise of resource consent (s35(2d))

· the exercise of a protected customary right, including any controls (s35(2e)).

34. Monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies, rules and other methods, also allows council to be proactive in determining if the Unitary Plan is effective in practice, if Auckland is meeting its anticipated environmental results; and what, if any, changes need to be made to the Unitary Plan.

35. At present, the monitoring framework for the Unitary Plan is being developed. The monitoring framework currently focuses on:

· identifying the indicators for assessing the outcomes in the Unitary Plan

· determining the nature and extent of data required for monitoring the Unitary Plan

· co-ordinating this data gathering across council departments.

36. These actions will inform the review of the Unitary Plan.

37. The Act also stipulates that the results of this monitoring must be publicly available at intervals of not more than five years (s35(2A)).

Ongoing review of the Auckland Unitary Plan

38. In accordance with Section 79 of the Act, council is required to review the Unitary Plan. The review must:

· be commenced within ten years if the provision has not been the subject of a proposed policy statement or plan, a review, or a change by the local authority,

· if a review is deemed appropriate, it must be conducted in accordance with process set out in Schedule 1 of the Act.

39. A territorial authority can conduct a review of its district plan at any time, so long as all sections of the plan are reviewed before its statutory deadline of ten years.

40. This provides council with two options to review the Unitary Plan, that is:

· to review the Unitary Plan in one full review, by 2026 (known as the ‘Full Review’)

· to plan a ‘rolling’ review of discrete sections of the Unitary Plan (known as ‘Rolling Review’).

41. There will be ongoing plan changes during the next 10 years to improve the Unitary Plan, to respond to new issues and as a result of private plan changes.

42. The issue is whether in 10 years’ time a full review is undertaken. Such reviews are often warranted to address or change the plan’s structure and ensure there is good alignment from the Regional Policy Statement down to the District Plan and across the plan. A key consideration as to whether a full review is undertaken will be the implementation of the national Planning Standards which are currently in the discussion phase.

43. This matter will be reported to the Planning Committee for full consideration at a later date.

Consideration

Local board views and implications

44. Each project in the statutory programme of work will include local board engagement. Any significant plan changes at the Auckland-wide level will be discussed with local boards prior to its presentation to the Committee for endorsement.

Māori impact statement

45. Each project in the statutory programme of work will include an assessment of impact on Māori and specific engagement requirements.

46. In addition, council is looking at how best to establish ‘Mana Whakahono a Rohe Iwi Participation Agreements’ with each of the Auckland Region’s iwi; this is a new provision under the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017. These will apply to projects in the statutory programme of work.

Implementation

47. The budget for the statutory programme of work will be covered by existing budgets.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Attachment- Statutory Programme of Work 2017-2020	135

Signatories

Authors

Jasmin Kaur - Planner

Tony Reidy - Team leader - Planning

Authorisers

Phill Reid - Manager Planning- Aucklandwide

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy

Planning Committee

04 July 2017

Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) - Appeals Update

File No.: CP2017/12192

Purpose

1. To provide an update on the status of the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) appeals as at 20 June 2017.

Executive summary

2. Auckland Council has passed the mid-point in resolving the 108 appeals to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) with 60 (plus two partially withdrawn and one settled in part) of the High Court and Environment Court appeals either resolved, settled, withdrawn, dismissed or discontinued. Some of the larger appeals (in terms of numbers of appellants) have also been set for a hearing later this year. It is therefore expected that the vast majority of appeals will be resolved by the end of 2017.

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) receive the update on the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) appeals.

Comments

Progress on Resolving the Unitary Plan Appeals

3. Auckland Council has received 108 appeals against the Council’s decisions on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP). 67 appeals have been lodged with the Environment Court (EC) and 41 have been lodged with the High Court (HC) (raising questions of law). In addition, eight judicial review (JR) applications have been filed in the High Court against the Council’s decisions. The status of the appeals as at 20 June 2017 was:

· 27 appeals resolved/settled. (15 EC, 12 HC and 0 JR), plus one settled in part

· 33 appeals withdrawn/dismissed/discontinued. (19 ENV, 12 HC and 2 JR), plus two partially withdrawn

· Total of 60 appeals completed.

4. Attachment A provides a summary of the “resolved” appeals.

Appeals Proceeding to a Hearing

5. The 4 July 2017 agenda item on the statutory work programme for Plans and Places for 2017/18 identifies some of the significant appeals that are scheduled for a hearing. These include appeals relating to the following topics:

· outstanding natural landscapes (hearing date yet to be set);

· car parking requirements (hearing to commence after 4 Oct 2017);

· Rural Urban Boundary at Puhinui (hearing date yet to be set);

· rural subdivision provisions and rural zones (currently in mediation but likely to go to a hearing);

· future urban zone (hearing to commence 17 July 2017);

· Rural Urban Boundary & Okura zoning (hearing to commence 18 Sept 2017); and

· Weiti zoning (hearing to commence 18 Sept 2017).

Consideration

Local board views and implications

6. To date, the resolution of appeals have not required input from local boards. As discussed at the Planning Committee meeting on 29 November 2016, should significant local issues arise, staff will contact the relevant local board chair and planning portfolio representative prior to reporting to the Planning Committee or delegated members of the Planning Committee.

Māori impact statement

7. Some of the appeals may have particular impact on Māori and those who were submitters have the opportunity to be involved in the appeals process.

8. To date, the decisions made by the delegated members of the Planning Committee and/or the Planning Committee have been consistent with the feedback and submissions received from Mana Whenua on the Auckland Unitary Plan.

Implementation

9. The resolution of appeals to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) will enable the plan to become fully operative.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in part) - Status of lodged appeals as at 20 June 2017	141

Signatories

Author

Tony Reidy - Team leader - Planning

Authorisers

Phill Reid - Manager Planning- Aucklandwide

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy

Planning Committee

04 July 2017

Unlock Old Papatoetoe High Level Project Plan

File No.: CP2017/11622

Purpose

1. To outline the content and seek Planning Committee adoption of the High Level Project Plan (HLPP) for Old Papatoetoe and its surrounds known as Unlock Old Papatoetoe. Approval of the HLPP will provide the mandate to progress with detailed communications/engagement and the development realisation processes.

Executive summary

2. The HLPP seeks to unlock the considerable potential of Old Papatoetoe. It is the central project initiation document used to undertake a strategic analysis and develop specific goals, key strategic moves and project initiatives. A copy of the HLPP is attached. The Panuku objective of the HLPP is to initiate and ultimately achieve urban renewal and housing development within the area. The document also sets out the decisions and further actions required to implement the plan.

3. Old Papatoetoe represents an opportunity to provide for housing development at scale within a suburban town centre environment. Council owns 8.4 ha of land in the town centre. The transport links, local amenity, zoning, local board, mana whenua and community all support development in this location. It is expected that the desirability of Old Papatoetoe as a place to live and invest will continue to grow as the plan is implemented.

4. The revitalisation of the town centre has already commenced with the council owned Papatoetoe Mall redevelopment now under construction. Council will begin work on the planned upgrade of the Wallace Road council carpark shortly and Foodstuffs’ have obtained resource consents and building consents for the renovation of the New World supermarket. These projects will have an immediate benefit significantly improving the appearance and amenities of the town centre.

5. The Council is also progressing development of the council owned Tavern Lane site (1 ha) for medium density residential housing. Development on this site will strongly support the proposed future development of other council owned sites such as the Depot (91 Cambridge Terrace – 4080m2), The Bowling Green (Part 27 St George Street – approx. 5500m2), 17 St George (454m2) and the Library Precinct (107 and 109 St George Street).

6. Within the HLPP area 120-200+ housing units are proposed. The actual number of dwellings will depend on final design, typology and market demand. Development of these sites for housing would increase amenity, vibrancy, safety, connectivity and economic sustainability of the town centre and demonstrate that quality development in this type of location can be achieved.

7. The legacy Manukau City Council had previously approved the disposal of a number of Council properties in Old Papatoetoe including the Tavern Lane site, The Depot and part of the Bowling Green site to enable development. This HLPP looks to update strategic direction and requests further shareholder approval to dispose of additional properties including 17 St George Street, the remaining part of the Bowling Green site and 107 and 109 St George Street which were not included in the earlier council resolution. The Bowling Green site contains old bowling greens, associated clubrooms and disused netball courts. This site has been identified for residential development in previous masterplans but is currently still vested as a reserve. Through this HLPP we are seeking approval in principle for Panuku to seek the reserve revocation.

8. There has been engagement with the Ōtara–Papatoetoe Local Board, Mana whenua, Business Association, Auckland Transport, Council Facilities and community leaseholders in the preparation of this HLPP.

Recommendation/s

That the Planning Committee:

a) adopt the Unlock Old Papatoetoe High Level Project Plan (Attachment A to the agenda report).

b) endorse the Panuku role to actively collaborate with the wider council group and its controlled organisations integrating planned activities in order to align projects and implementation to achieve the outcomes detailed in the High Level Project Plan.

c) endorse Panuku to dispose of the Auckland Council owned properties listed below and referenced in the HLPP, with the objective of achieving urban renewal and housing:

i) 17 St George Street, Papatoetoe (Lot 1 DP 189165 NA118D/993)

ii) Part 27 St George Street, Papatoetoe -disused netball courts (Pt Lot 31 DP 7551, NA321/269)

iii) 107 St George Street, Papatoetoe (Lot 5 DP 50563 NA10D/666 and NA2065/73)

iv) 109 St George Street, Papatoetoe (CT NA191/224)

subject to the satisfactory conclusion of the required statutory processes.

d) note that the Finance and Performance Committee will need to approve the disposal of the properties above and as referenced in the High Level Project Plan.

e) authorise Panuku to initiate the process to revoke the reserve status of the old bowling green and netball court site (Part 27 St George Street, Pt Lot 31 DP 7551, NA321/269) to enable its future development.

Comments

9. Old Papatoetoe represents an opportunity to provide for housing development at scale within a town centre environment. Council owns 8.4 ha of land in the town centre, much of which could be utilised for development. It was chosen as an Unlock location due to a number of key attributes;

• Significant regeneration opportunities within the town centre associated with large areas of underutilised land in council ownership.

• A high level of local board planning and political and community support for change in the area.

• A strategic town centre location, with good infrastructure, services and facilities and access to public transport.

• A town centre with positive attributes including its mainstreet and character buildings.

• A number of projects are currently planned in the area including the Old Papatoetoe Mall, an upgrade to the supermarket and town centre car park and a proposal to enable medium density residential development in Tavern Lane.

• A growing level of market attractiveness for residential development, with some evidence of market demand for different housing types (terrace, low rise apartments).

Goals

10. Project goals are based on the outcomes detailed in the tara-Papatoetoe Local Board Plan 2014 and previous planning work undertaken in the area. They are to be achieved through the strategic moves and subsequent project initiatives.

1: Town Centre vitality

2: A step change in housing

3: Improve connections to and within the town centre

4: Look for opportunities to provide for collaborative partnerships with mana whenua

5: Demonstrate leadership in sustainable development

Key strategic moves

11. These strategic moves focus on enhancing the existing place-characteristics of Old Papatoetoe and unlocking its potential. The moves look towards invigorating the centre as a place for people and enterprise to thrive as well as enabling quality development to contribute towards the intensification of Papatoetoe.

Strategic Move 1 – Quality Urban Form

12. Good well connected streets and public spaces are important for facilitating public life. They provide a place for people to meet, interact and connect activities/business between buildings. The identified development sites have the potential to enable improvements to urban form. These improvements should be guided by the Urban Layout Plan to ensure a co-ordinated development form.

Strategic Move 2 – A Humming Mainstreet

13. St George Street is the focal point of Old Papatoetoe town centre. It features a number of heritage buildings, however there is evidence of decline in the centre. A number of opportunities to enable a humming mainstreet have been identified. Primarily this activation will be through the development of quality commercial development and by population growth in the catchment.

14. A number of specific commercial projects are proposed for St George Street including;

• Old Papatoetoe Mall and Town Square: This Panuku project which is now under construction aims to refresh, modernise and enliven the Old Papatoetoe centre and make it safer and easier to get around.

• Supermarket and Carpark Upgrade: The site of the New World supermarket and an area for expansion has been formally subdivided by Panuku and sold to Foodstuffs which is planning to start work shortly.

• Renovation of 35 St George Street: 35 St George Street contains the old council chambers and council offices. There is an opportunity to create a community hub in this location. Currently the space is in need of renovation and is significantly underutilised.

• Redevelopment of 17 St George Street: This is a vacant and currently unlettable commercial building in council ownership. Leaving this building vacant on St George Street in the long term with not contribute positively to the vitality of Old Papatoetoe. Mandate to dispose of this building is sought through this HLPP in order to facilitate the renovation or redevelopment of the site and enable opportunities to combine development of this site with the development of the Tavern Lane if this was strategically beneficial for the development.

Strategic Move 3 – Stimulate Local Economic Development and Instil Local Pride

15. Attracting and retaining people, business and activity is key for any successful centre. Local investment and activities relevant for local people are essential for ensuring the centre meets the needs of those that live there and reflects the culture, identity and range of services required.

16. As we bring sites to the market we will continue to work with the Local Board, Community Facilities and others to identify opportunities to enhance facilities and services. It is also important to recognise and accommodate where possible the community value of the various small local groups that occupy space within Old Papatoetoe such as the learning gardens, historical, and genealogy society. There may also be an opportunity for the clustering, re-provision of community facilities and/or creation of flexible/shared community space that can act as a catalyst for changing/improving perceptions of Old Papatoetoe as a place to visit, play, live and invest. We also propose to work with key stakeholders including The Southern Initiative to maximise the community benefits that can be achieved through place activation etc.

Strategic Move 4 – Housing Development Programme

17. A key part of the regeneration approach for Old Papatoetoe is the creation of a new resident population within the town centre to help meet the needs of a growing city and sustain retail, hospitality, community facilities & services and improved public transport.

18. Council owns a significant share of the land within the HLPP area and has the potential to transform an area of the town centre and create additional housing in Old Papatoetoe. This could also provide an opportunity to showcase how residential intensification in a suburban context can enhance an existing community and achieve sustainable design targets. Homes for all ages and abilities should be created.

19. Four residential development initiatives have been identified. These are Tavern Lane, The Depot, The Bowling Green, 17 St George Street and the Library Precinct (shown on the plan included as Attachment A).

• Tavern Lane Residential Development: The development team are actively working with a number of potential development partners to enable a viable quality development on this property. This 1 ha council-owned site currently formed as carparking has been cleared for disposal.

• The Depot: The Depot site, at 91 Cambridge Terrace, Papatoetoe has an area of 4080m² and contains a single storey warehouse structure. It is currently occupied by six community groups on ‘month to month’ lease terms. The property has a Terraced Housing and Apartment Buildings Zone under the Unitary Plan which allows for 16m or 5 storey high apartment development and has been cleared for disposal by Auckland Council

• The Bowling Green: This site currently contains two old bowling greens, an associated bowling club building, two disused netball courts and a relocatable building owned by the netball club. The site is being used as a council run teaching garden while a new use for the land is finalised. This site is currently part of a park and has an open space zoning, but has been identified for some time as having potential for residential development. The HLPP seeks to enable the disposal of the disused netball court to enable an overall development site of approximately 5500m². Authority to dispose of the balance of the site was granted in October 2009. To facilitate development on this site the reserve status of the land would need to be revoked or re-purposed and a plan change or non-complying resource consent would be required. A mandate to sell or transfer the site is being sought through the HLPP.

• The Library Precinct: This block contains the Papatoetoe Library, a Returned Services Association, a park (Burnside Park) and a large underutilised carpark. Auckland Transport has not designated the carpark and has transferred the relevant sites to Panuku. The carpark has a Terraced Housing and Apartment Building zoning under the Unitary Plan, which allows for 16m or 5 storey high apartment development. Panuku will seek to work collaboratively with all parties and look for mutually beneficial development outcomes.

Consideration

Planning Committee workshop

20. The Unlock Old Papatoetoe HLPP was presented to the Planning Committee in a workshop on 30 May. There was general support for the plan from those that attended.

21. While acknowledging that the Tavern Lane had geotechnical constraints there was a clear direction from the workshop for Panuku to seek development outcomes that achieved a level of density appropriate to its town centre location. In particular there was an indication that a predominance of two storey development form would be disappointing. Panuku has noted this feedback.

22. There was also a query relating to 98 St George Street and 15 Kolmar Road which are two Council Owned properties purchased for Auckland Transport to enable an intersection upgrade. The project was initially in the 2012-15 Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) as a 4-10 year project and indicatively costed at $2.8 million. This proposal was subsequently dropped out of the current 2015-2018 RLTP due to the project not attracting NZTA funding and the cost of relocating underground services. Auckland Transport has again advised that it wishes to hold its interest in these properties for the foreseeable future, but that it may reconsider its position should funding not be secured in the next RLTP/Long Term Plan.

Local board views and implications

23. The Otara-Papatoetoe local board has had an important role in the preparation of this plan. At a meeting on the 30th May the detail of the HLPP project plan was presented to the board. Two key areas of feedback were identified.

24. Firstly, whether 17 St George Street could be repurposed as a community facility if it was not incorporated into the adjoining Tavern Lane development. It is noted that while approval is sought for the disposal of this site, the purpose of this is to enable the ability to negotiate with the preferred developer of the Tavern Lane site. The decision as to whether to refurbish or sell the site has not yet been made. It is not considered that there is anything in this plan that would preclude such an outcome if a more detailed business case determined a community requirement for this space, that this was an efficient way of providing for this type of activity, and funding was provided.

25. Secondly, the local board questioned why we were not seeking re-investment of the sale of proceeds of properties sold within the Old Papatoetoe HLPP Area. The council has approved the re-investment of the proceeds of sale for our transform locations but not so far for unlock locations. In other priority areas the funding of Panuku activities will be considered by Council during the Long Term Plan process and reinvestment will be part of the Panuku case in some unlock locations.

Māori impact statement

26. Mana whenua seek to play an integrated cultural, social and economic part in the “unlocking” of Old Papatoetoe. Engagement with Mana whenua through the Panuku Mana whenua forum and The Unlock Old Papatoetoe Mana whenua project working group has contributed to defining the overall approach and has resulted in a supported narrative of the project by Mana whenua. This was informed by the preparation and development of a project charter between Panuku and Mana whenua which has helped to set expectations and streamline engagement. The Mana whenua forum endorsed the project and its vision and cultural narrative on 20 February as part of the HLPP process.

27. Engagement with Mana whenua has identified specific issues and opportunities to enable kaitiaki views and manaakitanga actions. We have incorporated these through the principles, narrative, goals, strategic moves and supporting project actions and initiatives in this HLPP. Opportunities for mana whenua may extend to joint ventures, land purchase and development.

28. The 12 Tāmaki Makaurau Mana whenua iwi and hapū listed below have interests in the broader Old Papatoetoe area. Panuku will endeavour to work in partnership with these iwi/hapū towards best care for land, water and people throughout planning and implementation of land development in Old Papatoetoe.

· Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

· Ngāti Maru

· Ngāti Paoa

· Ngāti Tamaoho

· Ngāti Tamaterā

· Ngāti te Ata

· Ngaati Whanaunga

· Te Akitai Waiohua

· Te Kawerau ā Maki

· Ngāti Rehua

· Waikato-Tainui

· Te Ahiwaru

Implementation

29. While Old Papatoetoe is emerging as an attractive location for new development the height and building form determined by the Unitary Plan particularly in the Town Centre (8 stories) is unlikely to be commercially feasible. In addition there is challenging ground conditions and a high level of risk associated with the current price point that can be achieved for development. The response to the development of sites looks at achieving a quality medium density outcome rather than being focussed solely on yield or density. This will include how sustainability issues can be actively addressed in any development.

30. Encouraging a wider group of investment partners outside the existing group of suburban residential developers and in particular enabling opportunities for Iwi economic development should be fully explored. Alternative approaches and models for development which include contribution of land where this enables additional value creation will be explored. Where appropriate Panuku should look to partner with central government agencies such as Housing New Zealand or the Ministry for Social Development to unlock the potential of Old Papatoetoe.

Commercial value creation

31. A desktop assessment of the baseline existing value has been undertaken for 4 properties, service and non-service, at an estimated value of $20.2 – $23.0 million.

32. The HLPP contains project initiatives to enable the roll out of the Housing Development Programme for Old Papatoetoe. An indicative programme is set out below, this will be clarified through additional design and due diligence work. The programme will be subject to market interest and participation.

Housing Delivery Programme				Estimated Delivery Date
Site	Est. Units	Zone	Density (gross dph)	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Tavern Lane	80-100	Town Centre	80 - 100		sale	delivery
The Depot	20 - 35	THAB	50 - 80			sale	delivery
The Bowling Green	20 - 40	Open Space	60 - 90				sale	delivery
The Library Precinct	TBC	THAB	TBC					sale	delivery >

Funding and budgets

33. In order for Unlock Old Papatoetoe to progress the projects and initiatives, this will require operational funding utilising the Panuku Development Fund for the non-recoverable projects and initiatives, noting that some of the operational budget is directly attributable to a development site and is recoverable from sale proceeds.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Old Papatoetoe HLPP	165

Signatories

Author

John Carter - Senior Project planning Leader

Authorisers

David Rankin - Chief Operating Officer, Panuku

Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy

[1] Downs, A., 2004, Still Stuck in Traffic: coping with peak-hour traffic congestion, Brookings; US Department of Transport (DOT), 2006, Congestion pricing: A Primer; Walker, 2011, The Acceptability of Road Pricing, Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring Ltd.

Chairperson	Cr Chris Darby
Deputy Chairperson	Cr Denise Lee
Members	Cr Dr Cathy Casey	Cr Daniel Newman, JP
	Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore	IMSB Member Liane Ngamane
	Cr Ross Clow	Cr Dick Quax
	Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins	Cr Greg Sayers
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP	Cr Desley Simpson, JP
	Cr Alf Filipaina	Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM
	Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO	Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE
	Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP	Cr Wayne Walker
	IMSB Member Hon Tau Henare	Cr John Watson
	Cr Richard Hills
	Cr Penny Hulse
	Cr Mike Lee

No.	Title	Page
a	Planning Committee Forward Work Programme (Under Separate Cover)
b	29 May 2017 - Memo - Response to Greater Auckland’s Congestion Free Network Presentation (Under Separate Cover)
c	7 June 2017 - Memo - Auckland Smarter Transport Pricing memo and TOR (Under Separate Cover)
d	23 June 2017 - Memo - Additional information on airport rapid transit (Under Separate Cover)
e	30 May 2017 - Civic CAB workshop documents (Under Separate Cover)
f	7 June 2017 - CRL Update workshop documents (Under Separate Cover)

Authors	Elaine Stephenson - Senior Governance Advisor
Authorisers	Jim Quinn - Chief of Strategy