Planning Committee

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held in the Reception Lounge, Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Tuesday, 28 November 2017 at 9.37am.

 

present

 

Chairperson

Cr Chris Darby

 

Members

Deputy Mayor Cr Bill Cashmore

 

 

Cr Ross Clow

Until 11.01am, Item 11

 

Cr Fa’anana Efeso Collins

From 11.12am, Item 13

 

Cr Linda Cooper, JP

From 9.42am, Item 9

 

Cr Alf Filipaina

 

 

Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO

From 9.44am, Item 9

 

Mayor Hon Phil Goff, CNZM, JP

From 9.39am, Item 9

 

IMSB Member Hon Tau Henare

From 9.38am, Item 3

Until 12.13pm, Item 14

 

Cr Penny Hulse

Until 12.22pm, Item 14

 

Cr Mike Lee

 

 

Cr Daniel Newman, JP

 

 

IMSB Member Liane Ngamane

 

 

Cr Dick Quax

Until 12.21, Item 14

 

Cr Desley Simpson, JP

From 10.45am, Item 10

 

Cr Sharon Stewart, QSM

 

 

Cr Sir John Walker, KNZM, CBE

From 9.54am, Item 9

 

Cr Wayne Walker

 

 

Cr John Watson

From 9.40am, Item 9

 

ABSENT

 

 

Cr Dr Cathy Casey

 

 

 

Cr Richard Hills

 

 

 

Cr Greg Sayers

 

 

 

 

Planning Committee

28 November 2017

 

 

 

1          Apologies

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/150

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)         accept the apologies from Cr C Casey for absence, Cr E Collins for lateness, Cr R Hills and Cr G Sayers for absence on council business and Cr L Cooper and Cr D Simpson for lateness on council business and Cr R Clow for early departure on council business.

CARRIED

 

 

2          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

3          Confirmation of Minutes

 

IMSB Member T Henare entered the meeting at 9.38 pm.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/151

MOVED by Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 7 November 2017, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

 

4          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

5          Public Input

 

There was no public input.

 

 

6          Local Board Input

 

            There was no local board input.

 

 

7          Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

 

8          Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

9

Approval of draft Auckland Plan for consultation

 

Mayor P Goff joined the meeting at 9.39 am.

Cr J Watson joined the meeting at 9.40 am.

Cr L Cooper joined the meeting at 9.42 am.

Cr C Fletcher joined the meeting at 9.44 am.

Cr J Walker joined the meeting at 9.54 am.

Cr A Filipaina left the meeting at 9.56 am.

Cr A Filipaina returned to the meeting at 10.03 am.

 

Note:   Clause f) was added with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/152

MOVED by Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Deputy Mayor B Cashmore:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      approve the draft Auckland Plan for public consultation, commencing on 28 February 2018, as shown in Attachments B and C of the agenda report.

b)      approve the Draft Auckland Plan: Overview document, which will be used to support consultation, as shown in Attachment D of the agenda report.

c)      recommend to the Governing Body that there is a question for each outcome and for the Development Strategy in the joint Auckland Plan and 10-year Budget consultation document.

d)      thank stakeholders for their involvement and feedback in the development of the draft Auckland Plan and that this be communicated.

e)      extend the existing delegation of authority to the Chair of the Planning Committee, the Deputy Mayor, the Chair of the Environment and Community Committee, the Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, and a member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board; to review and approve any final changes and corrections to the draft Auckland Plan for consultation and the Overview document, including visual material under development as part of the digital Auckland Plan; and to review the consultation questions prior to approval by the Governing Body.

f)       delegate to the group in e) above, authority to make additions to the draft plan and the overview document which notes joint work with the government on infrastructure and development.

CARRIED

 

 

10

Endorsement of the Manurewa Takanini Papakura Integrated Area Plan

 

Cr D Simpson joined the meeting at 10.45 am.

Cr W Walker left the meeting at 10.54 am.

 

Note:   Clause b) was amended with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/153

MOVED by Cr J Walker, seconded by Cr D Newman:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      endorse the Manurewa Takanini Papakura Integrated Area Plan as set out in Attachment A of the agenda report.

b)      delegate authority to the Manager Central and South Planning, Chair of the Planning Committee, Manurewa-Papakura ward Councillors and a representative of the Independent Maori Statutory Board to approve minor editorial changes to the plan if necessary prior to publication.

CARRIED

 

 

11

Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) - Private Plan Change Request from King’s College to rezone land at Māngere and Hospital Road, Otāhuhu

 

Cr R Clow left the meeting at 11.01 am.

Cr W Walker returned to the meeting at 11.02 am.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/154

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr C Fletcher:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      agree to accept the private plan change request by King’s College for rezoning of land at Māngere and Hospital Road, Otāhuhu, included as Attachment A to the agenda report pursuant to clause 25(2)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 for the following reasons:

i)       the proposed rezoning of land on Māngere Road to Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings is consistent with the Auckland Unitary Plan zoning purpose which encourages land adjacent to centres and near the public transport network to be efficiently used for high-density urban living that increases housing capacity.

ii)      the proposed rezoning of land on Hospital Road to Special Purpose – School zone will enable King’s College to use land for educational activities adjacent to the main campus – this loss of land currently zoned Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings and Single House is offset by the increased housing capacity on the Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings land proposed on Māngere Road.

iii)     the rezoning of these parcels of land was not considered through the Unitary Plan submission and hearing process.

iv)     accepting the private plan change request will not create inconsistencies with the Auckland Plan and Auckland Unitary Plan’s strategic directions.

v)      having regard to relevant case law and the limited grounds for rejection under clause 25(4), none of the limited grounds for rejection apply to the request and it is more appropriate to accept the request than ‘adopt’ it or treat it as a resource consent application.

b)      authorise the Manager Central and South Planning to undertake the required notification and statutory processes associated with processing the private plan change request by King’s College for rezoning of land at Māngere and Hospital Road, Otāhuhu pursuant to Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) – Private Plan Change Request from Goodman Property Trust – 614-616 Great South Road, Ellerslie

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/155

MOVED by Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr D Simpson:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      agree to accept the private plan change request by Goodman Property Trust for 614-616 Great South Road, Ellerslie included as Attachment A to the agenda report pursuant to clause 25(2)(b) of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for the following reasons:

i)       the limited extent of the site (3867m²) makes development of the site in a manner that aligns with the Business Park zone objectives and policies very difficult to achieve.

ii)      the presence of the 47,000m² Gross Floor Area cap related to the Business Park zoning of the site makes it extremely difficult to develop the site in a manner that would ensure the efficient use of physical resources.

iii)     the proposed change to Mixed Use zoning for the site aligns better with the Auckland Unitary Plan’s regional policy statements objectives and policies and with sound resource management practice; and

iv)     the constraints on developing this particular site under the current Business Park zoning and associated Gross Floor Area cap were not discussed in submissions or evidence considered by the Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel.

v)      having regard to relevant case law and the limited grounds for rejection under clause 25(4), it is more appropriate to accept the request than ‘adopt’ it or treat it as a resource consent application.

b)      authorise the Manager Central and South Planning to undertake the required notification and statutory processes associated with processing the private plan change request by Goodman for 614-616 Great South Road, Ellerslie pursuant to Schedule 1 to the RMA.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Auckland Council's quarterly monitoring report on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity

 

Cr E Collins joined the meeting at 11.12 am.

Cr C Fletcher left the meeting at 11.22 am.

Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 11.32 am.

Cr A Filipaina left the meeting at 11.39 am.

IMSB Member T Henare left the meeting at 11.39 am.

Cr C Fletcher left the meeting at 11.43 am.

IMSB Member T Henare returned to the meeting at 11.44 am.

Cr A Filipaina returned to the meeting at 11.46 am.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:   clause c) was incorporated with the agreement of the meeting.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/156

MOVED by Mayor P Goff, seconded by Chairperson C Darby:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      receive the first quarterly monitoring report on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity.

b)      circulate the quarterly monitoring report to all local boards for information.   

c)      note that there will be quarterly reporting on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity to the Planning Committee.

CARRIED

 

 

14

National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity initial assessment results

 

Cr C Fletcher returned to the meeting at 11.50 am.

IMSB Member T Henare left the meeting at 12.13 pm.

Cr P Hulse left the meeting at 12.22 pm.

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/157

MOVED by Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr W Walker:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      receive the preliminary high-level findings of the housing development capacity assessment.

b)      delegate responsibility for signing off the finalised housing and business development capacity assessment to the chair of the Planning Committee and Deputy Mayor, before 31 December 2017.

c)      note that the feasibility models will be re-run in early 2018 to produce a final assessment which will form the basis of council’s response required under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity.

CARRIED

 

 

15

Summary of Planning Committee information memos and briefings - 28 November 2017

 

Resolution number PLA/2017/158

MOVED by Cr A Filipaina, seconded by Cr L Cooper:  

That the Planning Committee:

a)      receive the Summary of Planning Committee information memos and briefings – 28 November  2017.

CARRIED

  

 

16        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There were no extraordinary items.   

 

 

 

 

12.26 pm                                            The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Planning Committee HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

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