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Resolution
number WTM/2020/254
MOVED by Chairperson R Northey, seconded by
Member G Gunthorp:
That the Waitematā Local Board:
a) provide local board views below on Private
Plan Change 44 by Newmarket
Holdings Development Limited Partnership (NHDLP) for 33 -37 George
Street,13-15 Morgan Street and 10 Clayton Street, Newmarket.
b) appoint
a local board member A Bonham to
speak to the local board views at a hearing on Private Plan Change 44.
c) delegate
authority to the chairperson of Waitematā Local Board to make a
replacement appointment in the event the local board member appointed in
resolution b) is unable to attend the private plan change hearing.
d) note the current
proposal has insufficient community including public space benefit provided
to justify the significant adverse effects.
e) note the Auckland
Unitary Plan support vibrant developments and there is a risk that another
upmarket apartment building in this area would be underutilized, which would
be of little benefit to local businesses.
f) note that the
construction of such a building is highly resource intensive and it can only
be justified if it is fully utilized.
g) do not support the
proposed height of the tallest apartment block, looking towards the
museum, because it tends to tower over the park.
h) confirm its preference
for a mixed use development that includes residential, as is promoted in the
proposal.
i) should overall the
plan change be approved, we urge the following changes:
i)
add
in an objective to create a climate change resilient development with regard
energy, water, landscaping, and construction materials.
ii)
add in an objective that
the buildings in this development will be lived in, and managed to ensure the
residences are occupied the majority of the time. We believe that there are
greater benefits to the local area when the majority of the residences are
occupied.
iii)
add in an objective to
create healthy, cross-ventilated, well-insulated (including soundproofing)
and well-designed homes for a range of future residents including families.
Or any indicator that child friendly urban design guidelines must be used as
part of any architectural brief.
iv)
request that it includes
clusters of family friendly housing. This would include safe shared play
spaces inside and outside.
v)
request the design be an
exemplar of climate-change resilience which may include but not be limited to
solar panels, passive heating/cooling, water capture and storage, green
roofs, compost collection, bike racks, electric vehicle and bicycle chargers,
as well as natural elements in the plaza.
vi)
request circular design
principles are used so as to make the building itself, and the products used
in its construction, reconfigurable.
vii) request that the design of the public spaces
are sufficiently engaging and welcoming so as to create an activated space
and include drinking water fountains, public toilets, places to sit and shade.
j) agree
that the decision only will be released into the open minutes and the report
and attachments will remain confidential.
CARRIED
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