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Resolution
number HM/2022/85
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson B Brady, seconded by Member B
Loader:
That
the Henderson-Massey Local Board:
a) note
the Council’s preliminary response to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 and
the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment
Act 2021.
b) note the feedback received from Aucklanders on
the Council’s preliminary response during the three-week public
consultation in April and May 2022.
c) provide the following feedback on the Council’s
preliminary response, to be considered by the Planning Committee in
preparation of the proposed intensification plan change for notification in
August 2022:
i)
well-functioning urban environments:
A)
support
prioritising access and walkable catchments
B)
note
that walkability is not only a function of distance but is also affected by
other aspects of the street environment, such as lighting, safety,
shade/shelter and footpath quality
C)
request
a focus on the wider aspects of healthy streets within the walkable catchments
as defined by distance.
ii)
request
an increased focus on spatial planning with population/development triggers
to ensure sufficient open space is provided for the growing population in
denser neighbourhoods
iii)
note
that the removal of minimum parking requirements negatively affects large
parts of West Auckland with limited access to public transport and where
employment is difficult to access by public transport, so Auckland Transport
must consider transport planning to alleviate these concerns
iv)
request
Council act to mitigate the resulting transport inequities and expand access
to public transport
v)
strongly
support the aim of a well-functioning urban environment, particularly as it
relates to affordable housing, improved access to transport, jobs, services
and amenities, and lower carbon emissions
vi)
note
that although existing special character housing is valued by some Auckland
residents, increasing housing availability in the areas closest to rapid
transit and infrastructure is crucial to affordability, access, and climate
mitigation so any housing intensification must be distributed across the
region in areas that have better access to these
vii)
advocate
for qualifying matters to ensure adequate environmental and freshwater
management protection, and to acknowledge long-term infrastructure
constraints (such as transport, wastewater, stormwater)
viii)
advocate
for a stronger focus on protecting productive rural land
ix)
advocate
for planning incentives for developments to protect existing trees (e.g. Christchurch’s
proposal for financial contributions which could be remitted or discounted
for developments which retain existing trees)
x)
request
that the Council revise mobility parking rules to ensure sufficient mobility
parking is provided
xi)
request
that planning in response to the National Policy Statement on Urban
Development (NPS-UD) and Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) focus on
ways to support and encourage good urban design, mixed use, papakāinga,
and extended family housing models, social housing (including community
providers) and accessibility/universal design
xii)
support
retention of current provisions for ridgeline protection overlay areas of
protection relating to treasured maunga including the museum view shaft
protection
xiii)
support
proposal to include phased transitioning of areas in Auckland with long-term
infrastructure constraints.
CARRIED
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