Agenda of Franklin Local Board - Tuesday, 26 July 2022

The Chair will open the meeting and welcome everyone present.

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

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.

4 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 28 June 2022, including the confidential section, as a true and correct record.

5 Leave of Absence

At the close of the agenda no requests for leave of absence had been received.

6 Acknowledgements – Graham Barriball

Graham Barriball was the long standing Chairman of the Clarks Beach Ratepayers Committee as well as a stalwart of the Clarks Beach Bowling Club. He had been a long time resident at Clarks Beach and also in Waiuku. He was born in November 1935 and passed away 2 July 2022. (aged 85 yrs). He is survived by wife Royalene and they had just celebrated 60 years of marriage.

7 Petitions

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

8 Deputations

Standing Order 7.7 provides for deputations. Those applying for deputations are required to give seven working days notice of subject matter and applications are approved by the Chairperson of the Franklin Local Board. This means that details relating to deputations can be included in the published agenda. Total speaking time per deputation is ten minutes or as resolved by the meeting.

8.1 Deputation - Counties Tennis

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Representatives from Counties Tennis Association will be in attendance to address the board.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. At this deputation Counties Tennis Association are taking the opportunity to showcase their Indoor Arena project, summarise progress to date, and indicate next steps.

3. The Association also wish to thank the local board for their support and advocacy for the Indoor Arena project.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Sharon Nelson, Chair of Counties Tennis Association, and Brett Young from Community Asset Solutions, for their attendance and presentation.

8.2 Deputation - Ardmore Hall

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. Vivienne Smith will be in attendance to address the meeting about Ardmore Hall.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Vivienne Smith is a descendant of a family who donated the land for Ardmore Hall to the community in the late 1800’s.

3. Consultation opportunities offered to Franklin residents on 11 March and 14 March 2022 were missed.

4. The descendants of the donating families would like their perspectives conveyed to the local board.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) thank Vivienne Smith for her attendance and presentation on Ardmore Hall.

9 Public Forum

A period of time (approximately 30 minutes) is set aside for members of the public to address the meeting on matters within its delegated authority. A maximum of 3 minutes per item is allowed, following which there may be questions from members.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public forum had been received.

10 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.”

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Unlock Pukekohe: Roulston Park Upgrade Works Concept Design

File No.: CP2021/19820

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board approval of the concept design and to proceed to detailed design for the Roulston Park upgrade works.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Unlock Pukekohe programme has a strong emphasis on public realm improvements which will ensure good quality spaces for future residents, workers, and visitors. Roulston Park and Pukekohe Skate Park concept design refinements build on existing design intent, with minor adjustments proposed to maintain the integrity of existing site heritage whilst elevating the functionality, amenity and embracing opportunities to improve cultural identity within the park. The three principles underpinning the design include access and circulation, heritage amenity, spatial integration and character.

3. In December 2021 Eke Panuku commenced the review and refresh of an earlier Concept Design for Roulston Park and extension of Pukekohe Skate Park. This facilitated a six-week local community, local board and stakeholder engagement in February 2022; the purpose to seek stakeholder engagement of the draft concept. A comprehensive report has been prepared to provide feedback from the engagement. The key themes from the engagement include access to the facilities, safety and security and inclusiveness. The documents attached summarise the feedback and elaborate on the process and design solution from the consultation and involvement with various parties.

4. Eke Panuku has been working in collaboration with Auckland Transport to provide solutions for safe access to the park. The proposed design for the traffic intersection aligns and promotes safe access to Roulston Park. Eke Panuku will work collaboratively on the delivery of the outcomes for both elements of the project.

5. In April 2022, Eke Panuku presented the stakeholder engagement to the local board at a workshop. The actions from that meeting included inclusion of unique playgrounds, safe access and possible parking opportunities, support to explore the relocation of the Franklin Amateur Radio Club (FARC) and safety for visitors to both the park and skatepark.

6. The original scope favoured having both the skate park and Roulston Park upgrades undertaken simultaneously. After consultation, a decision to do more investigation at the skate park was reached. Design work for the skate park has been put on hold until the health and safety concerns have been resolved.

7. Mana whenua iwi consultation has been undertaken on the developing concepts. Key points of note include environmental and climate sustainable practices, safety and access to the amenities, plant selection, and continued involvement with iwi during all the phases of the project.

8. Support and endorsement of the concept design has been sought and received from the Auckland Council Parks and Community Facilities team, the Arboriculture team and the Heritage team.

9. The project budget for both the skate park and Roulston Park is $1.5 million. On undertaking the initial costings for the delivery of the park, it has been noted that the costs for the Roulston Park upgrade (only) could cost $1.5 million. Funding for the skate park upgrade will need to be addressed by the Unlock Pukekohe programme at a later date.

10. The detailed design phase will take eight months to complete, with stakeholder management a critical path to the success of the works.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approve the Roulston Park concept design (Attachment B).

b) agree to proceed to detailed design for Roulston Park.

Horopaki

Context

11. The Eke Panuku led Unlock Pukekohe programme has a strong emphasis on public realm improvements which will ensure good quality spaces for future residents, workers and visitors. Key streets within Pukekohe will progressively be redesigned to support place as well as movement functions, creating a compact, walkable street-based heart centred on the Town Square and Civic Precinct.

12. Eke Panuku in December 2021 commenced the concept design for Roulston Park and extension of the Skate Park. Roulston Park is a key open space in central Pukekohe that is currently under-utilised. The park contains the historic Pioneer Cottage (1965), play equipment, and provides green space with a canopy of significant mature trees for the town centre and surrounding residential area.

13. Pukekohe Skate Park was developed in 2018. It is located to the west of Roulston Park. The skate park has proved to be a major success providing diverse, challenging and inclusive wheeled play opportunity in a highly visible location. The north-eastern zone has become available to extend the skate park as the previous buildings on site were destroyed by fire and have now been removed.

14. Following initial review of the brief some design ideas were formulated and in February 2022 Eke Panuku carried out engagement with the Pukekohe community to assist decision-making for the upgrade. The purpose of the engagement was to assess and seek support for the proposed upgrades, and to gather community feedback including concerns and opportunities ensuring the decisions made reflect aspirations of the community.

15. In April 2022, Eke Panuku presented the community and special interest stakeholders feedback to the local board. At the workshop it was agreed that following feedback from the community and specific stakeholders, further design work on the Skate Park would be put on hold while further investigations and solutions are sought to mitigate the raised concerns. This work is on-going and a report will be issued once the investigations and solutions have been identified and agreed on by the relevant parties.

16. The local board indicated that further concept design development should proceed for Roulston Park. The concept design included all the feedback and consultation and addresses the concerns in three ways; access and circulation, heritage amenity and spatial integration and character as demonstrated in the design report.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

17. Proposed Roulston Park concept refinements build on existing design intent, with minor adjustments proposed to maintain historic integrity of the site whilst elevating the functionality, amenity and embracing opportunities to improve cultural identity within the park.

18. After community consultation in February 2022, the skate park upgrade design has been placed on hold to resolve some Health and Safety concerns raised by the co-location of conflicting activities.

19. The three principles underpin the design include access and circulation, heritage amenity, spatial integration and character.

20. The updated concept design has been updated and developed in consultation with the local board, community engagement, specific stakeholders directly affected by the works, local schools and mana whenua.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

21. Pukekohe town centre has been identified as a hot spot highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including flooding, increased temperatures, and storm and drought events. Mitigation of climate impacts is a key consideration for Eke Panuku projects and will be further addressed during the detailed design of Roulston Park. Eke Panuku aims to address climate considerations with consideration of complementary goals such as urban ngahere and site ecology, as well as by addressing materials choices and waste minimisation.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

22. Community Facilities has been engaged to assist with the initial Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) assessment at the Skate Park. The view is that the area has promoted various anti-social behaviours that pose a health and safety concern for the community.

23. Both Parks and Community Facilities have been consulted and engaged during the design process; they are in support of the attached concept design.

24. The Auckland Council Heritage and Arboriculture teams have both been consulted and have given feedback on the design.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

25. The local board has been presented with the feedback from the community and further input on the initial schematic drawings of the concept.

26. The local board input from the April workshop affirms the community consultation to include playground designs that are unique, use of local contractors, emphasis on safety for young children, and parking and access to the park, as issues to take into consideration for Roulston Park.

27. The local board endorsed the opportunity to review the relocation of the Franklin Amateur Radio Club (FARC) to provide a wider area for the skate park opportunities in the future

28. Meeting with the FARC members was held to review opportunities to relocate the service and/or building. Members to have a conversation with wider team and report back to Eke Panuku on their response.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

29. The Eke Panuku project team presented the schematic concept development of Roulston Park and Pukekohe Skate Park Extension to mana whenua in February 2022 and explained how we inherited the upgrade of the skate park from the Franklin Local Board.

30. Mana whenua consulted and advised the preference for a half court for basketball. After community consultation and further feedback on the Health and Safety concerns for the Skate Park, a decision for further review of options to resolve the concerns was reached. This meant the works at the skate park had to be put on hold. The feedback to mana whenua in June 2022 was that the work at the skate park is on hold and will resume once a solution has been found for the co-location of the skate park and the radio club.

31. An in principle endorsement of the design of Roulston Park by Mana Whenua was received on 21 June 2022. Other points for discussion and further works were agreed including the materials to be considered – the use of sustainable and repurposed materials, plants and planting maintenance, which will be considered at the detailed design phase.

32. Māra hūpara (nature play) was discussed. These options are custom-designed and costly. The team would like to see options for some natural play, agility play and wooden materiality in the playground where possible.

33. Mana whenua will work with the project team on the development of the cultural narrative for the space as the design progresses. The Rangi i te ao Papa narrative will be further developed and refined further input at the next stage of design.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

34. Project funding will be provided by Eke Panuku through the submission and approval of a business case internally. A preliminary cost estimate on concept design is approximately $1.5 million in total. The budget is indicative and subject to 50% fluctuation as the design progresses and costs are finalised.

35. Annual maintenance costs are yet to be estimated. The concept design has been reviewed by the Community Facilities team and currently sits within their existing levels of service, with any required maintenance.

36. Construction is programmed for commencement in 2023/24 with practical completion expected in the 2024/25 financial year. Following a period of maintenance establishment, the wetland planting above the riparian margin will transfer to Community Facilities.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

37. Initial consultations took place with the heritage, archaeological and consenting teams to understand constraints and opportunities for the suggested treatment for the site.

38. An initial site visit with the Auckland Council arboriculture team was held in January 2022 and further conversations are to be heard once detail design is commenced. It was noted that there was no appetite for removal or cutting of limbs of notable and established trees and that the design has to accommodate this preference.

39. Community Facilities facilitated a risk assessment for the Skate Park. This work will be enhanced once the Skate Park project is recommenced.

40. Eke Panuku is working with Auckland Transport to provide traffic signals to facilitate safe access to the park. This is to address the safety and access to the park for children and young families.

41. During the delivery phase the risks during construction would include access to the site, availability of local contractors and cost escalation to the works being carried out. The project will be managing and reporting the risks.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

42. Approval by the Franklin Local Board of the concept design and endorsing the initiation of detailed design.

43. Eke Panuku will continue to develop the design incorporating any further feedback sought from iwi, community stakeholders, the business association and local board.

44. Eke Panuku will continue to work with council's Community Facilities team to seek feedback on the design and ongoing maintenance for the site with the proposed changes.

45. Eke Panuku will continue to work with local iwi that have put forward an interest to work on the project.

46. Eke Panuku will return to the local board to seek approval of the final detailed design for construction and contractor procurement.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Roulston Park Upgrade Engagement Report April 2022	15
b ⇩	Roulston Park Concept Design	59

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Janet Kamau – Project Manager – Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Authorisers

Richard Davison - Senior Project Planning Leader, Panuku Development Auckland

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Approval for 16 new road names at the Auranga Development (Stage 3C1, 4, 6 & 8) on Bremner Road, Drury

File No.: CP2022/10027

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board to name 15 new public roads and one new COAL (commonly owned access lot) in the Auranga Development in Drury (Stages 3C1, 4, 6 and 8).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines (the Guidelines) set out the requirements and criteria of the council for proposed road names. The Guidelines state that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider / developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name/s for the local board’s approval.

3. On behalf of the developer and applicant, Karaka and Drury Consultant Limited (KDCL), agent McKenzie & Co Consultants Limited, has proposed the following names presented in the tables below for consideration by the local board for 15 new public roads and one new commonly owned access lot (COAL) within the Auranga Development in Drury (Stages 3C1, 4, 6 and 8).

4. The proposed road name options have been assessed against the Guidelines and the Australian & New Zealand Standard, Rural and Urban Addressing, AS NZS 4819:2011 and the Guidelines for Addressing in-fill Developments 2019 – LINZ OP G 01245 (the Standards). The technical matters required by those documents are considered to have been met and the proposed names are not duplicated elsewhere in the region or in close proximity. Mana whenua iwi have been consulted in the manner required by the Guidelines.

5. The proposed names for the new roads are:

Applicant Preferred Road Names with Alternates
Road Ref.	Applicant Preferred	Alternate 1	Alternate 2
Road 30	Kiritau Road	Naki Road	Whakaruru Road
Road 32	Kaapehu Street	Ritorito Street	Mangeao Street
Road 33	Ihi Place	Tumera Drive	Hoonore Drive
Road 35	Wehi Drive	Hoyne Drive	Fei Drive
Road 38	Encore Lane	Anthem Lane	Ritorito Lane
Road 39 / 47	Virtue Drive	Belonging Drive	Symphonic Drive
Road 40	Marino Street	Mene Street	Mangeao Drive
Road 43	Humarie Way	Patata Lane	Pago Lane
Road 44	Kumanu Drive	Whakaruru Lane	Dragga Lane
Road 45	Waimarie Drive	Aahuru Drive	Tigerella Lane
Road 60	Civicway Drive	Restoration Drive	Anthem Drive
Road 61	Mene Way	Hoonore Way	Hoyne Way
Road 62	Harikoa Way	Crassus Way	Fireclay Way
Road 63	Awhi Way	Marmande Way	Flavell Way
Road 7A	Ngoi Way	Shui Way	Jidong Way
COAL 4	Whakaruru Lane	Jidong Lane	Civitus Lane

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) approves the following road name for the new private road within Stage 3C1 of the Auranga development in Drury, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road name reference RDN90098440 and resource consent reference BUN60360148):

i) Whakaruru Lane for the new private road – COAL 4.

b) approves the following road names for the new public roads within Stage 4 of the Auranga development in Drury, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road name reference RDN90098440 and resource consent reference SUB60327486-A & LUC60327487-A):

i) Kiritau Road for the new public road – ROAD 30; and

ii) Kaapehu Street for the new public road – ROAD 32;

iii) Ihi Place for the new public road – ROAD 33;

iv) Wehi Drive for the new public road – ROAD 35;

v) Encore Lane for the new public road – ROAD 38;

vi) Virtue Drive for the new public road – ROAD 39/47;

vii) Marino Street for the new public road – ROAD 40;

viii) Humarie Way for the new public road – ROAD 43;

ix) Kumanu Drive for the new public road – ROAD 44;

x) Waimarie Drive for the new public road – ROAD 45.

c) approves the following road names for the new public roads within Stage 6 of the Auranga development in Drury, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road name reference RDN90098440 and resource consent reference SUB60368140):

i) Ngoi Way for the new public road – ROAD 7A.

d) approves the following road names for the new public roads within Stage 6 of the Auranga development in Drury, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road name reference RDN90098440 and resource consent reference SUB60348291-A & B):

i) Civicway Drive for the new public road – ROAD 60; and

ii) Mene Way for the new public road – ROAD 61; and

iii) Harikoa Way for the new public road – ROAD 62; and

iv) Awhi Way for the new public road – ROAD 63.

Horopaki

Context

6. The Auranga Development Richmond is a large multi-stage subdivision off Bremner Road in Drury. There are some 80 new roads and private ways being created in the overall development. Location and site plans of the development can be found in Attachments A and B. The local board has approved the road names for previous stages of the development at their meetings of 11 December 2018 and 26 November 2019.

7. In accordance with the Standards, any road including private ways, COALs, and right of ways, that serve more than five lots generally require a new road name in order to ensure safe, logical and efficient street numbering.

8. For this development it has been confirmed by LINZ that the new public roads and new COAL require road names because they serve more than five lots.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

9. The Guidelines set out the requirements and criteria of the council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming across the Auckland Region. The Guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road name/s for the Local Board’s approval

10. The Guidelines provide for road names to reflect one of the following local themes with the use of Māori names being actively encouraged:

· a historical, cultural, or ancestral linkage to an area; or

· a particular landscape, environmental or biodiversity theme or feature; or

· an existing (or introduced) thematic identity in the area.

11. Theme: The applicant has developed road naming strategy that sets out the criteria and rationale used in making the road name recommendations. It seeks to create a plan for neighbourhoods, streets and park names for the area that reflect past and future use, character and potential, with the aim of maximising the quality and value of the project’s core driver – residential property. At the same time, it balances broader demand for a new, accessible public space for Aucklanders to enjoy and local iwi stakeholders. The key attributes in the strategy are:

· Heritage

· Inclusive

· Relevant and meaningful

· Exciting

· Authentic

· Enduring

Based on the strategy, which included a review of the Ngāti Tamaoho Narratives Report, potential names were explored, and recommendations have been made, considering the variety of relevant physical, emotional and historical elements that are points of interest in the area.

Road Number	Applicant’s proposed names & Preferences	Meaning (as described by applicant)
Road 30:	Kiritau Road (preferred)	Self-esteem, self-worth, self-respect
	Naki Road (alternative 1)	To glide
	Whakaruru Road (alternative 2)	To afford shelter, protect
Road 32:	Kaapehu Street (preferred)	Compass
	Ritorito Street (alternative 1)	Fish scale carving design
	Mangeao Street (alternative 2)	Mangeao, Litsea calicaris - a many-branched, small endemic tree
Road 33:	Ihi Place (preferred)	Essential force, excitement, thrill, power, charm
	Tumera Drive (alternative 1)	Chimney
	Hoonore Drive (alternative 2)	Honor, prestige, majesty
Road 35:	Wehi Drive (preferred)	To be in awe, amazed with astonishment
	Hoyne Drive (alternative 1)	In 1869, a church was erected on the southwest corner of the land on Ararimu Road, under the direction of Father Hoyne (history of Te Maketū)
	Fei Drive (alternative 2)	Chinese for fly
Road 38:	Encore Lane (preferred)	Refers to 'Arts' - part of the Arts strategy within Auranga
	Anthem Lane (alternative 1)	Auranga pillar
	Ritorito Lane (alternative 2)	Fish scale carving design
Road 39/47:	Virtue Drive (preferred)	Auranga pillar
	Belonging Drive (alternative 1)	Auranga pillar
	Symphonic Drive (alternative 2)	Auranga pillar
Road 40:	Marino Street (preferred)	Calm, still, serenity
	Mene Street (alternative 1)	To be assembled, gather
	Mangeao Drive (alternative 2)	Mangeao, Litsea calicaris - a many-branched, small endemic tree
Road 43:	Humarie Way (preferred)	Humble, humility
	Patata Lane (alternative 1)	To be near
	Pago Lane (alternative 2)	Latin for 'village'
Road 44:	Kumanu Drive (preferred)	Cherish, care for, attend to
	Whakaruru Lane (alternative 1)	To afford shelter, protect
	Dragga Lane (alternative 2)	Homage to market gardens 'Dragga' type of potato
Road 45:	Waimarie Drive (preferred)	Fortunate, lucky, providential
	Aahuru Drive (alternative 1)	Comfortable, relaxed
	Tigerella Lane (alternative 2)	Homage to market gardens 'Tigerella' heirloom tomato
Road 60:	Civicway Drive (preferred)	Auranga pillar- Main arterial road between Bremner Rd and Auranga Drive
	Restoration Drive (alternative 1)	Auranga pillar- Main arterial road between Bremner Rd and Auranga Drive
	Anthem Drive (alternative 2)	Auranga pillar- Main arterial road between Bremner Rd and Auranga Drive
Road 61:	Mene Way (preferred)	To be assembled, gather
	Hoonore Way (alternative 1)	Honor, prestige, majesty
	Hoyne Way (alternative 2)	In 1869, a church was erected on the south-west corner of the land on Ararimu Road, under the direction of Father Hoyne (history of Te Maketū)
Road 62:	Harikoa Way (preferred)	Be joyful
	Crassus Way (alternative 1)	Local geology
	Fireclay Way (alternative 2)	Local geology
Road 63:	Awhi Way (preferred)	Embrace
	Marmande Way (alternative 1)	Homage to market gardens 'Marmande' heirloom tomato
	Flavell Way (alternative 2)	Local Iwi
Road 7A:	Ngoi Way (preferred)	Strength / energy
	Shui Way (alternative 1)	Chinese for water
	Jidong Way (alternative 2)	Chinese for excitement
COAL 4:	Whakaruru Lane (preferred)	To afford shelter, protect
	Jidong Lane (alternative 1)	Chinese for excitement
	Civitus Lane (alternative 2)	Latin for community

12. Assessment: All the name options listed in the table above have been assessed by the council’s Subdivision Specialist team to ensure that they meet both the Guidelines and the Standards in respect of road naming. The technical standards are considered to have been met and duplicate names are not located in close proximity. It is therefore for the local board to decide upon the suitability of the names within the local context and in accordance with the delegation.

13. Confirmation: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has confirmed that all of the proposed names are acceptable for use at this location.

14. Road Type: All the proposed road types are acceptable according to the Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines, having regard to their form and layout.

15. Consultation: Mana whenua iwi were consulted in line with the processes and requirements described in the Guidelines. Additional commentary is provided in the Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori section that follows.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

16. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

17. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the Council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of the report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

18. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

19. To aid local board decision making, the Guidelines include an objective of recognising cultural and ancestral linkages to areas of land through engagement with mana whenua, particularly through the resource consent approval process, and the allocation of road names where appropriate. The Guidelines identify the process that enables mana whenua the opportunity to provide feedback on all road naming applications and in this instance, the process has been adhered to.

20. The applicant has been engaged with the local iwi throughout the road naming process. They sought preferred road names and discussed the naming process with:

· Ngāti Te Ata (Te Ara Rangatu o Te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua)

· Te Ākitai Waiohua (Te Ākitai Waiohua Iwi Authority)

· Ngāti Tamaoho

21. At the time of this report, the applicant had received approval from both Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua and Ngāti Tamaoho for the proposed road names. Correspondence with Te Ākitai Waiohua has been ongoing across the development; however, there has been no additional correspondence in respect to these particular names.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

22. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the Council.

23. The applicant has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate signage will be installed accordingly once approval is obtained for the new road names.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

24. There are no significant risks to Council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process, with consultation being a key component of the process.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

25. Approved road names are notified to LINZ which records them on its New Zealand wide land information database. LINZ provides all updated information to other users, including emergency services.

26. Nick Williamson (Principal Planning Consultant at Align), acting on behalf of Council, is the report author.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Location Plan for Stages 3C1, 4, 7 and 8 (Auranga Development)	99
b ⇩	Site Plans for Stages 3C1, 4, 7 and 8 (Auranga Development)	101

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Elizabeth Salter - Subdivision Technical Officer

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Approval to correct the road type (‘Hauhake Road’) approved at the Paerata Rise subdivision (741 & 801 Paerata Rise, Pukekohe)

File No.: CP2022/10089

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board to correct the approved road type for ‘Hauhake Road’ at the Paerata Rise subdivision located at 741 & 801 Paerata Rise, Pukekohe.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines (the Guidelines) set out the requirements and criteria of the council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied in this situation to ensure consistency of road naming across the Auckland Region.

3. This report seeks to correct the road type (‘Hauhake Road’) proposed by Grafton Downs Limited and approved by the Franklin Local Board on the 26 April 2022 (Resolution number FR/2022/54). At that meeting the local board considered a request by the applicant to correct the spelling of the road names as per the original letter of support from Te Taha Māori. While the focus of that application was on the spelling of “Hauhake Road”, the road type was also changed from the previously approved ‘Street’.

4. Land Information New Zealand (‘LINZ’) has become aware that there is another “Hauhake Road” located in Flat Bush that was approved for use in 2020. While there is a sufficient distance between these locations to meet the Road Naming Policy, LINZ was requested that the road type be changed from ‘Road’ back to the initially approved ‘Street’ road type.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) partially rescind resolution FR/2022/54 in relation to resolution (a) which approved the name ‘Hauhake Road’ for Public Road 9 at the Paerata Rise subdivision located at 741 & 801 Paerata Rise, Pukekohe (road naming reference RDN90098554 and resource consent references SUB60338930 and BUN60338879). This road type requires amendment.

b) approve the name ‘Hauhake Street’ for Public Road 9 created by way of subdivision at the Paerata Rise development located at 741 & 801 Paerata Rise, Pukekohe (road naming reference RDN90098554 and resource consent references SUB60338930 and BUN60338879).

Horopaki

Context

5. Paerata Rise is a large-scale housing development owned by Grafton Downs Limited, set across 286ha of land surrounding Wesley College in Paerata, Auckland. There are over 200 new roads within the development that require naming, with many of these having already been considered by the Franklin Local Board.

6. In the process of correcting spelling errors for two of the road names previously approved in in February 2021, the applicant proposed the new name “Hauhake Road” for Road 9 of the subdivision. That name change was considered and approved by the Local Board on 26 April 2022 (Resolution number FR/2022/54).

7. LINZ have subsequently noted that the change of road type from the initially approved ‘Haukake Street’ to the corrected “Hauhake Road” has the potential to be confused with another road in Flat Bush with the same name. It is therefore proposed that the road type revert to the initially approved ‘Street’ road type.

8. The developer has advised Council that this present phase of the development has not yet been completed so no residents will be affected by the road name correction.

9. A site and location plan of affected roads can be found in Attachment A.

10. As no new road names are proposed, consultation with the wider community and mana whenua was not undertaken in this instance.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

11. The name (and its meaning) to be corrected:

Road Ref

Name to be corrected

Meaning (as described by applicant)

ROAD 9

Hauhake Road

Meaning – Harvest

Source: Te Taha Māori

12. The remaining names approved under previous resolution numbers FR/2021/12 and FR/2022/54 have been checked and do not require any corrections.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

13. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

14. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the Council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of the report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

15. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

16. All road name options within the development are in Te Reo Māori and have been suggested by Te Taha Māori and adopted by the applicant, in consultation with the three main iwi groups involved in this development, being Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua and Te Ākitai Waiohua. As a new road name is not being proposed but rather the correction of a road type, consultation with mana whenua has not been undertaken in this instance.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

17. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the Council.

18. Appropriate signage will be installed accordingly in collaboration with the developer once approval is obtained for the corrected road name.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

19. There are no significant risks to council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process, with consultation being a key component of the process.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

20. Approved road names are notified to LINZ which records them on its New Zealand wide land information database. LINZ provides all updated information to other users, including emergency services.

21. Nick Williamson (Principal Planning Consultant at Align), acting on behalf of Council, is the report author.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Site plan and previous resolution for 741 & 801 Paerata Rise, Pukekohe	111

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Elizabeth Salter - Subdivision Technical Officer

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Approval to correct the road types ('Rongoā Māori Avenue') and ('Spudman Avenue') approved for the subdivision at 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe

File No.: CP2022/10410

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek approval from the Franklin Local Board to correct the approved road type for ‘Rongoā Māori Avenue’ and ‘Spudman Avenue’; and to change all references in the report to public, rather than private road, for the proposed subdivision at 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe by Cabra Pukekohe JV.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

3. This report seeks to correct the road types (‘Rongoā Māori Avenue') and ('Spudman Avenue') proposed by Cabra Pukekohe JV and approved by the Franklin Local Board on 28 June 2022 (Resolution number FR/2022/99).

4. Land Information New Zealand (‘LINZ’) has subsequently brought to Council’s attention that the names for Road 2 – ‘Rongoā Māori Avenue’ and Road 5 – ‘Spudman Avenue’ do not meet the relevant criteria in the guidelines. As per the guidelines, Avenue is not a road type that is acceptable for use as a suffix to the road name for a cul-de-sac. An error with the internal vetting process resulted in road names being put forward which do not accurately reflect the type of roads being named.

5. To address this error the applicant, Cabra Pukekohe JV, proposes to use two amended names being:

Road 2

· Rongoā Māori Way

Road 5

· Spudman Rise

6. This report also seeks to correct errors in the road naming report included on the 28 June 2022 Franklin Local Board meeting agenda (File NO. CP2022/08774). The report included incorrect reference to private roads in the report title and recommendations for Road 3 - ‘Te Ara Hīkoi’ and Road 5 - ‘Spudman Avenue. For clarification, the three new roads in the subdivision are all public roads.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) partially rescind resolution FR2022/99, in relation to resolution (a) which approved the name ‘Rongoā Māori Avenue’ for the new public road (Road 2) created by way of subdivision 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403)

b) partially rescind resolution FR2022/99, in relation to resolution (b) which approved the name ‘Te Ara Hīkoi’ for the new private road (Road 3) created by way of subdivision 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403)

c) partially rescind resolution FR2022/99, in relation to resolution (c) which approved the name ‘Spudman Avenue’ for the new private road (Road 5) created by way of subdivision 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403).

d) approve the name ‘Rongoā Māori Way’ for Public Road 2 created by way of subdivision 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403).

e) approve the name ‘Te Ara Hīkoi’ for Public Road 3 created by way of subdivision 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403).

f) approve the name ‘Spudman Rise’ for Public Road 5 created by way of subdivision at 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act 1974 (road naming reference RDN90099063 and resource consent references BUN60326339 and SUB60325403).

Horopaki

Context

7. Resource consent reference BUN60326339 (SUB60325403 and LUC60326362) was issued on 20 October 2020 for the construction of 127 new residential freehold units and one commercial lot. Consent variations were issued on 30 March 2021 (Council References LUC60326362-A and SUB60325043-A) and 7 April 2022 (Council LUC60326362-B and SUB60325043-B) respectively.

8. The applicant proposed the names ‘Rongoā Māori Avenue’ for Public Road 2, Te Ara Hīkoi for Public Road 3 and ‘Spudman Avenue’ for Public Road 5 within the subdivision. On 28 June 2022, the Local Board carried a resolution (FR/2022/99) to approve the applicant’s proposed names for a subdivision at 3 Belgium Road.

9. This report seeks to correct the road types (‘Rongoā Māori Avenue') and ('Spudman Avenue') proposed by Cabra Pukekohe JV and approved by the Franklin Local Board on the 28 June 2022 (Resolution number FR/2022/99). LINZ has noted that the names for Road 2 – ‘Rongoā Māori Avenue’ and Road 5 – ‘Spudman Avenue’ do not meet the relevant criteria in the guidelines. As per the guidelines, Avenue is not a road type that is acceptable for use as a suffix to the road name for a cul-de-sac. An error with the internal vetting process resulted in road names being put forward which do not accurately reflect the type of roads being named.

10. This road naming report included on the 28 June 2022 Franklin Local Board meeting agenda (File NO. CP2022/08774) included incorrect reference to private roads in the report title and recommendations for Road 3 - ‘Te Ara Hīkoi’ and Road 5 - ‘Spudman Avenue’. For clarification, the three new roads in the subdivision are all public roads.

11. A site and location plan of affected roads can be found in Attachment A.

12. As only minor changes to road suffixes are proposed, consultation with the wider community and mana whenua was not undertaken in this instance.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

13. The names (and meanings) with new suffixes:

Road Ref

Name to be corrected

Meaning (as described by applicant)

ROAD 2

‘Rongoā Māori Way’

Meaning – Named after the many Māori medicinal plants that grew in abundance in Pukekohe

Source: Te Taha Māori

ROAD 5

‘Spudman Rise’

Meaning – Spudman is the name of a famous racehorse.

Source: Applicant

14. The remaining name approved under previous resolution number FR/2022/99 has been checked and does not require any corrections.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

15. The naming of roads has no effect on climate change. Relevant environmental issues have been considered under the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the associated approved resource consent for the development.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

16. The decision sought for this report has no identified impacts on other parts of the Council group. The views of council-controlled organisations were not required for the preparation of the report’s advice.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

17. The decision sought for this report does not trigger any significant policy and is not considered to have any immediate local impact beyond those outlined in this report.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

18. Two road name options within the development are in Te Reo Māori and have been suggested by Te Taha Māori and adopted by the applicant, in consultation with iwi groups being Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāti Tamaoho and Te Ahiwaru. As a new road name is not being proposed but rather the correction of a road type, consultation with mana whenua has not been undertaken in this instance.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

19. The road naming process does not raise any financial implications for the Council.

20. Appropriate signage will be installed accordingly in collaboration with the developer once approval is obtained for the corrected road name.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

21. There are no significant risks to council as road naming is a routine part of the subdivision development process, with consultation being a key component of the process.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

22. Approved road names are notified to LINZ which records them on its New Zealand wide land information database. LINZ provides all updated information to other users, including emergency services.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Site and location plans for 3 Belgium Road, Pukekohe	117

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Elizabeth Salter - Subdivision Technical Officer

Authorisers

David Snowdon - Team Leader Subdivision

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Local board views on Private Plan Change 74 - Golding Meadows, Pukekohe

File No.: CP2022/09645

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To invite local board views on Private Plan Change 74 (PC 74), which is a private plan change by Golding Meadow Developments Limited and Auckland Trotting Club Incorporated Limited seeking to rezone land to enable industrial and residential development at Golding Road / Station Road, Pukekohe.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. Decision-makers on a private plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) 2016 (AUP) must consider local boards’ views on the plan change, if the relevant local boards choose to provide their views.

3. Each local board has a responsibility to communicate the interests and preferences of people in its area on Auckland Council policy documents, including private plan changes. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board.

4. Golding Meadow Developments Limited and Auckland Trotting Club Incorporated Limited (the plan change applicants) have lodged a private plan change to rezone 82.66 ha of land at Golding Road / Station Road in Pukekohe. The land is currently zoned Future Urban Zone and Special Purpose- Major Recreation Facility Zone (Franklin Trotting Club Precinct) in the AUP. The rezoning would be to a combination of Business – Light Industry Zone (19.974ha), Residential – Mixed Housing Urban Zone (62.356ha) and Business - Neighbourhood Centre Zone (0.3365ha). The new zonings are anticipated to enable approximately 920 dwellings and 818 jobs. A bespoke precinct plan and precinct provisions address noise mitigation, traffic generation, a proposed ecological area, road, walking and cycling routes, natural features including indicative streams and a wetland, and water quality and stormwater management.

5. PC 74 has been publicly notified and 28 primary submissions have been received. Key areas of opposition relate to effects on the existing trotting and rural activities, transport infrastructure (including funding implications), whether the plan change adequately or efficiently addresses wider planning for infrastructure, whether other properties should have been included in the plan change, and noise effects from the Pukekohe motor racing track. A number of submitters support, or provisionally support, the plan change.

6. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on PC 74. Staff do not recommend what view the local board should convey.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide local board views on private plan change 74 by Golding Meadow Developments Limited and Auckland Trotting Club Incorporated Limited

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on private plan change 74.

c) delegate authority to the chairperson of Franklin 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.

Horopaki

Context

7. Each local board is responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area regarding the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents (ss15-16 Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009).

8. A private plan change request will be included in the Auckland Unitary Plan if it is approved. Local boards must have the opportunity to provide their views on private plan change requests – when an entity other than council proposes a change to the Auckland Unitary Plan.

9. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the planner includes those views in the hearing report. The hearing report will address issues raised in local board views and submissions by themes.

10. If appointed by resolution, local board members may present the local board’s views at the hearing to commissioners, who decide on the private plan change request.

11. This report provides an overview of the private plan change, and a summary of submissions’ key themes.

12. The report does not recommend what the local board should convey, if the local board expresses its views on PC 74. The planner must include any local board views verbatim in the evaluation of the private plan change. The planner cannot advise the local board as to what its views should be, and then evaluate those views.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

13. The land subject to the plan change request is located in south-eastern Pukekohe. The land is bounded by Golding Road, Station Road, Royal Doulton Drive, part of Yates Road and a stream that runs in a roughly southerly direction from Golding Road to Yates Road (see these boundaries marked in red in Figure 1). Golding Road is at the edge of the Auckland Council region, with the Waikato District being immediately opposite.

Figure 1 – Plan change area

14. The plan change land comprises 14 separate properties with nine separate owners. The stream boundary to the rezoned area has been adopted as a natural boundary which results in small portions of three properties being outside of the extent of the plan change area. It is anticipated that this excess land will be picked up in a future plan change application along with the other surrounding Future Urban zoned properties to the south-east, abutting Golding Road, Logan Road and Yates Road.

15. Figure 1 depicts a dominant feature of the plan change area which is a flat area developed and used for harness racing activities associated with the Franklin Trotting Club. The balance of the plan change area comprises mainly grazing land over a combination of flat to semi-flat areas and more gently sloping ground, generally with a southerly aspect. The immediately surrounding land contains similar land uses, with the notable exceptions being the North Island Main Trunk Railway and Pukekohe Park Raceway which lie just to the south-west of Station Road, opposite the plan change area. Pukekohe Park Raceway recently undertook its own private plan change (PC 30) to rezone 5.8ha of their land to General Business Zone.

16. There are two small streams running through the land, both running down from Golding Road to Yates Road. One bisects the site and the other forms the south- eastern boundary of the site. The most notable natural features are a stand of remnant Kahikatea adjoining Yates Road and a sizeable wetland adjoining the central stream, just to the south-east of the trotting track.

17. The current AUP zonings are Future Urban Zone and Special Purpose- Major Recreation Facility Zone (Franklin Trotting Club Precinct) – see Figure 2. To the north of the site beyond Royal Doulton Drive is other Future Urban zoned land and to the north of that is the Pukekohe A & P Showgrounds. North-west of the showgrounds is the Pukekohe Town Centre. Opposite the showgrounds on Station Road is the Pukekohe Railway Station, which is 1.2km away from the closest part of the plan change land.

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Figure 2 – Current zoning

18. The Auckland Plan 2050 is the council’s spatial plan, as required under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009. The Auckland Plan 2050 contains a 30-year high level development strategy for the region based on a quality compact approach to accommodating growth. This approach anticipates most growth through intensification within existing urban areas, with managed expansion into the region’s future urban areas and limited growth in rural areas. Significant growth is anticipated in the Pukekohe area with approximately 1700 hectares of land for future urban development having been identified with the potential to accommodate approximately 14,000 dwellings by 2050 (of a total 320,000 dwellings for the region as a whole).

19. The Future Urban Land Supply Strategy 2017 implements the Auckland Plan and gives effect to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020, by identifying a programme to sequence the development of future urban land over 30 years. This Strategy identifies the Future Urban zoned land in Pukekohe-Paerata to be “development ready” in the period 2023-2027. This private plan change application is being made before the start of the planned period, although the plan change applicants argue that the plan change introduction and other planning and consenting processes will likely result in development not occurring before 2023. The application also observes that there is currently a paucity of land in Pukekohe which is development ready. The former Belmont Structure Plan area has been developed, and since the notification of the AUP no additional land has been rezoned in Pukekohe. Prior to this the only additional rezoning occurred over 20 years ago with the rezoning of Anselmi Ridge. It is therefore argued that in terms of the local provision of housing capacity, the Pukekohe area has been left with a significant undersupply.

20. Development of the Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan (“the Structure Plan”) commenced in August 2017 and concluded in August 2019 when the final version of the plan was approved by the Planning Committee. The structure plan map is shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3 – Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan

21. In December 2021 Central Government enacted the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act. As a Tier 1 Council, the Act requires Council to implement Medium Density Housing Standards (‘MDRS’) to enable up to three dwellings of up to three storeys per site in current and future residential zones by August 2022. The Act provides for private plan change requests made before the Council notifies its own plan change to implement the MDRS provided it adopts all the zone provisions of a relevant residential zone^{^[1]}. The MDRS can then be incorporated for the new residential zone through the Council’s plan change^{^[2]}.

Plan change overview

22. The proposed new zones are shown in Figure 4. They comprise a combination of Business – Light Industry Zone (19.974ha), Residential – Mixed Housing Urban Zone (62.356ha) and Business - Neighbourhood Centre Zone (0.3365ha).

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Figure 4 – Proposed rezoning

23. The private plan change request is generally consistent with the structure plan, with two notable exceptions.

24. First, the current Special Purpose - Major Recreation Facility Zone (Franklin Trotting Club Precinct) has been excluded from the structure plan. The request is that this area be rezoned, mainly Business - Light Industry Zone, with some Residential – Mixed Housing Urban Zone. The application states that, since the issue of the structure plan, legislation has been passed which requires the rationalisation of the racing assets of Auckland Trotting Club. This means that the Special Purpose Zone is no longer required as this only provides for a single use, and when this use leaves the Special Purpose Zone, there is unlikely to be a similar use available to occupy the site.

25. The second inconsistency with the structure plan is that the structure plan shows a Residential – Mixed Housing Suburban zoning for this land, and the private plan change proposes a Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zoning. The application states that a Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zoning is preferred because this will deliver a wider variety of housing typologies providing for greater flexibility in development controls such as increased maximum building height and building coverage. It is also seen as a response to the site’s location in close proximity to the Pukekohe Railway Station and Pukekohe Town Centre. It is further considered by the applicants that a Residential – Mixed Housing Urban zoning would enable the incorporation of the medium density residential standards as required by the Amendment Act.

26. The proposed Business - Light Industry Zone aligns with the same zoning shown on the structure plan north and south of the subject land. The zoning has been analysed and supported by an economic analysis from Urban Economics which is one of the supporting documents for the plan change. A Light Industry Zone is seen by the plan change applicants as providing additional employment opportunities for a zoning that is becoming scarcer within Pukekohe. It is also seen as a logical response to noise effects arising from the nearby Pukekohe Park motorsport events.

27. The proposed Neighbourhood Centre Zone is seen by the applicants as being a logical planning response to cater to the day-to-day needs of the surrounding residents and workers.

28. Development would be required to be in general accordance with the bespoke precinct provisions proposed in PC 74, including:

i) Noise from the Pukekohe Park motorsport activities is proposed to be managed by a number of special provisions relating to the requirement for an acoustic wall that would run mid-way and all of the way through the Light Industry Zone, as well as specifying activity restrictions in that zone and design and layout of buildings in the Residential – Mixed Housing Urban Zone.

ii) There are “triggers” relating to traffic generation which will require investigation of the capacity of specified road intersections.

iii) The precinct plan specifies the extent of a Significant Ecological Area (comprising a Kahikatea stand), the indicative location of future collector roads and key walking and cycling routes, the indicative location of a local road that demarcates the proposed zones and the indicative streams and wetland. Natural features, ecosystems, water quality and stormwater management are also responded to through the precinct provisions.

29. The plan change applicants have provided an assessment of effects and a section 32 evaluation report and a wide range of supporting technical reports, all of which have been reviewed by a council team of staff and appointed consultants. The reports and other application details are available from council’s website at: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanID=127

30. A Council experts’ team will evaluate and report on:

· technical reports supplied by the applicant

· submissions

· views and preferences of the local board if the local board passes a resolution.

Themes from submissions received

31. There have been 28 submissions lodged on PC 74, of which 14 are in support or conditional support, 11 are in opposition and 3 are neutral. Key issues raised in submissions are:

Trotting and Rural Activities

32. Notwithstanding that Auckland Trotting Club Incorporated Limited is one of the applicants there is concern from a number of submitters about the loss of the trotting club and associated employment activities, and rural activities and amenity generally.

Transport and other Infrastructure

33. Concerns are raised about effects on the transport network, the design and function of the internal transport network, and connectivity with the surrounding local network and wider transport network including cumulative effects on transport infrastructure. The absence of funding mechanisms is a major associated issue. Some submitters raise concerns about whether infrastructure provided will be sufficient to provide for future development of other land in the vicinity.

Cultural

34. Concerns are raised about inadequate cultural values assessments.

Noise

35. Concerns are raised that the proposed mitigation measures in respect of noise from the nearby Pukekohe motor racing venue are inadequate.

Zoning

36. Concerns are raised about proposed zonings, including whether the proposed Light Industry Zone should be a residential zone and whether the plan change should be extended to other sites.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

37. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan sets out Auckland’s climate goals:

· to adapt to the impacts of climate change by planning for the changes we will face (climate adaptation)

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 (climate mitigation).

38. The first of council’s climate goals is relevant because it relates to climate adaption. That goal aligns with the legal principlefor RMA decision-makers to have particular regard to the effects of climate change (section 7(i) RMA).

39. However, the RMA currently precludes the second goal: consideration of climate mitigation. Consequently any local board views on climate mitigation will be disregarded by the plan change decision-makers.

40. RMA amendments that are expected at the end of this year (30 Nov 2022) will enable climate mitigation to be considered. These effects cannot be considered now, unless the private plan change proposes rules about particular greenhouse gas discharges. No rules of that kind are proposed.

Implications for local board views

41. Table 1 provides guidance as to what the local board may wish to consider in forming any view.

Table 1: Relevance of climate change to RMA decision-making

In scope for RMA decision-making	Out of scope for RMA decision-making
Climate adaption issues such as: How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed? For example: · will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed? · is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion? · will Auckland be less- or better-prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation? · is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?	Climate mitigation issues such as: · release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere · increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners

In scope for RMA decision-making

Out of scope for RMA decision-making

Climate adaption issues such as:

How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed?

For example:

· will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed?

· is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion?

· will Auckland be less- or better-prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation?

· is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?

Climate mitigation issues such as:

· release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere

· increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

42. Auckland Council, Watercare and Auckland Transport have made submissions on the plan change request.

43. The submission from Auckland Council opposes the plan change on the grounds that insufficient provisions are in place to address funding, financing and delivery of necessary infrastructure.

44. Watercare generally supports the plan change request on the basis that proposed water and wastewater provision is adequate.

45. Auckland Transport requests the plan change be declined. Funding and coordination concerns raised in the Auckland Council submission are also raised by Auckland Transport. Other concerns include the adequacy of traffic generation modelling, insufficient attention given to the need for local roading upgrades and the proposed positioning and status of indicative roading, and of road designs.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

46. The private plan change request is for land within the Franklin Local Board area.

47. This plan change relates to the Franklin Local Board area only.

48. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in local board area

· well-being of communities within the local board area

· local board documents, such as local board plan, local board agreement

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

49. The consultation record provided with the PC 74 request noted a meeting with the chair of the Franklin Local Board on March 2020 at which information on the plan change was provided. There is no record of any formal approach or presentation to the Board.

50. This report is the mechanism for obtaining formal local board views. The decision-maker will consider local board views, if provided, when deciding on the private plan change.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

51. If the local board chooses to provide its views on the plan change it includes the opportunity to comment on matters that may be of interest or importance to Māori People, well-being of Māori communities or Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview). 11,247 residents in the local board area identify as Māori, in 2018 census results.

52. The applicant’s consultation record states that the plan change application was provided to Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Te Ata and Waikato Tainui. Ngāti Tamaoho provided a Cultural Values Assessment addendum to the CIA they had prepared for the Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan.

53. Notwithstanding this, both Ngāti Te Ata (submitter) Ngāti Tamaoho (further submitter) oppose PC 74 on the basis of inadequate cultural values assessment.

54. The hearing report will include analysis of Part 2 of the Resource Management Act which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions shall take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

55. Costs associated with processing the private plan change request will be recovered from the applicant. Impacts on infrastructure arising from the private plan change request, including any financing and funding issues will be addressed in the hearing report.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

56. There is a risk that the local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on the plan change, if it doesn’t pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the Franklin Local Board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at a hearing.

57. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

58. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a private plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s) (Local Government Act 2002, Sch 7, cls 36D). This report enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

59. The planner will include, and report on, any resolution of the local board in the hearing report. The local board member appointed to speak to the local board’s views will be informed of the hearing date and invited to the hearing for that purpose.

60. The planner will advise the local board of the decision on the private plan change request by memorandum.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Craig Cairncross - Lead Planner

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Local board views on Private Plan Change 73 (PC 73) for O'Hara, Waiuku

File No.: CP2022/09741

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To invite local board views on a private plan change by Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited for 43, 45A, 92 and 130 Constable Road, Waiuku.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

4. Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited lodged a private plan change for 43, 45A, 92 and 130 Constable Road, Waiuku (known as O’Hara, Waiuku) to rezone approximately 33 ha of land in the AUP.

5. The purpose of the plan change is to rezone the land from Rural - Mixed Rural zone to Residential - Mixed Housing Urban zone and would enable approximately 700 dwellings and introduce a new precinct over the land. A precinct plan guides development to achieve integrated development, while recognising the landscape and amenity values of the site and identifies key indicative road circulation and connections, indicative open space reserve, indicative greenway connection, vehicle access restriction boundary along Constable Road, rural buffer boundary, a frontage boundary to the existing recreation reserve, and a gateway area. The request also seeks to extend the Stormwater Management Area Flow 1 control over the plan change area.

6. A total of 59 submissions were received on the plan change.

7. The key themes arising from submissions include support for the plan change providing for more affordable housing to support local employment and growth in Waiuku; the loss of productive land/soils; inadequate infrastructure services at Waiuku for the proposed development including water, stormwater and wastewater; unanticipated growth undermining the development strategy set out in the Auckland Plan 2050 and the AUP; effects on the local and wider transport network including cumulative effects on transport infrastructure; concern about the scale of growth impacting on the character of Waiuku; and reverse sensitivity effects on surrounding rural activities.

8. A local board can present local views and preferences when expressed by the whole local board. This report is the mechanism for the local board to resolve and provide its views on private plan change 73. Staff do not recommend what view the local board should convey.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide local board views on private plan change 73 by Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited for 43, 45A, 92 and 130 Constable Road, Waiuku (known as O’Hara, Waiuku)

b) appoint a local board member to speak to the local board views at a hearing on private plan change 73

Horopaki

Context

9. Each local board is responsible for communicating the interests and preferences of people in its area regarding the content of Auckland Council’s strategies, policies, plans, and bylaws. Local boards provide their views on the content of these documents. Decision-makers must consider local boards’ views when deciding the content of these policy documents (ss15-16 Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009).

10. A private plan change request will be included in the AUP if it is approved. Local boards must have the opportunity to provide their views on private plan change requests – when an entity other than council proposes a change to the AUP.

11. If the local board chooses to provide its views, the planner includes those views in the hearing report. The hearing report will address issues raised in local board views and submissions by themes.

12. If appointed by resolution, local board members may present the local board’s views at the hearing to commissioners, who decide on the private plan change request.

13. This report provides an overview of the private plan change, and a summary of submissions’ key themes.

14. The report does not recommend what the local board should convey, if the local board expresses its views on private plan change 73. The planner must include any local board views verbatim in the evaluation of the private plan change. The planner cannot advise the local board as to what its views should be, and then evaluate those views.

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Site and context

15. The plan change area is approximately 33 hectares located on the western edge of Waiuku at 43, 45A, 92 and 130 Constable Road (refer to Figure 1 below) and is contained in four separate parcels of land owned by four different parties. The site is located approximately 800m from the town centre on the northern side of Constable Road adjoining the urban edge of the township. The Waiuku rugby grounds adjoin the plan change area to the north-east and Waiuku College immediately east. The surrounding land is Mixed Rural zone. Approximately 500m south along Constable Road is the southern boundary of the Auckland region.

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Figure 1: PC73 O’Hara, Waiuku and surrounding area

16. The site comprises a range of rural and residential activities including dry stock grazing, residential, and ancillary agriculture buildings. Topography across the site is mainly flat to undulating pastoral farmland with rolling sides which dip towards Constable Road in the south and a tributary of the Rangiwhea Stream in the northwest. The site is situated within the Rangiwhea Creek catchment and includes some small areas of flood plain associated with existing streams and overland flow paths. The predominant vegetation cover is pasture, with small groups of exotic amenity plantings and trees around the edge of the existing dwellings and farm buildings at 92 and 130 Constable Road.

17. Two sites comprise the majority of the plan change land, at 92 and 130 Constable Road (28.95 ha). The rear portion of 45 Constable Road (Lot 101), zoned Mixed Rural, is included in the plan change land along with 45A Constable Road. The front portion of 45 Constable Road is zoned Mixed Housing Suburban (not part of the plan change land) and is currently being developed as part of a two-stage residential vacant lot subdivision including bulk earthworks (SUB60237908-A and LUC60271724-A).

18. A small sliver of land along the south-western boundary of 43 Constable Road (Waiuku College School) zoned Mixed Rural is included in the plan change land as the site was erroneously split-zoned. This strip of land is developed as part of the school but is not designated for education purposes. The plan change includes the northern end of this strip and proposes to rezone it from Mixed Rural zone to Mixed Housing Urban zone for reasons of consistency with the zone for 43 Constable Road.

19. Within the AUP, the plan change land is zoned Rural – Mixed Rural zone.

20. The Auckland Plan 2050 seeks that most of Auckland's anticipated population and dwelling growth over the next 30 years be within the existing urban area. This is reflected within the AUP, which seeks to achieve growth within the framework of a quality compact urban form^{^[3]}.

21. However, both the Auckland Plan and AUP anticipate growth occurring in rural towns and villages. The AUP seeks that “growth and development of existing or new rural and coastal towns and villages is enabled”^{^[4]} subject to particular criteria being met, whilst the Auckland Plan’s Development Strategy outlines that “residential growth in rural Auckland will be focused mainly in the towns which provide services for the wider rural area particularly the rural nodes of Pukekohe and Warkworth”^{^[5]}.

22. The Future Urban Land Supply Strategy 2017 (‘FULSS’), sets out the sequencing of future urban land for development within Auckland. There is no future urban land identified in or around Waiuku either in the Auckland Plan or AUP. Sequencing in the FULSS supports planning and funding for the infrastructure required to support growth. As the private plan change land is not identified in the Auckland Plan, AUP or FULSS as future urban land, there are no specific plans in place to address the timing and sequencing of any rezoning of the land for urban development or the provision of any associated infrastructure.

23. Within the Franklin Local Board Area in South Auckland, future urban growth has been identified in the greenfield areas of Drury-Opāheke and Pukekohe-Paerata, and small areas around Glenbrook, Clarks Beach and Patumahoe. These areas are identified within the FULSS as being development ready at various stages between now and 2032, with the exact sequence of urbanisation depending on contextual considerations and constraints. These areas are subject to structure plans prepared by the council in 2019 ^{^[6]} to determine how future urban growth will be provided for at a strategic level.

24. Land within the private plan change area contains highly productive soils. Central Government has proposed a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL). The discussion document informing the NPS-HPL^{^[7]} proposes national direction on urban expansions on to productive land and outlines specific considerations for private plan changes that relate to productive land. The NPS-HPL is expected to be gazetted and take effect later in 2022.

25. In December 2021 Central Government enacted the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act. As a Tier 1 Council, the Act requires the council to implement Medium Density Housing Standards (‘MDRS’) to enable up to three dwellings of up to three storeys per site in current and future residential zones by August 2022. The Act provides for private plan change requests made before the council notifies its own plan change to implement the MDRS provided it adopts all the zone provisions of a relevant residential zone^{^[8]}. The MDRS can then be incorporated for the new residential zone through the Council’s plan change^{^[9]}.

Plan change overview

26. Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited states the purpose of private plan change 73 seeks to rezone the land from Rural-Mixed Rural to Residential-Mixed Housing Urban (see Figure 2) and introduce a new precinct over the land. The Stormwater Management Area Flow 1 control would also apply to the land.

Figure 2: Proposed rezoning

27. A new precinct is proposed to enable and guide development to achieve the integrated development of 700 homes, while recognising the landscape and amenity values of the site. A precinct plan identifies key indicative road circulation and connections, indicative open space reserve, indicative greenway connection, vehicle access restriction boundary along Constable Road, rural buffer boundary, a frontage boundary to the existing recreation reserve, and a gateway area (see Figure 3).

28. Development is required to be in general accordance with the precinct plan. The precinct provisions include the following standards:

a) minimum net site area of 700m² for all proposed sites immediately adjoining a rural zone, as well as requiring a 3m wide planting strip along the rural boundary, and limiting buildings over 10m² within 6m of the rural boundary;

b) stormwater management to achieve quality treatment of all impervious surfaces;

c) a community garden of no less than 500m² required to be vested to the council or an appropriate not-for-profit legal entity;

d) fencing on or within 1.5m of the boundary of the existing recreation reserve to be no more than 25% solid and no more than 800mm in height;

e) no direct vehicular access to the southern end of Constable Road.

Figure 1: Proposed precinct plan

29. Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited included technical reports that evaluate the following effects:

· Archaeological Assessment

· Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis

· Urban Design Report

· Land Use Capability and Soil Assessment

· Land Productivity Assessment,

· Integrated Transport Assessment

· Landscape Assessment

· Ecology Assessment

· Infrastructure Reports

· Stormwater Management Plan

· Geotechnical Report

· Preliminary Site Investigation

30. The reports and other application details are available from council’s website at https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/unitary-plan/auckland-unitary-plan-modifications/Pages/details.aspx?UnitaryPlanId=126. Council’s planner, and other experts, will evaluate and report on:

· technical reports supplied by the applicant

· submissions

· views and preferences of the local board, if the local board passes a resolution.

Themes from submissions received

31. Key submission themes are listed below.

Infrastructure

32. Inadequate infrastructure services at Waiuku for the proposed development including water, stormwater and wastewater and concerns how water and wastewater infrastructure will be accommodated and funded.

Growth

33. Unanticipated growth undermining the development strategy set out in the Auckland Plan 2050 and the AUP and would not give effect to relevant statutory documents such as the NPS-UD and the AUP Regional Policy Statement. Concern about the scale of growth impacting on the character of Waiuku.

34. Support the private plan change providing for more affordable housing and therefore supports local employment and growth in Waiuku.

Transport

35. Concerned with effects on the local network, the design and function of the internal transport network, and connectivity with the surrounding local network and wider transport network including cumulative effects on transport infrastructure. This includes parking, access and the provision of a new pedestrian crossing for the adjoining Waiuku College. Lack of public transport and adequate provision of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.

Cultural

36. Concerns regarding the scale of development and impacts on environment and cultural aspects.

Soils and Reverse sensitivity

37. Loss of elite/prime land and soils and reverse sensitivity effects on surrounding rural activities.

38. A total of 59 Submissions were received on plan change 73:

Table 1: Submissions received on plan change 73

Submissions	Number of submissions
In support	30
In opposition	29
Neutral	0

39. Information on individual submissions, and the summary of all decisions requested by submitters, is available from council’s website: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/UnitaryPlanDocuments/pc-73-summary-of-decisions-requested.pdf.

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

40. Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan sets out Auckland’s climate goals:

· to adapt to the impacts of climate change by planning for the changes we will face (climate adaptation)

· to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 (climate mitigation).

41. The first of council’s climate goals is relevant because it relates to climate adaption. That goal aligns with the legal principlefor Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) decision-makers to have particular regard to the effects of climate change (section 7(i) RMA).

42. However, the RMA currently precludes the second goal: consideration of climate mitigation. Consequently any local board views on climate mitigation will be disregarded by the plan change decision-makers.

43. RMA amendments are expected at the end of this year (30 November 2022) which will enable climate mitigation to be considered. These effects cannot be considered now, unless the private plan change proposes rules about particular greenhouse gas discharges. No rules of that kind are proposed.

Implications for local board views

44. Table 2 provides guidance as to what the local board may wish to consider in forming any view.

Table 2 Relevance of climate change to RMA decision-making

In scope for RMA decision-making	Out of scope for RMA decision-making
Climate adaption issues such as: How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed? For example: · will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed? · is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion? · will Auckland be less or better prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation? · is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?	Climate mitigation issues such as: · release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere · increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners.

In scope for RMA decision-making

Out of scope for RMA decision-making

Climate adaption issues such as:

How should land be allocated to different activities when considering how climate change may affect our environment? How and where should physical resources be constructed?

For example:

· will sea-level rise cause inundation of land where development is proposed?

· is the land in an area susceptible to coastal instability or erosion?

· will Auckland be less or better prepared for flooding, stress on infrastructure, coastal and storm inundation?

· is ecosystem resilience improved through ecological restoration or reduced by the loss of indigenous habitats?

Climate mitigation issues such as:

· release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere

· increase in tail-pipe emissions from private car use, use of coal fired or natural gas burners.

Submitters’ views

45. One submission directly references climate change effects, and raises the following concerns:

· an assessment should be carried out detailing how the development enabled by the proposed plan change responds to the policy imperatives of the NPS-UD including detail on how the development would support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

46. Auckland Council, Watercare and Auckland Transport made submissions on the plan change request.

47. A submission from Auckland Council opposes the plan change for the following reasons:

· adverse transportation effects on the local area and the precinct plan does not include provisions to adequately address effects

· loss of elite/prime land/soils and the NPS-HPL and reverse sensitivity issues should be considered

· there is inadequate capacity within the water and wastewater networks at Waiuku

· the Precinct Plan does not adequately address infrastructure effects

· the plan change deviates from and undermines the development strategy set out in the Auckland Plan 2050 and the AUP and would not give effect to relevant statutory documents such as the NPS-UD.

48. Watercare generally support the plan change request, subject to the following concerns being resolved:

· amendments to ensure that the water and wastewater servicing requirements of the private plan change are adequately met and appropriately managed and funded by the developer including additional or new resource consents for wastewater discharges. The South-West Scheme did not anticipate urbanisation of rural zoned land and further assessment and information from the applicant is required. Watercare will work with the Applicants to confirm and agree servicing options for catchments that can be serviced.

49. Auckland Transport requests the plan change be declined and raises several concerns along with amendments if the plan change is accepted to ensure these matters are appropriately addressed. Key concerns raised by Auckland Transport include:

· further assessments including an assessment on the local and wider network effects and how any impacts of the private plan change effects will be mitigated.

· changes to the proposed precinct provisions to ensure that any adverse effects of the proposal on the transport network are adequately mitigated or avoided.

· concern at providing and co-ordinating transport responses to dispersed and/or unplanned growth across the region and related matters.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

50. The private plan change request is for 43, 45A, 92 and 130 Constable Road, Waiuku (known as O’Hara, Waiuku), within the Franklin Local Board area.

51. This plan change relates to the Franklin Local Board area only.

52. Factors the local board may wish to consider in formulating its view:

· interests and preferences of people in the local board area

· well-being of communities within the local board area

· local board documents, such as local board plan, local board agreement

· responsibilities and operation of the local board.

53. Gardon Trust, Matoaka Holdings, and Pokorua Limited stated that a presentation was given to the Franklin Local Board on 8 December 2020 outlining the proposal prior to lodgement. Feedback at that stage is informal; restrictions on delegations prevent that informal feedback from being the views of the local board.

54. This report is the mechanism for obtaining formal local board views. The decision-maker will consider local board views, if provided, when deciding on the private plan change.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

55. If the local board chooses to provide its views on the plan change it includes the opportunity to comment on matters that may be of interest or importance to Māori people, well-being of Māori communities or Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview). 11,247 residents in the local board area identify as Māori, in 2018 census results.

56. The applicant advised council that the opportunity for comment was provided to the representatives of the following iwi authorities with an interest in the area before the request was formally lodged with the council:

· Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

· Ngāti Maru

· Ngāti Tamaoho

· Ngāti Te Ata

· Ngāti Whanaunga

· Te Ahiwaru – Waiohua

· Te Ākitai Waiohua

· Waikato Tainui

57. The applicant advised that they would continue to engage with representatives from Ngāti Te Ata and Ngāti Tamaoho on an ongoing basis throughout the development of the plan change. Ngāti Te Ata provided a Cultural Values Assessment (CVA) in relation to the plan change area and the applicant advises that a number of recommendations have been included in the proposal.

58. Ngāti Te Ata have agreed to collaboratively work with the applicant through all the recommendations and issues raised in the CVA. Ngāti Te Ata advocate precinct provisions that place additional controls to provide for an integrated stormwater solution, protect ecological values, provision of open space and future road connections and to guide development.

59. Iwi authorities were provided direct notice of the plan change upon notification. Ngāti Te Ata have submitted requesting that the plan change be declined, on the basis that:

· the scale of development will impact te taiao (environment) and the heritage character of the town. Uncertainty around the provision of infrastructure to support growth.

· further discussions/workshops be undertaken with Ngāti Te Ata to fully understand how the matters raised in this submission and recommendations of our CVA report have been provided for.

60. The hearing report will include analysis of Part 2 of the RMA which requires that all persons exercising RMA functions shall take into account the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ngā ritenga ā-pūtea

Financial implications

61. Costs associated with processing the private plan change request will be recovered from the applicant. Impacts on infrastructure arising from the private plan change request, including any financing and funding issues will be addressed in the hearing report.

Ngā raru tūpono me ngā whakamaurutanga

Risks and mitigations

62. There is a risk that the local board will be unable to provide its views and preferences on the plan change, if it doesn’t pass a resolution. This report provides:

· the mechanism for the Franklin Local Board to express its views and preferences

· the opportunity for a local board member to speak at a hearing.

63. If the local board chooses not to pass a resolution at this business meeting, these opportunities are forgone.

64. The power to provide local board views regarding the content of a private plan change cannot be delegated to individual local board member(s) (Local Government Act 2002, Sch 7, cls 36D). This report enables the whole local board to decide whether to provide its views and, if so, to determine what matters those views should include.

Ngā koringa ā-muri

Next steps

65. The planner will include, and report on, any resolution of the local board in the hearing report. The local board member appointed to speak to the local board’s views will be informed of the hearing date and invited to the hearing for that purpose.

66. The planner will advise the local board of the decision on the private plan change request by memorandum.

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Ngā kaihaina

Signatories

Author

Katrina David - Senior Policy Planner

Authorisers

John Duguid - General Manager - Plans and Places

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

Franklin Local Board

26 July 2022

Local board feedback on the strategic direction of Auckland's Future Development Strategy

File No.: CP2022/09718

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1. To seek local board feedback on the strategic approach to the Future Development Strategy (FDS).

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2. The purpose of the FDS is to provide the basis for integrated, strategic and long-term planning. It should assist with the integration of land use and infrastructure planning and funding decisions and set out how Tāmaki Makaurau will:

· achieve outcomes across the four well-beings

· achieve a well-functioning urban environment

· provide sufficient development capacity to meet housing and business land demand over the short, medium, and long-term

· coordinate critical development infrastructure and additional infrastructure required and explain how this integrates planning decisions with infrastructure and funding decisions.

3. The updated FDS will replace the existing Development Strategy in the Auckland Plan 2050 and will incorporate the new requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS UD). New information on environmental and social changes such as responses to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic will also be included.

4. During the early development of the FDS, topics and issues will be researched at a regional scale. As the FDS work develops and becomes more detailed, local board specific material will be available and workshopped with local boards. This is planned for Quarter1 and Quarter 2 2023.

5. Over the first half of 2022 seven ‘big issues’ facing Auckland were discussed at series of Planning Committee workshops. These issues were: hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban development; climate change, emissions reduction and urban form; inundation and natural hazards; intensification – dispersed or focused; infrastructure; greenfields and future urban areas; and business and employment.

6. Local board feedback is sought on this direction, prior to seeking endorsement from the Planning Committee in August and/or September 2022. If endorsed, the staff will use the strategic direction as a basis for developing the draft FDS over the second half of 2022.

7. An updated FDS is needed in time to inform the Long-term Plan 2024-2034 (LTP). To provide strategic direction that will usefully feed into the LTP process the FDS will need to be completed by mid-2023.

Ngā tūtohunga

Recommendation/s

That the Franklin Local Board:

a) provide feedback on the strategic direction for the Future Development Strategy.

Horopaki

Context

What is the Future Development Strategy?

8. The purpose of the FDS is to provide the basis for integrated, strategic and long-term planning. It sets out how, where and when Tāmaki Makaurau is expected to grow over the next 30 years and outlines where and when investment in planning and infrastructure will be made. The updated FDS will replace the existing Development Strategy in the Auckland Plan 2050. It sets out how Tāmaki Makaurau will:

· achieve outcomes across the four well-beings

· achieve a well-functioning urban environment

· provide sufficient development capacity to meet housing and business land demand over the short, medium, and long-term

· coordinate critical development infrastructure and additional infrastructure required and explain how this integrates planning decisions with infrastructure and funding decisions.

9. The FDS will show how the direction and outcomes in the Auckland Plan 2050 will be achieved spatially and it will incorporate a clear statement of hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban development.

10. It will identify the existing and future location, timing and sequencing of growth and infrastructure provision. It will also identify constraints on development.

11. Sequencing of development areas within the existing urban areas and future urban areas will be assessed as part of this update.

Why is it being updated now?

12. There have been many changes since the Development Strategy was adopted as part of the Auckland Plan 2050, nearly four years ago, including central government initiatives under the Urban Growth Agenda and new national policy statements such as the NPS UD. In addition, council has led strategy and policy work focused on environmental and social challenges, including responses to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The growth model is also being reviewed and updated to support the spatial evidence for the FDS.

13. This changing context, but specifically the requirements of the NPS UD, means Tāmaki Makaurau’s long-term spatial plan requires updating. The update will consider the detailed NPS UD changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan, such as intensification around train and bus rapid transit stops, however the purpose is different as it has a long-term (30 year) strategic focus.

14. At its 30 November 2021 meeting, the Planning Committee approved the development of an update to the FDS and endorsed the high-level work programme (committee resolution PLA/2021/137).

Tātaritanga me ngā tohutohu

Analysis and advice

Strategic direction on the ‘big issues’

15. Over the first half of 2022 seven ‘big issues’ facing Auckland were discussed at series of Planning Committee workshops. The Future Development Strategy will need to address these issues (set out below).

16. Local board feedback is sought on this direction, prior to seeking endorsement from the Planning Committee in August and/or September 2022. If endorsed, the staff will use the strategic direction as a basis for developing the draft FDS over the second half of 2022.

Hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban development

17. The NPS UD directs that the FDS is informed by ‘Māori, and in particular tangata whenua, values and aspirations for urban development’. These values could provide a strong framework for taking a longer term, more sustainable approach to development in Auckland.

18. Strategic direction:

· hapū and iwi values and aspirations are a key aspect to the FDS and should be an overarching theme throughout, rather than a separate section or workstream

· a thorough engagement approach is critical to understanding directly from hapū and iwi what their values and aspirations for urban development are

· mataawaka and relevant Māori organisations should be included in the engagement.

Climate change, emissions reduction and urban form

19. An increased focus on climate change is a key aspect of updating the FDS. The council has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Auckland needs to prepare for the impacts of climate change and plan for a potential 3.5 degree temperature increase. Urban form plays a major role in our ability to reduce emissions, as well as our exposure to natural hazards (see below).

20. Strategic direction:

· climate change related outcomes are non-negotiable, and every decision needs to consider climate change implications

· achieving climate change related outcomes should be an overarching theme throughout the FDS.

Inundation and natural hazards

21. There are areas of Auckland that are, and with the impacts of climate change (discussed above), increasingly will be, exposed to natural hazards such as inundation, flooding and erosion.

22. Strategic direction:

· take a strong approach to development in hazardous areas and provide clear public messages about risks and liability.

Intensification – dispersed or focused

23. Recent government direction relating to intensification under the NPS UD (around centres and rapid transit stations) and the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) impact the council’s ability to influence where intensification could or should occur.

24. Intensification that is dispersed (what MDRS enables) is likely to result in low(er) levels of intensification across most of the urban area. This will impact on the ability to provide services over time, for example, public transport.

25. Focused intensification would direct growth to specific areas or locations, for example, around centres, areas with good public transport access or near areas of high employment.

26. A combination of these two approaches would allow intensification across much of Auckland but would also allow greater intensification in specific areas. This approach may undermine the level of intensification in places that are best suited, as growth would also be happening in many other places.

27. Strategic direction:

· work within the legal parameters, use the levers we still have available to focus intensification

· quality aspects are increasingly important with intensification, including the value of greenspace.

Infrastructure

28. Funding and financing all the infrastructure needed in Auckland is a significant challenge. The council cannot provide infrastructure everywhere at the same time and reconsideration is needed of where funding will be focused / provided, and who funds what aspects and to what extent.

29. Strategic direction:

· strong, clear signals are needed that the council will use infrastructure as a lever to support or not support development

· the timing and sequencing of development in strategic plans must be followed.

Greenfields and future urban areas

30. The current Development Strategy (and the Auckland Unitary Plan) provide for 15,000ha of greenfields / future urban land, sequenced for development over a 30-year period. In the first decade (2017-2027) 32% of that land was live-zoned and more future urban land is being considered for live-zoning through private plan changes.

31. Live-zoning is happening much faster and in a haphazard way, creating major infrastructure issues. Additionally, some of this future urban land will, in future, be exposed to greater flooding risk and other natural hazards.

32. Strategic direction:

· reconsider and possibly pull back some Future Urban zone areas, particularly:

o areas at risk of flooding and natural hazards

o other areas given the direction on emissions reduction

· the FDS should give strong signals regarding non-live zoned Future Urban zone land e.g., in terms of sequencing of development and infrastructure provision.

Business and employment

33. Business operations and future needs are changing, for example, the impacts of Covid and working from home, increases in online retail, the needs for large footprint businesses and the role that local centres may play in future.

34. Auckland Council’s data on business land, needs and trends needs updating and work is underway to address this.

35. Strategic direction:

· business land, operations and future needs is an important aspect of the FDS and further research is supported, particularly in relation to the demand for industrial space, robotic warehousing, the weightless economy and the impacts of covid

· access to business and employment is a critical issue, both in terms reducing the need to travel through proximity to residential areas, and accessibility by public transport and active modes

· the importance of access to and provision of quality employment opportunities for Māori and Māori businesses.

Work programme – timeframes, key milestones

36. The high-level milestones of the FDS are set out below. The FDS will be completed by mid-2023 to provide clear strategic direction to the 2024 LTP, as directed by the NPS UD.

37. Research, stakeholder engagement and development of the draft FDS will be on-going in 2022. Engagement with Tāmaki Makaurau Māori and key stakeholders is planned throughout 2022 and the first half of 2023. Public consultation is expected in the first half of 2023.

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38. It is noted that local body elections will take place in October 2022 and the timeframes acknowledge that there will be a break in Planning Committee and local board meetings at this time.

39. Local board chairs (or alternates) were invited to a series of Planning Committee workshops in the first half of 2022.

40. Indicative timeframes and the proposed format for local board involvement are set out in the table below.

Indicative timeframe	Proposed format
July 2022	Introductory briefing
July / August 2022	Reports to business meetings
August / September 2022	Planning Committee – endorse strategic direction
October 2022	Local body elections
Quarter 1 2023	Planning Committee – approval for public consultation
Quarter 2 2023	Workshops
Quarter 2 2023	Reports to business meetings
Quarter 3 2023	Planning Committee – adopt updated FDS

Tauākī whakaaweawe āhuarangi

Climate impact statement

41. There is an increasing national focus on climate change through legislation^{^[10]} and through initiatives such as declaration of climate emergencies^{^[11]} and the report of the Climate Change Commission (June 2021). The council adopted Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan in 2020. The plan provides a long-term approach to climate action, with a target to halve regional emissions by 2030 and transition to net zero emissions by 2050. The built environment is one of the priority areas within the plan and the associated action areas focus on reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

42. The government’s Emissions Reduction Plan (May 2022) and the council’s Transport Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) being developed are recent plans seeking to reduce emissions. The TERP will provide a pathway for achieving a modelled 64 per cent reduction in transport emissions by 2030 in Auckland. Staff are working to align land use aspects of the TERP and the FDS to 2030, while acknowledging that land use and planning decisions typically see climate impacts over the longer-term. This means that decisions need to be made now to realise the benefits as soon as possible.

43. Land use and planning decisions, particularly those around urban form, development and infrastructure, are fundamental to climate action. The impacts of different growth scenarios on climate change mitigation and adaptation are essential to the development of the FDS. These decisions influence and lock in our emissions trajectory and our ability to deal with the risks and impacts of a changing climate for decades to come.

44. For example, in relation to transport emissions, more expansive urban forms generally lead to longer travel distances. Longer trip lengths typically result in higher transport emissions and less propensity for mode shift. Strategic land use decisions consider climate change risks and impacts such as the effects of coastal inundation and sea level rise.

45. The approach taken in the FDS and the council’s approach to implementation has the potential for significant long-term implications. These aspects will be further researched and developed over the course of the project.

Ngā whakaaweawe me ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera

Council group impacts and views

46. The FDS provides Auckland-wide alignment on growth and development approaches and influences council strategies, programmes of work and investment decisions. Involvement, information and support from staff across the council group is a critical aspect needed to achieve alignment.

47. A range of relevant staff from across the organisation, including the Council-Controlled Organisations, are involved in the project’s topic areas or workstreams.

Ngā whakaaweawe ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe

Local impacts and local board views

48. The FDS is the long-term strategic spatial plan for Tāmaki Makaurau. The FDS provides information on how, when and where growth is anticipated. This is a topic which is of relevance to local boards as growth and development can have significant impacts at a local board level and informs local board plans.

49. This report seeks local board views on the strategic approach to the Future Development Strategy prior to agreement being sought from the Planning Committee.

50. As the FDS work develops and becomes more detailed, local board specific material will be available and will be workshopped with local boards. This is planned for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2023.

Tauākī whakaaweawe Māori

Māori impact statement

51. The purpose of the FDS is to provide the basis for integrated, strategic and long-term planning. It will reflect the direction and outcomes in the Auckland Plan 2050 spatially. The updated FDS will include a clear statement of hapū and iwi values and aspirations for urban development based on engagement with relevant hapū and iwi (as required by the NPS UD).

52. Council has committed to achieving Māori outcomes through Kia Ora Tāmaki Makaurau, influenced by the Māori Plan and Issues of Significance, and Auckland Plan 2050. These documents provide guidance in understanding the priority areas for Tāmaki Makaurau Māori and a number of these priority areas are relevant to the development and implementation of the FDS, for example:

· involve Māori early in the decision-making process

· Māori housing aspirations

· protection of existing natural resources

· allowing for kaitiakitanga

· benefits to Māori, for example, housing, economic opportunities, and improved access

· impacts of climate change, for example, on marae, whānau, and sites of significance

· opportunities to showcase Māori identity.

53. The priority areas already identified, along with feedback from previous engagement will be incorporated in the development of the FDS. This requires a review of past Māori engagement and provides a starting point for engaging with Māori, in a way that supports their capacity to genuinely participate in the development of the FDS.

54. Staff have developed a Māori engagement plan and are in the beginning phases of engaging with Māori across Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Financial implications

55. Costs for developing the FDS largely fall in FY23. This includes engagement and consultation aspects of the programme. Funding is provided in the 22/23 Annual Budget.

56. The FDS, once adopted, plays a significant role in future asset and service planning, especially assets and services related to growth. Decisions on this are subsequently made through Annual Plans, Long-term Plans, Regional Land Transport Plans etc.

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Risks and mitigations

57. The council faces significant risks (achieving desired development outcomes, financial and reputational) in the absence of a clear, cohesive and strategic approach responding to the FDS requirements of the NPS UD and LGACA. The development of an FDS seeks to address those risks.

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Next steps

58. Workshops are planned for the first half of 2023, when information specific to each local board will be available.

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Signatories

Author

Claire Gray - Principal Advisor Growth & Spatial Strategy

Authorisers

Jacques Victor - GM Auckland Plan Strategy and Research

Louise Mason - General Manager Local Board Services

Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	Franklin Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar July 2022	151

No.	Title	Page
a ⇩	7 June 2022 Franklin Local Board workshop record	155
b ⇩	14 June 2022 Franklin Local Board workshop record	157
c ⇩	21 June 2022 Franklin Local Board workshop record	159
d ⇩	28 June 2022 Franklin Local Board workshop record	161

[1] Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, Schedule 3, Clause 35(1).

[2] Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, Schedule 3, Clause 35(2).

[3] Objectives B2.2.1(1)-(5), Chapter B2 Urban Growth and Form of the Regional Policy Statement.

[4] Objective B2.6.1(1), Chapter B2 Urban Growth and form of the Regional Policy Statement.

[5] Development Strategy: Rural Areas https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/plans-projects-policies-reports-bylaws/our-plans-strategies/auckland-plan/development-strategy/Pages/rural-auckland.aspx.

[6] Drury-Opāheke Structure Plan 2019 and Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan 2019.

[7] https://environment.govt.nz/acts-and-regulations/national-policy-statements/proposed-nps-highly-productive-land/

[8] Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, Schedule 3, Clause 35(1).

[9] Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, Schedule 3, Clause 35(2).

[10] Legislation includes Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019.

[11] Auckland Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019 while central government announced a climate emergency declaration in December 2020.

Chairperson	Andrew Baker
Deputy Chairperson	Angela Fulljames
Members	Malcolm Bell
	Alan Cole
	Sharlene Druyven
	Amanda Kinzett
	Matthew Murphy
	Logan Soole

Author	Denise Gunn - Democracy Advisor
Authoriser	Carol McKenzie-Rex - Local Area Manager Franklin Manurewa Papakura