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Resolution
number WTK/2022/152
MOVED by Member S Coney, seconded by Member L Potauaine:
That
the Waitākere Ranges Local
Board:
a)
whakarite / provide the following
feedback on Plan Changes 78 – 83 to the Unitary Plan:
b)
tautapa / delegate authority to the
Chairperson, Greg Presland, to represent the local board, and to appoint an
alternate should he not be available.
c)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the
following general comments:
i)
housing intensification on single
suburban sections with narrow, long shapes is leading to poor quality housing
development in our area. We are seeing barracks-like housing developments,
with no amenity, narrow street frontage, a lack of outdoor living space, and
loss of greenery
ii)
the intensification plan change
proposes denser housing in areas with no or low employment access, that lack
access to shops and services, and lack transport choice so people have no
alternative to relying on cars for transport
iii)
there is a lack of connectedness in
how the proposed plan changes supports the health, safety and wellbeing of
our residents with the future intensifying built form it envisages
iv)
there is a lack of outdoor living
space, green areas and amenity provided for on-site, and no requirement for
the provision of open space in area’s zoned for greater housing
density
v)
loss of trees and native vegetation
on private property across urban Auckland, together with the increase in
impervious surface is not contributing to the climate resilience sought in
the intensification plan change.
d)
seek the following decisions on
proposed Plan Change 78:
i)
a buffer zone along the Waitākere
Ranges Heritage Area boundary to ensure a low density transition into the
heritage area, rather than a hard edge
ii)
requirements for the provision of
public open space
iii)
greater protection of green spaces,
trees and significant ecological areas across urban Auckland as development
occurs
iv)
additional rules and standards for
Terraced Housing and Apartment Building and Mixed Housing Urban
v)
a structure plan or master-planning
approach for areas zoned as THAB around Rapid Transit Stops along the Western
Train Line to deliver on west Auckland’s aspirations for a quality
built environment, connectivity, and open space provision. It is a
concern that development in Glen Eden, Sunnyvale and Swanson is being left to
market forces on a site-by-site basis.
Qualifying matters: Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area
e)
tono / request a low-density buffer
zone be maintained on the urban side of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage
Area boundary as a qualifying matter to provide a transition into the WRHA.
f)
tautoko / support the Waitākere
Ranges Heritage Area being a qualifying matter.
g)
tautoko / support in part the
recommended approach of applying the new residential low-density zoning to
properties within the WRHA overlay on the urban side of the Rural Urban
Boundary.
h)
do not support the proposal in the
Plan Change 78 to allow medium density housing adjoining the boundary of the
WRHA as it will:
i)
create a hard edge
ii)
remove the transition from urban to
rural land
iii)
increase pressure on both the RUB and
the WRHA for incremental change.
i)
tūtohu / recommend the new
low-density zoning be applied to residential properties outside of the WRHA
along the full length of the WRHA boundary to ensure there is a transition
from urban Auckland to an area of national importance. This should be
considered as a qualifying matter in relation to the WRHA.
j)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the
impact on our edge areas like Swanson village.
Qualifying matters: Significant Ecological Areas
k)
tautoko / support Significant
Ecological Areas being a qualifying matter.
l)
tautoko / support the expansion of
SEAs to cover other remnants of urban areas in parts of forest not currently protected.
m)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that
the current practice of clear-felling development sites of mature trees and
vegetation is removing ecological corridors across urban Auckland. This is
counter to our Climate Plan and the Urban Ngahere Strategy.
Swanson
n)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the
submissions on the proposed changes to zoning in Swanson.
o)
tautoko / support support the
proposed low density residential zoning of 5-11 Christian Road, Swanson,
which is within the WRHA, and should be considered as a qualifying matter.
p)
do not support the proposed up-zoning
of Redwood Park Golf Course, Swanson from large lot residential to Terraced
Housing and Apartment Zone (up to six storeys). On the basis that:
i)
it provides for open space and
recreation and contributes to the semi-rural character of Swanson village on
the edge of urban Auckland
ii)
the draft Auckland Council golf strategy
notes that: ‘Private golf courses are capitalising on increasing land
values… by selling land’. The proposed zoning change will
contribute to that pressure, in what is arguably a suitable location for a
golf course. We recommend council engages with the golf club on the zoning.
q)
the character of Swanson village as
identified in the Swanson Heritage and Design Guidelines should be considered
as a qualifying matter, with an overlay to reduce density toward the Rural
Urban Boundary.
Walkable Catchments
r)
tautoko / support support 10-minute
walkable catchments around train stations along the Western Train Line Rapid
Transit Network, with the qualifications noted above for Swanson.
s)
tono / request that objectives,
policies and rules for developments in the THAB zone should be directed to
actively consider opportunities for walking and cycling connections where
they would enhance connections to train stations, centres and open space
zones.
Transport and Parking
t)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note our
concern around the extent to which the proposed Plan Changes 78 and 79, will
address the transition from a city built for cars, while enabling more
housing in areas with no transport alternatives.
u)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note that the removal of minimum parking
requirements negatively affects large parts of West Auckland with limited
access to public transport and where employment is difficult to access by
public transport, so Auckland Transport must consider in its transport
planning actions to address these concerns.
v)
tono / request Council act to mitigate the resulting transport
inequities and expand access to public transport.
Regional Policy Statement
w)
do not support the proposed plan
change 80 to the Regional Policy Statement as it needs to go further to
achieve the desired outcomes. It adds the concepts of well-functioning urban
environment, climate resilience and qualifying matters, though they are not
well-integrated and the objectives and policies are not adequately addressed
in rules and standards elsewhere in the suite of proposed plan changes.
x)
tono/request to speak to the proposed
changes to the two heritage listings in the Waitākere Ranges in plan
change 82.
y)
tuhi ā-taipitopito / note the
feedback previously provided by the local board (Attachment A).
CARRIED
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