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The area plans recognise that each area of the city faces 5 Area plans different issues, requiring different planning solutions. They sit below the citywide spatial framework (which applies Introduction to the city as a whole) providing more specific detail of how each area should develop and grow. However, the In this chapter we will look in more depth at the 10 area relationship between the two tiers is symbiotic, with the plans that Auckland City Council has developed for the plans and outcomes for each tier informing and reinforcing Auckland isthmus, excluding the CBD. the other. The area plans form the second tier to Council’s future Area plans will enable people to identify (on a broad scale) planning framework. They describe in more detail the land the choices and opportunities that each area of the city has uses and types of activities and buildings that the council to offer with respect to residential and business activities. plans for each area of the city. The areas are: They provide a useful tool for people and businesses looking for land with a particular use in mind. However, it is • Avondale/Blockhouse Bay important to note that the plans are not intended to portray • Eastern Bays neighbourhoods that contain homogenous types of activities • Eden/Albert and environments. Rather, they describe the general future • Maungakiekie form and function of areas, and the building types that may, • Mt Roskill/Hillsborough over time, come to predominate in them. • Newmarket/Parnell • Otāhuhu Figure 37 shows the boundaries of the 10 areas of the • Remuera/Meadowbank Auckland isthmus. There is a separate plan for each area. • Tāmaki However, the boundaries of the areas are soft and the 10 • Western Bays. area plans should be treated as pieces of a jigsaw that work together to form a coherent whole. The area plans bring together the key elements that make up an area (including its natural and cultural heritage The third tier in the future planning framework is precinct, features, built form and transport routes) to form an centre and corridor planning. Precinct planning is more integrated picture of how the area should look and function detailed than area planning, and will inform preparation of a in the future. The plans summarise the challenges and district plan for Auckland. opportunities that the areas face, and set out the specific outcomes that the council hopes to achieve for each area over the life of its plan (to 2030). These outcomes feed into and will help achieve the council’s six high-level strategies for Auckland city (as discussed in chapter 3): • quality built environment • economic development • lifestyle choices • quality natural environment • strong and healthy communities • transport choices. 57 Figure 37: Areas of the Auckland isthmus 58 5.1 Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area plan summary Figure 38: Avondale/ Blockhouse Bay area outcomes 2030 (see 6.5 Appendix E for map legends) 59 This summary is a snapshot of how the Avondale/Blockhouse Recognising and supporting the differing functions of the Bay area is likely to develop over the next 21 years, including area’s business and retail centres will also be crucial if they the key outcomes the council (and others) will be working are to thrive. Some local and neighbourhood centres will towards. need to expand if people are to have shops and services within easy walking distance. The area at present Infrastructure (including stormwater, wastewater and Located in the west of the Auckland isthmus, the Avondale/ transport) must be provided to cater for growth. While Blockhouse Bay area includes the suburbs of Rosebank, major transport infrastructure projects scheduled for the Waterview, Avondale, New Windsor and Blockhouse Bay. near future (the relocation and upgrade of Avondale railway The communities in the area are some of Auckland city’s station, and the extension of State Highway 20) will improve most diverse, with many Pacific Island and Asian people access to the area, there is still a need for better public represented among its approximately 40,000 residents transport and pedestrian and cycling facilities, and improved (about 10 per cent of Auckland city’s population). connections between residential and business areas. The area has a mix of single houses on medium to large sites People will also need places to play and relax, and although and more recent infill housing. The Avondale/Blockhouse there are significant open spaces in Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area also has substantial areas of industrial and business Bay area, some (such as the coastal walkway) are under- activity, providing jobs for more than 10,700 people. developed or seen as unsafe, while others (such as the racecourse) are in private ownership. New Windsor, in The area is well known for its racecourse and its Sunday particular, is under-served in terms of parks and recreational markets. The Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area also boasts facilities. the most continuous cover of indigenous forest remaining in the city (on the cliffs at Blockhouse Bay) and several key Key outcomes cultural heritage sites of significance to Māori based around the Whau River and its estuary, Manukau Harbour and Te Table 4 lists some of the key outcomes that the council Auaunga-Oakley Creek. will seek to achieve for the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area between now and 2030. The outcomes have been grouped Challenges and opportunities under the citywide key moves that they help to achieve. Providing for both residential and business growth is a key Work on some of the outcomes is already underway, with issue for the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area. Preferably, the funding allocated in the council’s 2009 ten-year plan. Others bulk of growth in the area will occur around Avondale town remain aspirations at this stage, either because funding still centre (within walking distance to the railway station) with needs to be found or because the council needs to work new development being well-managed and high quality. It is with other organisations to make them a reality. Where the also important that better use is made of the area’s existing council cannot achieve an outcome, but needs to advocate business land, with further development envisaged on the to others to provide it, this has been indicated. Rosebank Peninsula, at the Lansford Crescent business area and within Avondale town centre. 60 Table 4: Key outcomes for the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area between now and 2030 Green the city and protect our heritage The natural heritage values (including geological features) of the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay Area are respectfully managed, which may include: • protecting and enhancing Whau Creek and Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek, with their drainage functions retained. The ecological values of the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area are protected and enhanced by: • providing green linkages along the Manukau and Waitematā Harbour coastlines; Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek and Whau Creek; from Whau Creek to Craigavon Park and Blockhouse Bay Recreation Reserve; through the Avondale Racecourse to the coast; and along the western railway and north-western motorway. The council will advocate to the New Zealand Transport Agency and ONTRACK for the latter two • managing Motu Manawa-Pollen and Traherne islands, and the forest on the Manukau Harbour’s coastline in a way that respects their ecological values. The cultural heritage values (including archaeological and Māori sites of signifi cance) of the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area are respectfully managed. Particular areas of focus may include: • Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek • Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve • Waterview Interchange • Te Whau Point. The heritage values of the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area are retained, including those associated with the residential heritage and traditional town centres in the area. Growth eras that may be particularly evident in the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area include: • Victorian/Edwardian growth • inter-war development • post-war development • recent growth Avondale consists predominantly of development from the Post-war era, with some minor areas from the Recent Growth era. Open spaces within the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area are safe, secure, accessible and welcoming: • there are low-rise apartments and terrace houses (two to four storeys) alongside sections of Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek and on the southern side of Avondale Racecourse, increasing surveillance over parts of those open spaces • the impact of development associated with State Highway 20 on Waterview Reserve is minimised • in the long term, open spaces in New Windsor are improved, including a new community open space at 72 to 80 Tiverton Road • Heron Park is more accessible • the area’s open spaces cater well for pedestrians and cyclists, in particular along the coastal esplanade, across Alan Wood Reserve (from Methuen Road to Hendon Road), at Riversdale, Eastdale, Chalmers and Wolverton Reserves, and at Olympic and Craigavon Parks. The Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area has improved pedestrian and cycling routes: • along the Manukau and Waitematā Harbour coastlines; from the Waitematā Harbour to the Manukau Harbour along the historic portage route; to and along Te Auaunga-Oakley Creek and Whau Creek; from the Whau Creek to the Blockhouse Bay Recreation Reserve; through Avondale Racecourse to the coast and Waitakere City; and from Heron Park to Eastdale Reserve • continuous access around the Manukau and Waitematā Harbour coastlines (as far as practicable), including tidal access in places. Infrastructure in the Avondale/Blockhouse Bay area is improved: • areawide stormwater and wastewater infrastructure upgrades to accommodate growth, improve water quality and reduce fl ood risks. The council will work with Metro Water Ltd and Watercare Services Ltd to achieve this • the council will advocate to Transpower for high-voltage electricity transmission lines throughout the area to be placed underground. Avondale Racecourse’s sports fi elds and Sunday markets are maintained, with better access provided to them for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.