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EVIDENCE of NICK WILLIAMSON for Waiuku Collective (#5147) Brookdale Ltd (#3599) BKB Family Trust (#5093) Paul Sands (#2941) Waiuku Collective (#FS1448)

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EVIDENCE of NICK WILLIAMSON for Waiuku Collective (#5147) Brookdale Ltd (#3599) BKB Family Trust (#5093) Paul Sands (#2941) Waiuku Collective (#FS1448) BEFORE THE HEARINGS PANEL FOR AUCKLAND COUNCIL IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of submissions to the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan by Waiuku Collective (#5147) Brookdale Ltd (#3599) BKB Family Trust (#5093) Paul Sands (#2941) Waiuku Collective (#FS1448) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF NICK WILLIAMSON for Waiuku Collective (#5147) Brookdale Ltd (#3599) BKB Family Trust (#5093) Paul Sands (#2941) Waiuku Collective (#FS1448) FIRST STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE TOPIC 017: Southern RUB Dated 16 November 2015 Page | 1 INTRODUCTION AND EXPERIENCE 1. My name is Nicholas Eyre Williamson and I am a Planning Consultant at Melted Consulting, and a Geo- Designer at Spatial Fusion. I am an Associate Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute and a Former Member of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Land Planning and Development and a Postgraduate Diploma of Science in Surveying, both from the University of Otago. 2. I have been employed in resource management positions in both local government and private practice since 1994. My experience in these positions has included strategy development and District Plan formulation, policy advice, and the preparation and administration of resource consents from both public and private perspectives. From 1997 until 2009 I worked extensively throughout the South Auckland region. While working for Manukau City Council (2000 - 2003) I was responsible for developing the Rural Southern Sector Agreement, which was to give effect to the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy. In 2004 – 2005 I prepared the s32 Report for Rural Plan Change 14 to the Franklin District Plan, and subsequently reported on the topics of Transferable Development Rights and Village Growth during the hearing phase of that Plan Change. 3. From February 2009 until May 2014, I held the position of Team Leader District Plan & Policy at Whangarei District Council, where I was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the plan making process. During my tenure, I led the development of the Rural Development Strategy for Whangarei District which included extensive consultation with all stakeholders in the rural sector. 4. I appear on behalf of the submitters Waiuku Collective (#5147) Brookdale Ltd (#3599) BKB Family Trust (#5093) Paul Sands (#2941) and Waiuku Collective (#FS1448) and have prepared this evidence in accordance with the Environment Court Consolidated Practice Note and agree to comply with the Expert Witnesses Code of Conduct. I confirm that the evidence I present is within my area of expertise and I am not aware of any material facts which might alter or detract from the opinions I express in respect of the appropriateness of planning mechanisms proposed by the Council. STRUCTURE OF EVIDENCE 5. The submitters have made submissions in relation to the provision for growth in Waiuku and the area served by the town. The areas of land to which the submissions relate are appended as Attachment 1. The submissions relate to both this Topic (RUB South) and Topic 081, being the site specific zoning requests. The Council’s evidence is limited to only the RUB at this stage, so this evidence has been structured to respond to the higher level matters raised. My evidence is split into three sections: Page | 2 a) The Story of Waiuku and its surrounds b) The proposed RUB extensions west of Waiuku c) The proposed RUB in Glenbrook STATEMENT OF POSITION 6. The submission by Waiuku Collective (#5147) sought the following relief: a) Definition and location of a Waiuku RUB to include the additional sites identified in the submission b) Removal of the mixed rural zone and replacement with mixed housing residential zone c) Removal of the mixed rural zone and replacement with Future Urban 7. The submission by Brookdale Ltd (#3599) sought the following relief: a) Removal of the proposed Rural Production zone on the property and replacement with a combination of Heavy and Light Industry Zoning b) Identification of RUB around the proposed Business zoned land 8. The submission by BKB Family Trust (#5093) sought the following relief: a) Expansion of the Waiuku RUB to include the sites shown in the submission b) Removal of the Rural Coastal zone and replacement with residential zone c) A precinct plan can be applied to the site with indicative site layout shown 9. The submission by Paul Sands (#2941) sought the following relief: a) Extend the Waiuku Rural Urban Boundary to include Lot 1 DP 68455 as residential zoning 10. The submission by Waiuku Collective (#FS1448) sought the following relief: a) Submission Number 5716 by Auckland Council is opposed in part b) Submission Number 2215 by TV Short is supported 11. In addition to the above parties, I also act for submitters TV Short (#2215) and further submitters Tripp Andrews Surveyor's (#FS2880) and Whatihua Ltd (#FS2879) who all have an interest in the Waiuku area in relation to Topic 081. Page | 3 THE WAIUKU STORY 12. Waiuku is located at the south western corner of the Auckland Council territorial area. Whilst entirely within the Auckland Council area, it also borders the Waikato District Council. Waiuku is approximately 20km west of Pukekohe, 28 kilometres from the Drury Southern Motorway interchange (SH1) and 60km from Auckland’s CBD. 13. Waiuku is one of the three main centres in the former Franklin District, and the township is a valued service centre for both the local rural community and the Glenbrook Steel Mill. In around the year 2000, the former Franklin District prepared a report entitled “Project Waiuku” as the first step in providing Waiuku a tangible ‘Future Development Plan’. However, since the amalgamation of the Auckland councils, the project has received no further attention from the Council in relation to residential growth. While the Council’s Planning Evidence states that Plan Change 23 provides for more “urbanisation in Waiuku”, that relatively recent plan change only provided for additional business land. 14. While the Auckland Plan recognises Waiuku as a location for growth in major business areas (including Glenbrook), it does not recognise the need for the corresponding residential growth to create live and work opportunities. In fact, there has been no new land rezoned for residential development in Waiuku for well over 30 years, and there is now a severe shortage. It is critical that additional residential supply is made available in Waiuku now, to avoid generating additional commuter traffic from local workers having to travel from further afield. 15. The Franklin District Growth Strategy predicted significant population, household and job growth over the next 30 years. Waiuku’s population is expected to increase from 7,433 in 2004 to 13,131 in 2051. Its number of households was set to increase by 2,746 and the number of jobs is predicted to increase by 2,286 over the same period. 16. Figure 1 below illustrates the extent of population change that was experienced in the Franklin area, and shows how the population in the Census Area Unit for Waiuku has increased by nearly 500 people over the 12 year period from 2001 – 2013. 17. The population increases over the last decade, and the absence of any additional land supply for housing being made available over the same period, has meant there is now a severe shortage of land that can be built on. The Branch Manager of Barfoot & Thompson in Waiuku has provided us with their sales statistics for bare land, which shows that only 42 sections have been sold since 2012. This is significantly down on the hundreds of sections that were sold during the period between 1998 and 2004. The pace of residential development has been described as ‘at a standstill’ due to the tight boundary limits of Waiuku. Page | 4 Figure 1 - Population Change 18. The Auckland Plan also seeks to utilize the major industrial infrastructure capacity at Glenbrook, by providing for more Greenfield industrial land adjacent to the Glenbrook Steel Mill: Figure 2 - Greenfield Areas Identified for Investigation in the Auckland Plan Page | 5 19. To be able to service the industrial areas in the region, without unnecessarily increasing the number of commuters travelling into west Franklin from other parts of the region, further provision should be made within a close travelling distance. The new Special Housing Area at Kahawai Point, Glenbrook Beach has already factored in this spatial relationship. Further opportunities in Waiuku need to be made available as well, so that residential development can take place as the new industrial areas are developed. 20. We have included a letter of support from local Iwi with respect to the further residential and Industrial zoning for both Waiuku and adjacent to the Steel Mill in Glenbrook. Providing for further growth and employment opportunities in the Waiuku & Glenbrook area fits with the vision held by mana whenua for the area. Waiuku requires further residential development now, not in 5 or 10 years. The planning must be done now under the PAUP to enable sufficient time for any necessary infrastructure to be planned and provided for. SPECIFIC RESPONSES TO THE COUNCIL REPORTS 21. The Joint Statement of Evidence by Michael Luong, Cindy Yin & Patrick Clearwater (Planning – Rural & Coastal Settlements – South) dated 16 October 2015 states: Our evidence relates to the submissions and further submissions received by the Council on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP) Hearing Topic 017 RUB South (Topic 017) specifically for Page | 6 the following areas, all of which do not have a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) identified around them in the PAUP: Beachlands and Maraetai Patumahoe Waiuku Glenbrook Glenbrook Beach Karaka North Village Bombay 22. The report states that these settlements are identified in the Auckland Plan as rural & coastal towns and serviced villages.
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