Attachment 6: Appendix 1 Auckland Unitary Plan Assessment
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Attachment 6 - Plan Change: Patumahoe South Strategic Analysis - Appendix 1 of the Auckland Unitary Plan: Operative in Part Appendix 1 specifies the contend and detail of a structure planning process, to provide the foundation for plan change to rezone land and to guide its future development. The level of analysis is required to be appropriate to the type and scale of development in the context of the objectives and policies in the regional policy statement: B2 Urban growth. The appendix sets out the following: (1) An explanation of the structure planning in the context of the plan change process; (2) A summary of the matters that the structure plan must identify, investigate and address; and (3) A list of specialist documents typically required to support the structure plan as part of the plan change process. 1.3 External documents to be taken into account Document: Summary: Comments: (1) Auckland Plan including The Auckland Plan 2050 (June 2018) The Auckland Plan 2050 proposes a balanced strategic the directions of the The Homes and Places section of The Auckland Plan 2050 (June 2018), contains four strategic directions: approach to accommodating business and housing growth in Auckland Plan 1: Develop a quality compact urban form to accommodate Auckland’s growth the Region. Clear principles are established around adopting a 2: Accelerate the construction of homes that meet Aucklander’s changing needs and preferences “multi-modal” model adopting a “quality compact” approach to 3: Shift to a housing system that ensures secure and affordable homes for all accommodating growth. 4: Provide sufficient public places and spaces that are inclusive, accessible and contribute to urban living The Development Strategy focusses on higher order growth To achieve those strategic directions Auckland is moving towards a multi-nodal model that accommodates growth within urban priorities, and makes limited reference to the growth of smaller nodes included Pukekohe and Warkworth. The principle is for nodes to service their surrounding rural communities, be connected to towns and villages. It does however acknowledge that “some Urban Auckland through state highways/rail and support business and residential growth. growth is anticipated” in towns and villages, such as Patumahoe. The quality compact approach means that: • most development occurs in areas that are easily accessible by public transport, walking and cycling The growth of rural towns and villages should be consistent • most development is within reasonable walking distance of services and facilities including centres, community facilities, with the multi-modal strategic direction and principles of employment opportunities and open space quality compact development. • future development maximises efficient use of land • delivery of necessary infrastructure is coordinated to support growth in the right place at the right time. In respect of the plan change for Patumahoe, it is noted that: ➢ The plan change promotes the development of a quality The Plan record Auckland Council’s commitment to provide on-going development capacity for housing and business growth, in compact urban form for the settlement that is easily accordance with the NPS: Urban Development Capacity. To achieve that outcome the 30 year target for Auckland (to 2048) is accessible from the town centre, community and 408,300 dwellings to provide sufficient feasible development, and to overcome the 35,000 dwelling shortfall recorded in 2016 and a recreational facilities, school and sports facilities. In this year 11-30 shortfall of 82,000 dwelling (noted on page 207 of the plan). respect the plan change represents a logical ‘rounding out’ of the existing village’s urban form around the main street In respect of rural areas the – the Development Strategy (page 208 of the Plan) explains that growth is anticipated in smaller towns and community facilities, and land that is already and villages in addition to the rural nodes of Pukekohe and Warkworth, as follows: ‘sandwiched’ between the urban village area and the very modified rail corridor and timber mill immediately south As part of the quality compact approach, future urban areas have been identified to provide for urbanisation. of that. Residential growth in rural areas will be focused in the two rural nodes of Pukekohe and Warkworth. ➢ Provides enhanced linkages to existing reserve and open Some growth is anticipated in the smaller towns and villages. space areas and establishes a new open space network Residential development in rural zones will be limited. with multi-modal access (walk, cycle, motor vehicle). Provision for residential growth will be focused in the existing countryside living zone. ➢ Efficient use is proposed to be made of land within the Limiting residential growth in rural areas will maintain their values and support ongoing rural production. plan change area, while providing for a development (emphasis added) outcome that is consistent with the established character and amenity of Patumahoe (i.e. 600m² lots within 400m of 1 the Town Centre, 800m² lots generally, and 1500m² lots adjacent to the railway/rural zone interface). ➢ Utilises available capacity within existing network infrastructure (in particular wastewater) and proposes a new internal network, established as part of the staged subdivision of the subject land, that does not necessitate any public expenditure. ➢ By providing for a minimum of 200-250 additional dwellings, representing an increase of approx. 600-900 people to Patumahoe’s population, will provide economic benefits (derived from an enlarged customer base) to existing businesses within the township of an additional $1.7m of local economic impact per annum. The plan change would be based on complementing the existing zone and rate of growth in Patumahoe but to provide greater choice and amenity to purchasers. It would take 10-15 years to be built out. In that context, the scale of growth proposed in the plan change is not sufficient to materially change the scale or function of Patumahoe as a small rural village or disrupt the role of Pukekohe as the dominant centre in the south. ➢ The scale and extent of new housing options being zoned and to be developed in the next 10-15 years across Pukekohe, Paerata, Drury and Hingaia (several thousand) is so great that the dwellings enabled by the plan change would be extremely unlikely to ‘compete with’ them, or to commuters seeking to live in the urban area. They will instead appeal to people wanting a lifestyle and social connections based around the existing rural environment. ➢ Will provide approximately 2.5ha of light industrial land, creating employment opportunities for approx. 80 people (approx. 100 overall). The light industrial zone will complement and reinforce the higher-quality character sought within the local centre zone and main street, by providing for local jobs that are less-suited for a pedestrian focused main street location. ➢ Will reinforce Patumahoe’s role as a local service centre, and further enhance it as a settlement with its own distinct character located close to Pukekohe. ➢ Will increase the patronage public transport services to Patumahoe, which is located on bus route 396 (a service between Waiuku and Pukekohe train station), with onward travel via train to Britomart (and other destinations on the southern line). (2) National policy The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) is relevant to provision of land (and associated While the NPS does not directly apply to settlements (such as statements and national infrastructure) to ensure that Auckland Council enables development capacity for housing and business to meet the needs of their Patumahoe) of less than 10,000 people, its purpose, objectives environmental standards communities. and policies provide relevant context for the consideration of the plan change. The rezoning request, that would provide for The NPS is about recognising the national significance of: approximately 200 -250 homes would have negligible influence 2 a) urban environments and the need to enable such environments to develop and change; and Auckland Council’s ability to meet the development capacity b) providing sufficient development capacity to meet the needs of people and communities and future generations in urban required by the NPS-UDC (on a Regional basis), but would be environments. significant at a local level in terms of providing housing and business zoned land to meet the foreseeable future needs of In particular, the NPS requires Local Authorities to provide sufficient housing and business development capacity that is feasible, the local community. In this respect, it is emphasised that the zoned and serviced with development infrastructure. NPS is not solely focused on housing; the light industrial / As detailed the plan change the subject land at Patumahoe is feasible for development, able to be serviced without any public employment land proposed is directly relevant to it. network infrastructure expenditure and can be zoned via the plan change. The NPS-UDC relates to urban areas, which is defined in the NPS as an area of land containing, or intended to contain, a concentrated settlement of 10,000 people or more and any associated business land, irrespective of local authority or statistical boundaries. 3 (3) This Plan, in particular B2 Tāhuhu whakaruruhau ā-taone - Urban growth and form the regional policy Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in part 2 statement. B2.1. Issues Auckland’s growing population increases demand for housing, employment, business, infrastructure, social facilities and Patumahoe, as a small rural settlement, is subject to the same services. community needs and aspirations as all other settlements and urban Growth needs to be provided for in a way that does all of the following: areas within the Auckland Region. As a settlement it is subject to (1) enhances the quality of life for individuals and communities; demand for land to provide the housing, employment and business (2) supports integrated planning of land use, infrastructure and development; needs of the community.