Waitakere District Plan Changes

The Waitakere District Plan was made operative on 27 March 2003. Proposed and Operative Plan Changes to the District Plan are listed below.  If the Plan Change you are interested in is operative, please contact us to ensure you have the correct maps and text, where relevant, as some aspects of the Proposed Plan Change may have altered because of Councils decisions on submissions.

Proposed Plan Change 34

Re-identification of Part of Royal Reserve - 5 Beauchamp Drive, Massey

Explanation

The proposed Plan Change relates to the re-identification of part of Royal Reserve at 5 Beauchamp Drive, Massey. The Plan Change seeks to reidentify approximately 1.8 hectares of land in the southern part of Royal Reserve from Open Space Environment to Living Environment. It is proposed that the Council exchange this land for a more useable area of land which is equivalent in size, adjacent to the eastern boundary of Royal Reserve. The land to be acquired through the exchange will form part of an improved and upgraded Royal Reserve including improved sports field facilities, a new children's playground and public walkways. In addition a new through road will be created connecting Westgate Drive with Beauchamp Drive.

The Process

Plan Change 34 was publicly notified on Friday 18 September 2009.

Submissions closed.

Documents

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Proposed Plan Changes 30 and 31

Earthworks in the Transport Environment

Explanation

The Proposed Plan Changes relate to all land in the Transport Environment. They seek to amend the District Plan rules by changes to the Natural Area earthworks rules that apply in the Transport Environment. The effect of the proposed changes would be to reduce resource consent requirements for earthworks in the Transport Environment. Proposed Plan Change 30 applies outside of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area and Proposed Plan Change 31 applies within the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area.

The Process

Plan Changes 30 and 31 were publicly notified on Wednesday 18 March 2009.

Submissions closed on Friday 17 April 2009.

A summary of submissions was notified on Friday 1 May 2009.

Further submissions close on Friday 29 May 2009.

The decision notice was advertised on the 22 July 2009.

The plan change became operative on 23 July 2009.

District Plan Proposed Plan Change No 28 - Heritage

Explanation

• Brick Villa, 170B Hepburn Road, Glendene legally described as Lot 1 DP 89599 - Category II
• Donner House (category I) and studio (category II) at 50 Kohu Road, Titirangi legally described as Lot 46 DP19360
• Swanson Railway Station building (Category II) at 760 Swanson Road, legally described as : Lot 1 DP 188043

The Process

Plan Change 28 was publicly notified on Tuesday 16 June 2009.

Submissions closed on Monday 20 July 2009.

Further Submissions closed on 5pm Friday 28 August 2009

Documents and Submission Form

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District Plan Proposed Plan Change No 27 - Re-identification of the Human Environment of Eight Sites

The Waitakere City Council has resolved to advertise Proposed Plan Change 27 to the Waitakere City District Plan.

The Proposed Plan Change seeks to re-identify the Human Environment of eight sites in the District Plan maps, as listed in the table below:

There are no changes to the District Plan Objectives, Policies or Rules.

Copies of the Proposed Plan Change may be inspected at Waitakere Central, 6 Henderson Valley Road, Henderson and all Waitakere City Libraries. Waitakere City has libraries in Glen Eden, Henderson, Massey, New Lynn, Ranui, Te Atatu Peninsula and Titirangi.

The Process

Plan Change 27 publicly notified on Monday 23 June 2008.

Submissions closed Monday 21 July 2008.

The plan change became operative on 22 September 2009.

Documents and Submission Form

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	Plan Change 27 - Changes to the District Plan Human Environment Maps (Size 1928K)
	Section 32 (Size 2416K)

Proposed Plan Change 26

Living Environment Bulk And Location Rules

Explanation

The Proposed Plan Change seeks to amend the existing Living Environment Rules to provide a clearer interpretation and simplification of the Rules where possible and to provide enhanced amenity within residential areas, without substantially changing or challenging the Objectives of the Plan.

The Proposed Plan Change includes:

• Changes to the Living Environment Rules 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13;
• Consequential changes to the Earthworks Rules of all Natural Areas;
• Consequential changes to the Building Location Rules of the Foothills, Rural Villages, Coastal Villages, Bush Living and Waitakere Ranges Environments;
• Consequential changes to the Height in Relation to Boundary Rules of the Rural Villages, Coastal Villages, Bush Living and Open Space Environments;
• Changes to the Noise Rules of the Countryside, Foothills, Rural Villages, Coastal Villages, Bush Living, Waitakere Ranges, Open Space, Community and Working Environments;
• Changes to the City Wide General Noise Standards; and
• Changes to the Definitions.

There are no changes to the District Plan Objectives and Policies, nor to the District Plan Maps.

The Process

• Plan Change 26 publicly notified on Thursday 12 June 2008.
• Submissions closed on Thursday 10 July 2008.
• Further submissions notified on Saturday 26 July 2008.
• Further submissions closed on Friday 22 August 2008.
• A hearing was held on Tuesday 10 November 2009.

Documents and Submission Form

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	Plan Change 26 (Size 232K)
	Section 32 Report (Size 83K)
	Further Submission Summary (Size 51K)

Proposed Plan Change 25

Corban Estate Special Area

Explanation

The Proposed Plan Change seeks to provide an updated policy and rule framework to manage the development of the Corban Estate as an arts and culture centre within Waitakere City.

The Proposed Plan Change includes:

• Amendments to the existing Special Area Definition of the Corban Estate Special Area, to include educational facilities, residential activity (medium density housing and/or apartment dwellings) retail services, and car parking;
• Amendments to the existing Special Area Rule 5 to enable educational facilities, residential activity (medium density housing and/or apartment dwellings, retail services, and car parking;
• Consequential amendments to the other District Plan Rules that apply to development within the Special Area; and
• A correction of the title of the Special Area, replacing "Corbans Estate" with "Corban Estate".

There are no changes to the District Plan Objectives and Policies, nor to the District Plan Natural Area Rules that apply to the land within the Corban Estate Special Area, and no changes to the District Plan Maps.

The Process

Plan Change 25 publicly notified on Saturday 2 February 2008.

Submissions close at 5.00pm on Tuesday 4 March 2008.

Further submissions called for on Monday 30 March 2008

Further submissions closed on Wednesday 30 April 2008

Documents and Submission Form

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	Plan Change 25 (Size 70K)
	Section 32 Report (Size 2979K)
	Summary of Submissions (Size 22K)

Proposed Plan Change 24

Commercial Sex Activities

Explanation

The Proposed Plan Change seeks to provide a policy and rule framework to manage the environmental effects arising from the commercial sex activities in Waitakere City.

The Proposed Plan Change consists of:

• a new Policy about commercial sex activities (numbered 11.50);
• amendments to two existing Policies (numbered 11.11 and 11.18);
• an amendment to the Introduction to the Rules (relating to the notification of resource consent applications)
• two new City Wide Rules relating to the commercial sex activities;
• a new Prohibited Activity Rule;
• amendments to existing Non-residential Activities/Home Occupation Rules, including the introduction of new performance standards.
• six new Definitions of terms used in the District Plan; and
• amendments to two existing Definitions used in the District Plan.

As a result of the decriminalisation of prostitution, the Council™s approach has been to develop a Commercial Sex Strategy. This Strategy seeks to address issues relating to prostitution in the City. Proposed Plan Change 24 is one component of that Strategy. The Strategy is available here.

The Process

The Planning and Regulatory Committee heard submissions on 10 July 2007.  It's decision was issued on 13 July 2007.  Plan Change 24 was made operative on 12 October 2007.

Documents and Submission Form
 

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	Plan Change 24 (Size 159K)
	Section 32 (Size 245K)
	Summary of Submissions (Size 38K)
	Plan Change 24 revised v1 (Size 186K)
	Hearing Report (Size 78K)
	Council Decision Report (Size 111K)
	Plan Change 24 as revised by Council Decisions (Size 222K)

Proposed Plan Change 23

To list four heritage buildings and one tree

Explanation

The proposed Plan Change lists four heritage buildings across the City and one tree located on road reserve in the Heritage Appendix of the District Plan. The buildings and trees that are being listed are:

• The Knoll (William Levy™s house), 29 Lucinda Place, Glen Eden legally described as Lot 3 DP 87593.
• Villa, 6 Glenview Road, Glen Eden legally described as Allot 725 SO538298.
• Old fire station at 57 Ferry Parade, Herald Island legally described as Lot 215 DP 31409.
• Former Cranwell residence, 7 Crockett Lane, Henderson legally described as Lots 3 & 7 DP 45405.

The following tree is proposed to be listed:

• Italian cypress tree at 30 Ferry Parade, Herald Island on road berm, legally described as Lot 83 DP 31409.

The Process
 

	Original submissions closed on Friday 24 March 2006.
	Further submissions closed on Wednesday 14 June 2006.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on Monday 18 June 2007.
	The Plan change was made operative on 25 June 2007.

Documents

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	Summary of Submissions (Size 36K)
	The Knoll (William Levy's house), 29 Lucinda Place, Glen Eden (Size 1337K)
	Villa, 6 Glenview Rd, Glen Eden (Size 922K)
	Old fire station, 57 Ferry Parade, Herald Island (Size 303K)
	Former Cranwell residence, 7 Crockett Lane, Henderson (Size 980K)
	Italian Cypress tree, 30 Ferry Parade, Herald Island (Size 388K)
	Councils Decisions on Submissions (Size 78K)

Proposed Plan Change 22

Explanation

The City has a clear policy position on Whenuapai which it has been pursuing for a number of years. The Council has decided to initiate a District Plan Change to protect the air base's potential as an airport.

The District Plan includes a number of Special Areas, which provide an appropriate planning framework for unique resources. The Whenuapai Airbase represents a substantial and unique resource in a strategic location. Council considers it appropriate to incorporate a Policy and Rule framework into the District Plan to enable the future use of the Airbase as an airport. There is already an operative “Whenuapai Special Area” in the District Plan which relates to a timber processing facility on Airport Road. Therefore the Special Area for the airport is entitled the “Whenuapai Airport Special Area” to distinguish it from the “Whenuapai Special Area”.

On 20 December 2006 the Council publicly notified a proposed change to its District Plan " Plan Change 22 " to enable the Whenuapai airbase to be developed in the future as a commercial airport. The Council believes that, as a commercial airport, the airbase will generate significant economic growth and investment in the north west of the Auckland Region.

The proposed change to the District Plan would create a Whenuapai Airport Special Area, with policies and rules that mean the land can be developed only for an airport and associated businesses.

Submissions on the proposed Plan Change closed at 5 pm on Wednesday 7 March 2007.

The period for further submissions closed on 1 June 2007.

Summaries of the original submissions are currently available online at the Counci's website and at Waitakere City libraries and copies of the submissions in full are available to be viewed at Waitakere Central Civic Centre.

Copies of submissions will also be made available at the North Shore City Council office at 1 The Strand, Takapuna from Monday 14 May 2007.
 

Documents

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	Proposed Plan Change 22
	Consultation Summary Brochure
	Section 32 Report
	Report to Council - 29 November 2006 Plan Change 22 Publicly notified 20 December 2006
	Summary of decisions sought in original submissions Further submission period closed 1 June 2007

Plan Change 21

To enable a site specific subdivision in the Bush Living Environment

Explanation

The Plan Change adds a rule to the Bush Living Subdivision controls of the Waitakere City District Plan. This rule would enable a site specific 2 lot (plus driveway) subdivision at 35 Turanga Road, Henderson. The rule is proposed to address an unusual chain of circumstances, as outlined below.

In 1988 the applicant sought and obtained approval for a two lot subdivision consent from the Waitakere City Council. In 1996 the applicant lodged a revised consent (same 2 lot subdivision) that included a boundary adjustment to resolve a boundary anomaly with the adjacent Regional parkland. (The applicant had unknowingly erected buildings on Regional parkland). Approval was granted contingent on land exchange, i.e. if the parties exchanged equal portions of land this would be a satisfactory resolution.

Further investigation revealed that a change in legislation would be required for the Regional Council to be able to divest of land to resolve the boundary anomaly. A draft bill was proposed to enable this to occur. However the changes to the Local Government Act 2002, removed the bar for the Regional Council to be able to dispose of parkland for the purposes of resolving boundary anomalies, and in 2004 the Regional Council gave approval for the process to be undertaken in relation to the applicants land.

The applicant then sought to renew the earlier subdivision application, which had lapsed due to the years spent attempting to resolve matters as outlined above. However, as a result of a consent order to resolve an appeal to the then Proposed Waitakere District Plan, the size of the lots in the subdivision made it a prohibited activity, and subdivision was not possible, as resource consent application cannot be made for a prohibited activity. The inclusion of the rule in the District Plan would enable the subdivision to proceed.

The Process

	Proposed Plan Change 21 was publicly notified on 27 January 2006
	Submissions closed on 28 February 2006
	Further submissions closed on 3 May 2006
	Hearings were held on 7 November 2006
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 16 December 2006
	The Plan Change became operative on 26 March 2007

Documents

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	Proposed Plan Change 21
	Section 32 Report
	Summary of submissions
	Decision Notice

Plan Change 20

To amend the policy and rules relating to boundary adjustment subdivision.

Explanation

Plan Change 20 altered the rules and other plan provisions relating to boundary adjustment subdivision. The main effect of the Plan Change is that boundary adjustment subdivision now requires resource consent, whereas previously this was a permitted activity.

	Submissions closed on 31 March 2006
	Further submissions were sought from the public on 21 April 2006
	Further submissions closed on 22 May 2006
	Council hearings were on 11 July 2006
	Council™s decisions on submissions were notified on 25 July 2006
	The Plan Change became operative on the 26 September 2006

Plan Change 19

Re-identification of properties at 288 and 290 Lincoln Road, Henderson from Living to Community Environment

The Plan Change re-identified two properties at 288 and 290 Lincoln Road, Henderson (Corner Daytona Road & Lincoln Road) from Living Environment to Community Environment.

	Proposed Plan Change 19 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Friday 4 November 2005
	Submissions closed on 2 December 2005.
	Further submissions closed on 1 April 2005
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 4 May 2006
	The Plan Change became operative on 12 May 2006

Proposed Changes 13 - 18

Waitakere's Growth and Transport Integration Programme

The following Proposed Plan Changes are included in the Council's response to the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004.

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Waitakere News Special Insert - August 2007 (Size 986K)

Waitakere City News Special Edition No. 2 - April 2005 (Size 330K)

The Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004 (LG(A)AA 2004) seeks to integrate land use and transportation, especially in relation to intensification and key transportation initiatives.

The legislation also requires all councils in the Auckland region to alter their strategic planning documents to ensure that they are aligned with the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy. These changes must be undertaken in order to secure the additional Central Government funding of $1.6 billion towards major infrastructure projects for the region. The LG(A)AA 2004 stipulates that the changes required to the various planning documents must be publicly notified no later than 31 March 2005.

Council has initiated a 'Growth and Transportation Integration Programme' in response to the LG(A)AA 2004. The programme has a number of elements, and in particular signals the Council's intention to:

• Manage and direct urban growth and rural development in an integrated manner;
• Progress the intensification of the City around the major town centres and address concerns around urban design outcomes through a series of plan changes to the Waitakere City District Plan;
• Address specific issues of intensification, urban amenity and management of the redevelopment of the New Lynn Town Centre through a specific plan change to the Waitakere City District Plan;
• Seek an expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Limits (MUL) at Hobsonville Airbase, Hobsonville Village and Massey North to allow for, in particular, the development of additional employment land to meet the needs of the growing community not able to be met in the existing urban area;
• Ensure district plan objectives, policies and rules supports and better integrate intensified land use to support viable public transport and investment in transport infrastructure; and
• Introduce Plan Changes to the Waitakere City District Plan in relation to the Hobsonville Airbase, Hobsonville Village, Massey North and New Lynn, to ensure that high quality, integrated and compact development is undertaken in these growth areas in a manner that is consistent with the City's overall Growth Management Strategy.

Appeals Information

A list of all appellants is attached below.  Please contact us for copies of appeals to Plan Changes 13-18.  Please contact the Auckland Regional Council if you wish to obtain a list of appellants to that Council's Plan Changes 6 and 7.

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Appellants (Size 32K)

To assist the Environmental Court, the Council has prepared tables that group points of appeal into topics.  These tables seek to ensure that all appeals on each topic are addressed in a coherent manner.

A letter that has been sent to all appellants and parties to the appeals providing information about the grouped points of appeal.  Responses received from appellants have been corrected, and are now identified in the Version 2 and 3 Groupings provided below.

The Council has retained almost all points of appeal within the relevant Plan Change Group.  The exceptions to this occur where points of appeal directly relate to a different Plan Change.

The Council has also combined with the Auckland Regional Council and the other territorial local authorities in the Auckland Region to group similar appeals by the National Trading Company in New Zealand, Progressive Enterprises, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationary Limited and Westfield New Zealand Limited.   These points of appeal relate to the location of large format retail stores, and whether they are located in town centres, transport corridors, or in both.   These points of appeal form a group of their own.  Please also refer to the Auckland Regional Council website for further information on this.

Version Two of the grouped appeals apply to Plan Changes 16, 17 and 18.

Version 3 of the Grouped appeals apply to Plan Changes 13-15.

The Centres and Corridors Table is now version 3`.

A new Table entitled "MUL Issues" has also been established.

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Plan Change 13 Version 3 (Size 61K)

Plan Change 14 Version 3 (Size 165K)

Plan Change 15 Version 3 (Size 175K)

Plan Change 16 Version 2 (Size 208)

Plan Change 17 Version 2 (Size 212K)

Plan Change 18 Version 2 (Size 276K)

Centres and Corridors Version 3 (Size 126K)

MUL Issues Version 1 (Size 17K)

These topics will be considered by the Environment Court Judge at the forthcoming judicial conference, and directions about each Group will be issued by the Court.

Please also refer to the Auckland Regional Council website for further information relating to the appeals to Auckland Regional Policy Statement Proposed Plan Changes 6 and 7.

Hearings and Decisions Information

Submissions on Plan Changes 13 to 18 have been heard by a Joint Panel of Commissioners constituted under the LG(A)AA 2004.

After receiving the Joint Panel's recommendations, the Council released decisions on submissions on 31 July 2007.

The Council has adopted the Joint Panel's recommendations on submissions in their entirety.  Consequently the Joint Panel's recommendation reports have been adopted as the Council's decision reports.

Please ensure that you read the Key Issues Report prepared by the Joint Panel.

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Key Issues Report (Size 400K)
 

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Proposed Plan Change 13

Hobsonville Airbase

This Proposed Plan Change seeks to:

• Rezone land that is currently occupied by the Hobsonville Airbase from ‘Countryside Environment™ into four separate ‘Special Areas™ " the ‘Hobsonville Base Village Special Area™, ‘Hobsonville Marine Industry Special Area™, ‘Hobsonville Landing Special Area™ and ‘Hobsonville Future Urban Special Area™ - each with its own set of specific rules and supporting policies to manage development;
• Establish a number of ‘precincts™ within the Special Areas, to reflect the particular character, constraints and opportunities that exist in different parts of the Airbase;
• Introduce a ‘Hobsonville Airbase Concept Plan™ to guide development across all of the Special Areas, and identify features that should be retained and enhanced as development occurs;
• Establish a relatively prescriptive regime, with the introduction of specific rules for each precinct to control the location and mix of activities, the built form and design quality of development, and to set the required minimum density of development;
• Control the sequencing of development, so that significant development can initially occur only in the Hobsonville Marine Industry Special Area and the Hobsonville Base Village Special Area;
• Limit comprehensive development in the Hobsonville Landing Special Area and the Hobsonville Future Development Special Area until such time as a further Plan Change process has occurred; and
• Create new riparian margins natural areas.

	Proposed Plan Change 13 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005
	Hearings occurred in March 2007, at the Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland.

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	Hobsonville Policy (Size 61K)
	Hobsonville Base Village Rules (Size 104K)
	Hobsonville Marine Industry Rules (Size 60K)
	Hobsonville Landing Rules (Size 35K)
	Hobsonville Future Development (Size 16K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Features Map (Size 1310K)
	Proposed Changes to Map B10 Natural Areas (Size 168K)
	Proposed Changes to Maps B9 and B10 Human Environments (Size 528K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Urban Concept Plan (Size 206K)
	Proposed Changes to Map B10 - Riparian Margins(Size 208K)
	Fact Sheet 11 - Hobsonville Airbase Special Landing Area (Size 1226K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan. Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 12 - Hobsonville Airbase Village Special Area (Size 376K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 13 - Hobsonville Marine Industry Special Area (Size 330K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 14 - Hobsonville Airbase Future Development Special Area (Size 549K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Planners Report to the Panel (Size 434K)
	Planners Report to the Panel Appendices 1 and 2 (Size 315K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Urban Concept Plan - Annotated (Size 357K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Urban Concept Plan - Feature Annotated (Size 563K)
	Council Decision Report (Size 654K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 13 (Size 600K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Urban Concept Plan Annotated (Size 329K)
	Hobsonville Peninsula Urban Concept Plan - Feature Annotated (Size 3591K)

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Eryn Shields or Lorraine Maguire.

Proposed Plan Change 14

Hobsonville Centre

This Proposed Plan Change seeks to:

• Rezone land in the vicinity of the future Brigham Creek Road motorway interchange from ‘Countryside Environment™ and ‘Working Environment™ to Hobsonville Centre Special Area;
• Establish specific rules and supporting policies to enable land within the Special Area to be developed for industrial and retail activities;
• Introduce a ‘Hobsonville Centre Concept Plan™ to guide development , and identify features that should be retained and enhanced as development occurs; and
• Create new riparian margins natural areas.

	Proposed Plan Change 14 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005
	Hearings occurred in March 2007, at the Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland.

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	Hobsonville Village Centre Rules (Size 79K)
	Hobsonville Village Centre Urban Concept Plan (Size 233K)
	Proposed Changes to Map B9 Natural Areas (Size 75K)
	Proposed Changes to Map B7 Human Environments (Size 783K)
	Fact Sheet 5 - Hobsonville Village Centre (Size 369K) This fact sheet is for explanatory purposes only and does not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Planners Report to the Panel (Size 319K)
	Planners Report to the Panel Appendices 1, 2 and 3 (Size 248K)
	Hobsonville Village Urban Concept Plan (Size 380K)
	Hobsonville Street Typology Concept Plan (Size 327K)
	Frontage Control Diagram 1 (Size 66K)
	Frontage Control Diagram 2 (Size 88K)
	Road Design Control Diagram (Size 105K)
	Landscape Interface Control Diagram (Size 86K)
	Council Decision Report  (Size 529K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 14 (Size 330K)
	Hobsonville Village Urban Concept Plan Decision Version (Size 441K)
	Hobsonville Village Urban Concept Transport Plan Decision Version (Size 204K)
	Hobsonville Street Typology Concept Plan Decision Version (Size 329K)
	Frontage Control Diagram 25 - A Decision Version
	Landscape Interface Control Diagram 25 - B Decision Version
	Natural Areas Map B9 - Riparian Margins (Size 261K)

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Eryn Shields or Lorraine Maguire.

Proposed Plan Change 15

Massey North

This Plan Change seeks to:

• Rezone land at Massey North from ‘Countryside Environment™ and ‘Community Environment™ to ‘Massey North Town Centre Special Area™ and ‘Massey North Employment Special Area™, each with its own set of specific rules and supporting policies to manage development;
• Provide for the establishment of industrial activities within the Massey North Employment Special Area, and provide for a mix of commercial and residential activities within the Massey North Town Centre Special Area;
• Establish a number of ‘precincts™ within the Special Areas, to reflect the particular character, constraints and opportunities that exist in different parts of the land;
• Introduce a ‘Massey North Concept Plan™ to guide development across all of the Special Areas, and identify features that should be retained and enhanced as development occurs;
• Establish a relatively prescriptive regime, with the introduction of specific rules for each precinct to control the location and mix of activities, the built form and design quality of development, and to set the required minimum density of development;
  Introduce a rule which requires that any development undertaken in the Massey North Town Centre Special Area be subject to a Council approved Comprehensive Development Plan; and
• Create new riparian margins natural areas.

	Proposed Plan Change 15 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005
	Hearings occurred March 2007, at the Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland.

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	Massey North Town Centre Rules (Size 225K)
	Massey North Employment Rules (Size 109K)
	Proposed Changes to Maps A7, C7 & C8 Human Environments (Size 422K)
	Proposed Changes to Maps A7, C7 & C8 Natural Areas (Size 134K)
	Massey North Urban Concept Plan (Size 220K)
	Fact Sheet 6 - Massey North Westgate (Size 289K) This fact sheet is for explanatory purposes only and does not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel January 2007 (Size 1842K)
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel Appendix 1A January 2007 (414K)
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel Appendix 1B January 2007 (127K)
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel Appendix 2 January 2007 (57K)
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel Massey North Urban Concept Plan Sheet 1 January 2007 (4493K)
	PC 15 Planners Report to the Panel Massey North Urban Concept Plan Sheet 2 January 2007 (3193K)
	Council Decision Report (Size 529K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 15 - Appendix 1A (Size 475K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 15 - Appendix 1B (Size 219K)
	Massey North Urban Concept Plan (Size 448K)
	Massey North Urban Concept Plan - Conceptual Road Network (Size 282K)
	Natural Areas Map A7, C7 and C8 - Riparian Margins (Size 285K)

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Christopher Turbott or Lorraine Maquire.

Proposed Plan Change 16

Managing City Growth

This Proposed Plan Change seeks to:

• Introduce a new chapter in the Policy Section of the District Plan, to provide the strategic basis for the various Plan Changes proposed in this package, and to include new objectives and policies concerned with the management of growth;
• Set the platform to introduce future Plan Changes to implement the Waitakere City Growth Management Strategy, which proposes that 77% of the City™s growth will be accommodated within the existing urban area, 17% in the NorSGA corridor, and 6% in the rural area;
• Outline the key growth issues facing the City, noting in particular that population is expanding faster than estimated rates, that there is limited land area to provide for growth, that there is a potential shortage of employment land, that the City has achieved only sporadic success at urban intensification in town centres, and that there is increasing pressure on the Waitakere Ranges and Foothills;
• Introduce a new objective, being “to manage growth in such a way that will ensure the city develops and redevelops to achieve a compact urban form - well integrated, with high amenity values and providing appropriately for additional population, employment, community and business services, by managing the location, density, scale, form, character, timing and sequencing of urban and rural growth”;
• Establish eleven new policies focusing on the integrated management of urban and rural growth, transport and associated design issues; and
• Create two new Policy Maps and a schedule outlining location and staging of future urban growth in the city (as per the Waitakere City Growth Management Strategy).

	Proposed Plan Change 16 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	Managing City Growth (Size 537K)
	Fact Sheet 15 - Urban Growth (Size 471K) This fact sheet is for explanatory purposes only and does not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Council Decision Report (Size 506K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 16 (Size 2465K)

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Eryn Shields or Lorraine Maguire.

Proposed Plan Change 17

New Lynn

This Proposed Plan Change seeks to:

• Introduce specific rules and supporting policies intended to facilitate and encourage the intensification of development in and around the New Lynn town centre;
• Establish new Living 5 and Living 6 Environments to provide for intensive residential development in selected locations around the New Lynn town centre;
• Rezone land from Working Environment and Community (Periphery) Environment to Community Environment, to provide for an expanded retail and mixed use core town centre;
• Introduce a ‘New Lynn Concept Plan™ to guide development in and around the New Lynn town centre, and identify features that should be retained and enhanced as development occurs; and
• Create a ‘Monier Brick Making Special Area™ to protect the established brick making industry from reverse sensitivity issues and provide for its continued operation.

The proposed changes are intended to give a clearer framework within which the further development and redevelopment of New Lynn as a mixed use town centre can occur.

To accommodate the further growth of the retail and commercial area of the centre an expanded Community Environment is proposed. The current distinction in the District Plan relating to the Community and Community (Periphery) is removed, and the new combined Community Environment is extended to apply to land in the Clark Street area. Changes to the Community Environment rules include:

• A new street frontages rule is introduced to manage the public / private interface of development. Streets in the Community Environment are classified as to the type of building form (set back, height, location of parking) required to ensure that the Centre develops as a high quality, community node.
• Car parking rules in the Community Environment are altered to provide flexibility for residential development, and the redevelopment of small sites. Car parking requirements for other development are reduced in recognition of the current stock of parking in the centre, as well as the availability of other travel modes.

Development over 20m in height requires assessment of visual and wind effects.

A Concept Plan is introduced. This Concept Plan shows proposed new street connections, as well as highlighting a number of features that need to be taken into account in development proposals.

Residential development is made a non-complying activity in the Working Environment in New Lynn.

	Proposed Plan Change 17 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005
	Hearings were scheduled for 13, 19 and 20 April 2007, which will be held at the Auckland Regional Council, 21 Pitt Street, CBD.

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	New Lynn (Size 299K)
	New Lynn Urban Concept Plan (Size 736K)
	Proposed Changes to F10 and F11 Human Environments - Proposed Street Classification (Size 202K)
	Proposed Changes to F10 and F11 Human Environments (Size 1203K)
	Fact Sheet 1 - New Lynn  New Human Environments (Size 561K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 2 - New Lynn On-Site Car Parking (Size 292K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 3 - New Lynn Town Centre (Size 364K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 7 - New Lynn - Street Frontage Rule (Size 1119K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Council Decision Report (Size 2465K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 17 (Size 703K)
	New Lynn Urban Concept Plan (Size 1662K)
	New Lynn Urban Concept Plan and Street Classification (Size 348K)
	New Lynn Urban Concept Plan and Street Classification - Buffer Area (Size 661K)

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Eryn Shields or Lorraine Maguire.

Proposed Plan Change 18

City-Wide Urban Design Rule

This Proposed Plan Change seeks to:

• Introduce a suite of City-wide rules and supporting policies intended to ensure that intensification occurs only after careful consideration of amenity and urban design issues; and
• Create specific rules addressing apartment design, site analysis, building design in relation to street frontages, noise mitigation in mixed use development, and building design for mixed use development.

	Proposed Plan Change 18 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 31 March 2005
	Submissions closed on 31 May 2005
	Further submissions closed on 16 December 2005

Please contact the Auckland Regional Council for information on submissions, further submissions or hearings.

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	City Wide Rule 1 - Apartment Design (Size 44K)
	City Wide Rule 1 - Apartment Design Appendix (Size 60K)
	City Wide Rule 2 - Site Analysis (Size 34K)
	City Wide Rule 3 - Street Frontage (Size 84K)
	City Wide Noise Rule 1.10 (Size 63K)
	Council Decision Report Document A  (Size 398K) Document B (Size 483K)
	Decision Version of Plan Change 18 (Size 505K)
	Fact Sheet 4 - City Wide Analysis Rule (Size 276K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet Sheet 8 - City Wide Apartment Rule (Size 788K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	Fact Sheet 9 - City Wide Frontages Rule (Size 276K) These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.
	These fact sheets are for explanatory purposes only and do not form part of the District Plan.  Please refer to the relevant District Plan Change for the full details.

Hard copies of these reports can be obtained by contacting Eryn Shields or Lorraine Maguire.

Plan Change 12

Open Space Environment Provisions

Plan Change 12 relates to all land identified as Open Space Environment that is located in Waitakere City. The parks and reserves in the City are publicly owned land identified as Open Space Environment in the District Plan. The Plan Change amends the provisions relating to the rules of the Open Space Environment and the Natural Areas to better facilitate development and general maintenance within parks and reserves.

The Plan Change introduced new definitions for activities and development that are typically established on parks and reserves. The rules in the Open Space Environment control and manage the effects of these park activities and development on the land and neighbourhood adjoining parks and reserves. The rules for the Natural Areas will continue to be used to manage any effects on the natural environment from the activities and development that is proposed in parks and reserves.

Reserve Management Plans will be used as one of the references for assessing all proposals which require resource consent under both the rules of the Open Space Environment and the Natural Areas.

The Plan Change includes new policies which address the purpose of public open space, and the requirement for public open space to balance the needs of the city™s residents for recreational opportunities with protection of the natural environment.

There is a consequential change to a Transport Environment rule relating to signs outside a park or reserve.

There are some consequential changes to the procedural guideline for the rules requiring the landowners written approval for developments on parks and amending leases, if applicable; and changes in the ‘Introduction to the Rules Section™ that relate to written consents and notification, for resource consents in the Open Space Environment.

	Proposed Plan Change 12 was publicly notified in the New Zealand Herald on Wednesday 1 December 2004
	Submissions closed is 5 pm on Friday 21 January 2005
	Further submissions were sought on Friday 18 February 2005
	Further submission closed on Friday 1 April 2005
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 14 February 2006
	The Plan Change became operative on 13 March 2007

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	Summary of Submissions (Size 195K) Summary of decisions sought
	Open Space Environment Provisions (Size 261K) This includes changes to the definitions, rules, assessments criteria and policies.
	Section 32 Analysis (Size 183K) This report sets out the details and analysis of the proposed plan change.
	Approved Plan Change 12 (Size 711K) Councils Decisions

Plan Change 11

Re-identification of the Human Environment of Nine Privately Owned Sites currently identified as Open Space Environment

Plan Change 11 changed the Human Environment identification for nine properties mistakenly identified as Open Space Environment. All sites are privately owned and relate to the following addresses:

• 8 Aio Wira Road, Bethells
• 34 Don Buck Road, Massey
• 326 Royal Road, Massey, and
• 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 Standage Lane, Kelston

	Submissions closed at 5pm on Friday 23 July 2004.
	No submissions were received therefore no further submissions were called for.
	The Decisions Notice was advertised on 7 September 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on the 27 September 2004.

Plan Change 10

Re-identification of Ambrico Reserve to Open Space Environment

Plan Change 10 relates re-identified Ambrico Reserve, located at 5 Ambrico Place, New Lynn, from Working Environment to Open Space Environment.

	Submissions closed at 5pm on Friday 19 December 2003.
	No submissions were received therefore no further submissions were called for.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 9 March 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on the 2 April 2004.

Plan Change 9

Re-identify 335 West Coast Road, Glen Eden from Open Space Environment to Working Environment

The Plan Change re-identified 335 West Coast Road, (legally described as Lot 1 DP 20028 and Lot 1 DP 199170), from Open Space Environment to Working Environment and from Restoration Natural Area to General Natural Area.

	Submissions closed at 5pm on Monday 1 December.
	No submissions were received therefore no further submissions were called for.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 17 February 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on the 2 March 2004.

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	Updated Map F9 - Human Environments (Size 256K)
	Updated Map F9 - Natural Environments (Size 196K)

Plan Change 8

Identify new roads and reserves as transport environment or open space environment

Plan Change 8 changed the definitions section and the introduced a new Citywide rule to automatically re-identify land that has been vested in Council (as a result of subdivision) as either road or reserve. This land will be automatically identified as either Transport Environment or Open Space Environment, depending on the purpose for which it is vested with Council.

	Submissions closed at 5pm on Monday 1 December 2003.
	Further submissions closed on 21 January 2004.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 7 May 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on Monday 14 June 2004.

Plan Change 7

Change to the District Plan text

Plan Change 7 amended the notification provisions of the District Plan to make the Council's District Plan consistent with the amendments to Part 6 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

	Submissions closed on Monday 15 September 2003.
	Further submissions were sought from the public on Saturday 18 October 2003.
	Further submissions closed on 24 November 2003.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on Monday 21 June 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on 20 August 2004.

Plan Change 6

Re-identification of Burbery Reserve from Transport Environment to Open Space Environment in Titirangi

Plan Change 6 was made because legal road located on the corner of Pleasant Road and Atkinson Road had been stopped through provisions under the Local Government Act 1974 and later gazetted as reserve in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977.

	Submissions closed on Monday 18 August 2003.
	No submissions were received therefore no further submissions were called for.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 20 October 2003.
	The Plan Change became operative on the 2 December 2003.

Updated Map G10 - Human Environments

Plan Change 5

Re-identification of Transport Environment to Open Space Environment in Piha

Plan Change 5 was introduced as a result of several pieces of legal road being stopped through provisions under the Local Government Act 1974 and later gazetted as reserve in accordance with the Reserves Act 1977. The Plan Change altered the Human Environment Identification from Transport Environment to Open Space Environment.

	Submissions closed on Monday 18 August 2003.
	No submissions were received therefore no further submissions can be called for.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 20 October 2003.
	The Plan Change became operative on 2 December 2003.

Updated Map FO & HO -  Piha/Parklands Human Environments

Proposed Plan Change 4

Birdwood Urban Concept Plan

The Birdwood Urban Concept Plan area is located in Massey and is bounded by Don Buck Road in the east and the Birdwood Structure Plan area to the west, and falls within the Auckland Metropolitan Urban Limits. 

The Concept Plan provides for an appropriate level and nature of development in view of identified environmental constraints. Key features of the concept plan include:

• provision for standard (minimum 450m²) and larger lot (minimum average 2000m², minimum 1250m²) residential areas;
• an indicative Road Layout; and
• identification of Streamside Enhancement Areas.

	Original submissions closed on Friday 22 August 2003.
	Further submissions closed on Wednesday 8 October 2003.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 10 February 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on 8 September 2008

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Maps

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	Information Sheet (Size 136K) This leaflet summarises the proposed plan change.
	Background Report and Section 32 Analysis (Size 94K) This report sets out the details and analysis of the proposed plan change.
	Proposed Text Changes (Size 76K) This document details the proposed amendments to the District Plan text.

Plan Change 3

Deletion of Provisions relating to Special Soils and High Fertility Soils in the District Plan

The Plan Change removed all references to special or high fertility soils in the District Plan.

	Submissions closed on Monday 11 August 2003.
	Decision Notice was advertised on Monday 21 June 2004.
	The Plan Change became operative on 20 August 2004.

Proposed Plan Change 2

Plan Change 2 relates to the Harbourview Park land east of Te Atatu Road, and north of the North Western Motorway interchange at Te Atatu. It amends the District Plan Maps to: · Re-identify land currently identified as Living Environment and Harbourview South Special Area to Open Space Environment; and· Re-Identify land currently identified as Harbourview South Special Area to Marae Special Area.

	Original submissions closed on Monday 7 July 2003.
	Further submissions closed on Monday 1 September 2003.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 23 December 2003.
	The Plan Change became operative on 23 July 2007.

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Plan Change 1

Re-identification of land at 1 and 1A Glendale Road, Glen Eden from Open Space Environment to Community Environment

The Plan Change (which became operative on 30 October 2003) relates to the land on the corner of Glendale and West Coast Roads. The Glen Eden Post Office was originally located on the land. Following the relocation of the Post Office, the building was demolished and the land was used as passive open space.

Rezoning of the land from Open Space Environment to the Community Environment provided for commercial or community development.

The General Natural Area zoning classification remained unchanged.

	The Proposed Plan Change was notified 9 April 2003.
	The Decision Notice was advertised on 18 September 2003.
	The Plan Change became operative on 30 October 2003.

Other information relating to the Waitakere District Plan

District Plan Information sheets

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