17 August, 2015 | Featured Post, News
The Independent Hearings Panel hearing submissions on the council’s Unitary Plan last month released interim guidance on Special Character and Pre-1944 Building Demolition Control Overlay. The independent panel rejected a council proposal to protect all...
4 April, 2015 | Featured Post, Mike Lee, News
The way the council has gone about backing down on its agreed September 2013 Unitary Plan policy of making reclamations of the Waitemata Harbour ‘non complying’ is deeply worrying. The original policy was soundly-based, had strong political support and was in...
23 February, 2014 | Featured Post, News, Unitary Plan |
In 2009, the Government launched war on our urban forests by outlawing any general protections on trees on urban properties (under 4000m2) unless they are specifically scheduled for protection. When the Environment Court ruled to retain protections for trees in the...
30 September, 2013 | News, Unitary Plan |
The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan is now online, marking its official notification and the start of the formal submission phase, that will run until 28 February 2014. The plan includes changes based on feedback from 22,000 Aucklanders and the decisions made by...
5 September, 2013 | News, Unitary Plan
After a marathon 5 days of deliberations on the final draft Unitary Plan, Councillors yesterday agreed to recommend a revised version of the plan be notified for public consultation. The City Vision team of Cr Cathy Casey and Board Chairs, Shale Chambers and Peter...