Land banking in Wellington

Jessica MacDonald made this Official Information request to Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council did not have the information requested.

From: Jessica MacDonald

Dear Wellington City Council,

Please consider this a request under the Official Information Act.

I'd like to request a list of land banked properties in Wellington–both vacant lots as well as any unused or vacant buildings. If these records are available I'd like to also request the address, size of the property, RV, annual rates, name of the person/s or company listed on the title, any contact details, and the period it has been vacant for (if a building).

Yours faithfully,

Jessica MacDonald

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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council

Dear Jessica

Thank you for your email dated 16 September 2019 requesting information about land banking.

Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to respond as soon as possible, but no later than 14 October 2019.

The reference number for your request is IRO-9067.

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Kind regards

Jessica Hall
Assurance Services Coordinator  | Wellington City Council
| W Wellington.govt.nz | |

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Mr Rodgers left an annotation ()

I don't think there is any answer for this. An owner may not be developing a property for any number of reasons. How would you demonstrate that the owner is doing it for speculative reasons? I suspect you can't.

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Jessica MacDonald left an annotation ()

Hi Mr Rogers, thanks for that tip. I'll amend my to not be
specific to land banking and more general about vacant land.

Cheers!

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From: Jessica MacDonald

Dear Wellington City Council,

Just following up to clarify on my previous OIA request. I'd like the list of vacant land or properties, and relevant details, as per my previous request. I'm aware the council may not deem them to be 'land banked' and may not recognise that as an official status.

Yours faithfully,

Jessica MacDonald

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From: BUS: Assurance
Wellington City Council


Attachment IRO 9067 Land Banking Response.pdf
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Good Morning Jessica

Thank you for your email.

Please see attached response for your request for information.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Kind Regards

Asha Harry
Assurance Advisor | Complaints & Information Assurance | Wellington City Council
P +64 4 9171002 | E [email address] | W Wellington.govt.nz | |

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