Agenda
SUBJECT
Regional approach to intensification under the NPS UD
WHEN
Wednesday 24 February 2021 1:00-4:00pm
WHERE
Greater Wellington Regional Council, 100 Cuba Street – Rūma Ako, 2.11 t 1982
ATTENDEES
s 9(2)(a)
Item
Time
Lead
1.
Welcome and introductions
1:00
All
2.
Agree purpose – to determine where we
1:10
Fleur M
can get regional consistency around key
elements of Policy 3 of the NPS UD (and
actually agree some of it?)
3.
RLTP description of rapid transit
1:20
Amy H
4.
Overview of planned public transport
1:30
Tim / Emmet
5.
Break-out groups: What areas might we
2:00
All
be able to establish regional consistency?
What can we agree on now? What do we
under the Official In
think we’l be able to agree on with some
more work?
Afternoon tea (2:30pm)
6.
Report-back from groups
3:15
All
7.
Next steps
3:45
Fleur M
Released
Attachment: Policy 3 of the National Policy Statement for Urban Development
Policy 3: In relation to tier 1 urban environments, regional policy statements and district plans
enable:
a) in city centre zones, building heights and density of urban form to realise as much
development capacity as possible, to maximise benefits of intensification; and
b) in metropolitan centre zones, building heights and density of urban form to reflect demand
for housing and business use in those locations, and in al cases building heights of at least 6
storeys; and
c) building heights of least 6 storeys within at least a walkable catchment of the fol owing:
(i) existing and planned rapid transit stops
(i ) the edge of city centre zones
(i i) the edge of metropolitan centre zones; and
d) in al other locations in the tier 1 urban environment, building heights and density of urban
form commensurate with the greater of:
(i) the level of accessibility by existing or planned active or public transport to a range of
commercial activities and community services; or
(ii) relative demand for housing and business use in that location.
under the Official Information Act 1982
Released
