Kōmiti Whakarite Mahere / Planning Committee
CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES
Confidential minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held in the Reception Lounge,
Auckland Town Hall, 301-305 Queen Street, Auckland on Thursday, 6 May 2021 at 10.03am.
Planning Committee 06 May 2021
The confidential section of the meeting commenced at 2.56pm.
C1
Auckland Unitary Plan - Plan Change 26 - Clarifying the Relationship Between the
Special Character Areas Overlay and Underlying Zone Provisions - Appeals
Cr C Fletcher declared an interest in Item C1: Auckland Unitary Plan - Plan Change 26 -
Clarifying the Relationship Between the Special Character Areas Overlay and Underlying
Zone Provisions - Appeals and took no part in the debate or vote on the matter.
A presentation was provided. A copy has been placed on the official minutes and is
available as a confidential minutes attachment.
Mayor P Goff retired from the meeting at 3.11pm
Cr C Fletcher retired from the meeting 3.19pm
Note: changes were incorporated, amending clause b), with the agreement of the meeting.
Resolution number PLA/2021/44
MOVED by Cr C Darby, seconded by Cr T Mulholland:
That the Planning Committee:
a)
withdraw Plan Change 26 - Clarifying the Relationship Between the Special
Character Areas Overlay and Underlying Zone Provisions under clause 8D of
the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for the
following reasons:
i)
overall, the decision version of Plan Change 26 does not achieve better
outcomes than can be achieved without the plan change;
ii)
the resource consent process efficiencies gained by clarifying which
provisions have greater weight are outweighed by the outcomes that
could result if greater weight is always afforded to the Special Character
Areas overlay provisions;
iii)
the council’s resource consent practice was adjusted after the Budden
Environment Court declaration and the approach adopted is proving to be
not as onerous for both applicants and the council as first thought, when
the plan change was prepared and publicly notified;
iv)
the appeals are unlikely to be resolved without proceeding to a hearing.
Costs would be incurred in defending the decision on Plan Change 26,
which is an inefficient use of resources given the decision does not
achieve better outcomes; and
v)
Kāinga Ora’s appeal raises issues regarding the relevance of the National
Policy Statement on Urban Development to the geographical extent of the
Special Character Areas overlay. It is far more appropriate to deal with the
extent of the Special Character Areas overlay and underlying zones in a
comprehensive and integrated manner as part of implementing the
National Policy Statement on Urban Development than through the Plan
Change 26 appeal process.
Restatement
b)
agree that the agenda report remain confidential, and that the resolutions be
publicly restated within the next two weeks.
CARRIED
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Planning Committee 06 May 2021
Attachments
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6 May 2021, Planning Committee: Item C1 - Auckland Unitary Plan - Plan Change 26 -
Clarifying the Relationship Between the Special Character Areas Overlay and
Underlying Zone Provisions - Appeals, presentation
3.32pm
The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance
and attention to business and declared the meeting
closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD
AT A MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE
HELD ON
DATE:.........................................................................
CHAIRPERSON:.......................................................
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