21 September 2022
Official information request 8140010506
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Andrew Punnett
By email
: [FYI request #19763 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Residential Zoned Land
Thank you for your email dated 28 June 2022, in which you requested information about
Auckland Council's district plan which is being updated in response to the NPS-UD. Please
accept my apologies for the delay in getting back to you. The relevant council experts have
been extremely busy preparing the council’s response to the National Policy Statement on
Urban Development and have just managed to respond to your request. The specific details
of your request and our response are below.
With regard to the council's district plan which is being updated in response to the
NPS-UD, please could you provide me with the following information:
1. What percentage of the residential zoned land in the walkable catchment of the
CBD is subject to a qualifying matter; and
2. What percentage of the residential zoned land in the walkable catchment of the
CBD is subject to a qualifying matter proposed by Auckland Council; and
3. What percentage of residential zoned land across the whole of Auckland is
subject to a qualifying matter; and
4. What percentage of residential zoned land across the whole of Auckland is
subject to a qualifying matter proposed by Auckland Council.
The council has not undertaken the geospatial analysis you have requested. For this reason,
your request is refused under section 17 (e) of the LGOIMA as we do not hold the
information you have requested.
As you may be aware, the council notified its response to the NPS UD and amended
Resource Management Act (Proposed Plan Change 78 – Intensification) for submissions on
18 August 2022. Submissions close on 29 September 2022. Proposed Plan Change 78 can
be accessed her
e PC 78: Intensification (aucklandcouncil.govt.nz)
As required under section 32 of the Resource Management Act, the council has prepared a
number of reports in support of Proposed Plan Change 78. They key reports that are likely to
be of interest to you in terms of the impact of the council’s proposed qualifying matters on
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development capacity are: the overall evaluation report, the economic matters report, and
the report on special character areas.
Decisions relating to the information that is being released to you were made by
John Duguid,
General Manager - Plans and Places.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman if you believe we have not responded
appropriately to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140010506.
Ngā mihi
Amanda Pil ay
Privacy and Official Information Business Partner
Governance Services
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