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Submission to: Draft Unitary Plan
Draft Unitary Plan submission period closes on May 31, 2013.
Auckland Council
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Auckland 1142
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I wish to acknowledge those Auckland Councillors and the Deputy Mayor that supported the
amendment of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board Area Plan to exclude the recommended height limit.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to comment on the facts.
I have read the Local Boards commissioned Cranleigh Report (www.orewabeach.co.nz) which states
the break-even point for medium rise development in Orewa’s commercial area.
Orewa’s future economic viability can only be secured by accommodating growth, limit urban sprawl
and focus on the positive effects that arise from growth and development, explicitly from a social
perspective. It is vital that this council deals with the commercial realities of re-development to meet
future growth demands.
Orewa commercial centre should accommodate a significant share of business and residential
growth. I support mixed use (commercial and apartments) medium-rise (12 storey plus) and variable
height buildings. We must plan for future generations, concentrate density in an urban
environment, while providing a strategy to stimulate and strengthen the economic sustainability of
the Orewa commercial centre.
I support incentivising development by way of meeting design guidelines i.e. setting a minimum size
for apartments (no ghettos in the making), using quality materials and architectural features which
reflect the environment and developing quality street level public amenities.
Orewa’s green open space and beachfront must be protected at all costs. Residential areas opposite
the beachfront should be considered for more intensive apartment living opportunities, especially
within 10 minutes (approximately) walk of the Orewa CBD. The current density provisions and
maximum building heights in areas both north and south of the CBD are too low and wasteful of land
that is ideal in locational, topographical, transportation and functional terms for more intensive
apartment living in medium rise format.
The Hibiscus Coast generally, and Orewa Beach in particular, is an important satellite growth centre
in the Auckland region, with strong transport links to the Auckland CBD, and should be reflected as
such in Council’s key spatial and related plans. It is critical that Auckland’s spatial planning ensures
that significant residential and commercial growth can be accommodated in Orewa Beach with all of
its locational and physical advantages for intensification.