Socio-cultural assessment Print

Socio-cultural assessments are most relevant when considering 'infill' or 'adaptive re-use' development scenarios, or when adjacent to existing communities. 

However, in all circumstances there will be social infrastructure to integrate into designs and wider stakeholder groups to consider. 

Some of the common social and cultural constraints and opportunities associated with development projects are illustrated in Figure 12 and listed in Table 2. Consultation is a key step to inform communities and develop a working relationship with them. Communities can often impart key anecdotal information about a site. Active engagement with communities can also facilitate regulatory approvals and reduce potential issues during construction phases. As a minimum, early engagement should be undertaken with neighbours, iwi and community groups, ideally using public engagement specialists, and potentially following the preparation of a consultation plan.


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EXISTING BUILT FORM

ATTRIBUTE

INFORMATION SOURCE

CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Cadastral

PAUP (AC website)

Reference structure plans (AC GIS viewer)

Pre-application meetings with planning officers (contact Auckland Council)

Potential for flexible provisions around development controls, including yards, height to boundary, lot sizes, access and noise

Existing density

PAUP (AC website)

Discussions with planning officers for regional strategy and urban design (contact Auckland Council)

Ov erall density provisions – noting that in a brownfield area subject to intensification this may be a minimum number of lots/units rather than a maximum number

Land tenure

PAUP (AC website)

Survey software (Online survey software)

Affected parties and potential community and open space linkages

ROAD NETWORK AND TRANSPORT ROUTES

Transport

PAUP (AC website)

Regional Land Transport Programme (AT website)

Passenger Transport Network Plan (AT website)

Major Transport Project Programme (NZTA website)

LTP transport directives (AC website)

Potential flexibility for street hierarchy and road design

Public transport provisions

Intensification around transport hubs and interchanges

Walking/cycling linkages

OPEN SPACE LAYOUT

Useable open space

PAUP (AC website)

Parks and Open Space Strategic Action Plan (AC website)

Reserve Management Plans (AC Website)

GIS database (AC GIS viewer)

Open space planning

Connection with existing open space

Priority recreation facilities

Community facilities

PAUP (AC website)

Council website (AC website)

GIS database (AC GIS viewer)

Connectivity to community facilities

Identifying and engaging with representative stakeholders

ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Heritage sites and cultural landscapes

PAUP (AC website)

GIS databases (AC GIS viewer)

New Zealand Historic Places Trust (pre-1900) (Heritage website)

Local authority iwi liaison and engagement with tangata whenua (AC website)

Site survey (may be required for concept design; contact an archaeologist)

Protected heritage buildings and site features

Potential acknowledgement of heritage elements and cultural values where appropriate

Potential landscape connections

LANDSCAPE VALUES

 

ATTRIBUTE

INFORMATION SOURCE

CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

 

Landscape and natural character values

Regional Policy Statements (AC website)

Regional Landscape Assessments (AC website)

Parks and Open Space Strategic Action Plan (AC website)

Natural character values and sensitivities

Potential landscape and visual effects

 

Neighbourhood character values

Community perception studies (AC website)

LTP Neighbourhood Plans (contact Auckland Council)

Auckland Plan (AC website)

PAUP (AC website)

Local Board Plan (AC website)

Neighbourhood context for density and building form

Correlation with existing community planning objectives

Recognised community vernacular landscape

Preferred community outcomes

Providing for adequate amenity and privacy in areas of residential intensification

 

COMMUNITY PLANNING

 

Land values

Current rateable values (AC GIS viewer)

Determine target market and minimum yields for break-even

 

Demographics

Statistics New Zealand (Statistics NZ)

Community planning (AC website)

State of Auckland documents for Demographics and Quality of Life (AC website)

Determines community composition including job sector, levels of employment, and age cohort to guide the development product based on community and market demand

 

Future potential projects

LTP Neighbourhood Plan (AC website)

Annual Plans (AC website)

PAUP (AC website)

Structure Plans (AC GIS viewer)

Discussions with planning officers (contact Auckland Council)

Sustainable Catchment Programme (SCP) Plans (AC website)

Potential reverse sensitivity issues from future proposed land use

Priority future infrastructure

Integration with proposed future planning frameworks

Integration with proposed investment in community catchment programmes

 

Education facilities

Ministry of Education, Education Review Office (ERO website)

PAUP (AC website)

Community planning for connectivity to schools while protecting privacy/parking concerns

Opportunities for interpretation of WSD near schools

 

Transportation

District and regional transport planning documents (AT website)

PAUP (AC website )

Consideration of future transport network

Expected traffic volumes, roading hierarchies, interchanges, and mass transit

Parking provision

Carriageway and right-of-way provisions 

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