EXISTING BUILT FORM
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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 |