High Growth and Compact Cities: Balancing Greenfield, Intensification and Community Wellbeing

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1 High Growth and Compact Cities: Balancing Greenfield, Intensification and Community Wellbeing Michael Tucker Tauranga City Council Doug Spittle Tauranga City Council Celia Davison Auckland City Council

2 Are we here to plan for housing supply or build sustainable cities?

3 Sustainable management, four wellbeings, environmental bottom-lines Historically we ve tended to plan for a range of outcomes sustainable management and to ensure the wellbeing of residents and future residents The four well-beings are built into the RMA, LGA and LTMA Not be overly influenced by a single driver such as housing In urban areas, these concepts are neatly reflected by the Compact City term

4 What is a compact city? And why should I want one?

5 High quality built environment

6 Agglomeration Benefits

7 Stronger Communities

8 Accessible for all modes

9 High quality natural environment

10 Now who wouldn t want that?

11 Tauranga

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13 Typical greenfield developments

14 Some density in places

15 Increasing Congestion

16 A growing city centre

17 And an Emerging Tertiary Campus

18 Auckland

19 Urban Auckland Rural Auckland Auckland Wellington City Centre 19

20 International City

21 Tertiary Sector

22 Amenity & Vibrancy

23 Iconic Built Spaces

24 Natural Attractions

25 Auckland -The Beginning October 2010 Auckland Council formed 1 regional council and 7 district councils amalgamated into one March Auckland Plan adopted A 30 year-plan to shape the world s most liveable city Clear direction to create a higher quality and more compact Auckland

26 Auckland - City Vision Key Principles Quality compact Auckland Generational change and a transition to a quality compact form Most growth (jobs and homes) inside existing urban areas A rural-urban boundary - staged release of greenfield land with timely infrastructure Decade by decade housing supply that keeps up with population growth

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28 Auckland - Delivery of scale and change Potential to unlock land for development in Auckland on a large scale Permitted building scale increased in intensive zones Town Centres and Local Centres Mixed Use zone (plus increased extent) Terraced Housing and Apartment zone Enables small scale developers in residential zones no density

29 Travel time/cost

30 Infrastructure for all modes

31 Restrictive Parking Policies

32 Housing Affordability

33 Rural Urban Boundary

34 So how do these examples relate to the big issues facing New Zealand right now?

35 Housing supply and affordability

36 We might have to get a bit ugly - Source: 3 News, May 2014

37 We argue that its not just about building more houses. We have wider responsibilities : Accessibility to jobs, facilities, amenities, etc Good urban amenity Healthy communities A clean and green environment Strong local economy And much more

38 In the overwhelming rush to build more houses we can easily lose sight of wider objectives.. But Government direction is clear that we need to achieve these too: National Policy Statement on urban development capacity social and economic exchange vs. four wellbeings Better Urban Planning RMA Part II LGA

39 Can we achieve both increase housing supply and deliver optimally on the four wellbeings?

40 A Way Forward We believe that we have the mandate to deliver sustainable communities that meet residents needs But we need a more sophisticated approach to planning that engages with our communities This to include housing supply but is not limited to housing supply But critically we need to be more savvy about how we record, measure and advance the outcomes sought by our communities

41 A three-pronged approach: Leadership The Planning Response Measuring the Right Outcomes

42 Measuring the Right Outcomes Metrics across the four wellbeings which are few in number and closely linked. Macro-economic impacts Affordable living vs. affordable housing f National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity, which are few in number and closely linked.

43 The Planning Response Community and sector engagement establish a vision and get buy-in through a Flexibility vs prescription Integrating public investment to drive urban form outcomes that support community wellbeing Hierarchy of plans ranging from local area based plans to long term spatial, strategic and investment plans

44 Leadership Local Authorities Setting vision for long term growth of our cities and regions Central Government Macro strategy (e.g. economic, social, environmental), fiscal/legislative tools Developers Smart partnerships Communities Community led planning

45 Can we achieve housing supply and optimise four wellbeings? Leadership? If so is the three pronged approach the way forward? Leadership The Planning Response The Planning Response Measuring the Right Outcomes Measuring the Right Outcomes