Hastings District Council
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Accelerate the rezoning of peri-urban land to improve the availability and affordability of housing.
Explore ways to streamline housing consents and reduce council-imposed housing regulation.
Commit to having a safe standard of housing. Make housing development a priority.
Commit to planning that includes green spaces with inner-city living.
Commit to working with homeless people to offer a supportive wrap around service that is easily accessible to them.
Create more opportunities for residential inner city living, including existing commercial buildings.
Continue the Hastings District Council's progress in developing housing for our people to provide dignified accommodation for family life.
Remove any bottlenecks or hindrances to building consents to ensure progress is not held up unnecessarily by council.
Understand why and how homelessness occurs rather than dismissing it. Homelessness is a growing issue. Do we need a city mission?
Investigate housing and financial options for local young families to alleviate unnecessary burden.
Understand the building consent process to make it more streamlined and easier. Council needs to be the solution not the problem.
Collaborate with local and central government to find solutions to our housing crisis.
Build one and two bedroom and studio apartments for singles or solo mothers with babies or young children at reasonable rents.
Advocate for brand new hospital between Napier and Hastings with the cooperation of the Ministry of Health and use old Hastings hospital for accommodation.
Release more land at reasonable rates for new builds and housing developments for Kiwi families, and sell to owner/occupiers only.
Build one and two bedroom and studio apartments for singles or solo mothers with babies or young children at reasonable rents.
Advocate for brand new hospital between Napier and Hastings with the cooperation of the Ministry of Health and use old Hastings hospital for accommodation.
Release more land at reasonable rates for new builds and housing developments for Kiwi families, and sell to owner/occupiers only.
Commit to accessible and affordable housing.
Deliver homes for our people by working with government, iwi and industry to progress our award-winning place-based housing strategy.
Protect our fertile growing soils and economy by incentivising inner city, medium density and in-fill housing development.
Streamline consenting for housing and industry by completing the regional spatial plan and local area plans throughout our district.
Accelerate the rezoning of peri-urban land to improve the availability and affordability of housing.
Explore ways to streamline housing consents and reduce council-imposed housing regulation.
Commit to having a safe standard of housing. Make housing development a priority.
Commit to planning that includes green spaces with inner-city living.
Commit to working with homeless people to offer a supportive wrap around service that is easily accessible to them.
Create more opportunities for residential inner city living, including existing commercial buildings.
Continue the Hastings District Council's progress in developing housing for our people to provide dignified accommodation for family life.
Remove any bottlenecks or hindrances to building consents to ensure progress is not held up unnecessarily by council.
Understand why and how homelessness occurs rather than dismissing it. Homelessness is a growing issue. Do we need a city mission?
Investigate housing and financial options for local young families to alleviate unnecessary burden.
Understand the building consent process to make it more streamlined and easier. Council needs to be the solution not the problem.
Collaborate with local and central government to find solutions to our housing crisis.
Build one and two bedroom and studio apartments for singles or solo mothers with babies or young children at reasonable rents.
Advocate for brand new hospital between Napier and Hastings with the cooperation of the Ministry of Health and use old Hastings hospital for accommodation.
Release more land at reasonable rates for new builds and housing developments for Kiwi families, and sell to owner/occupiers only.
Build one and two bedroom and studio apartments for singles or solo mothers with babies or young children at reasonable rents.
Advocate for brand new hospital between Napier and Hastings with the cooperation of the Ministry of Health and use old Hastings hospital for accommodation.
Release more land at reasonable rates for new builds and housing developments for Kiwi families, and sell to owner/occupiers only.
Commit to accessible and affordable housing.
Deliver homes for our people by working with government, iwi and industry to progress our award-winning place-based housing strategy.
Protect our fertile growing soils and economy by incentivising inner city, medium density and in-fill housing development.
Streamline consenting for housing and industry by completing the regional spatial plan and local area plans throughout our district.
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