Mayor of Invercargill
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.
Champion the great work done by the Southland Housing Action Forum to encourage new development, highlight the need for more social housing.
Encourage diversity of thought around what housing solutions for the future might look like.
Facilitate zoning change to make inner city apartments easier for developers to build.
Commit council to increase and develop sustainable, accessible functional housing to the elderly, disabled and those on low incomes.
Commit council to seeking co funding and or investment resources to stay under budget on urban spaces and streetscapes.
Commit council to prioritise and action suitable excess land to be utilised for housing after consultation with the community.
Promote and establish non-regulatory services in the form of resources, support systems and advisors that can guide developments in all areas.
Develop ways to solve our housing and debt crisis using small buildings, which anyone from any walk of life can own and live in.
Challenge overly complicated legislation and controls, and look for ways to make changes in local government more understandable and accessible.
Commit council to investigate and support provision of basic overnight sleeping shelter pods for people in need as commonly provided in Japan.
Commit council to supporting existing house building providers expediently, providing consents and inspections to expedite fast house builds.
Commit council to working with community and central government to expedite housing regulations making provision for eco design house builds.
Continue to encourage urban in-fill for new housing developments to maximise capacity of water and drainage infrastructure where it exists.
Bring existing elderly housing units up to standard with heating, bathroom facilities and capacity for mobility scooter parking and charging.
Review the District Plan to allow lot size reduction for infill housing, plus look to encourage multi-unit developments.
Ensure we have an effective and streamlined consent process that enables development and housing.
Complete spatial planning to understand the effects of climate change on potential developments in the future.
Work across multiple agencies to find effective solutions to the housing crisis.
Lobby central government to make rules and regulations workable.
Look into homelessness. Solve it. Collaboration and timely action.
Continually beautify urban spaces.
Change our council policy to allow housing structures in the inner city to build upwards as opposed to outwards.
Support semi-rural development sub divisions on the periphery of the city through timely consenting and infrastructure links.
Continue to upgrade inner city to become more family and pedestrian friendly.
Champion the great work done by the Southland Housing Action Forum to encourage new development, highlight the need for more social housing.
Encourage diversity of thought around what housing solutions for the future might look like.
Facilitate zoning change to make inner city apartments easier for developers to build.
Commit council to increase and develop sustainable, accessible functional housing to the elderly, disabled and those on low incomes.
Commit council to seeking co funding and or investment resources to stay under budget on urban spaces and streetscapes.
Commit council to prioritise and action suitable excess land to be utilised for housing after consultation with the community.
Promote and establish non-regulatory services in the form of resources, support systems and advisors that can guide developments in all areas.
Develop ways to solve our housing and debt crisis using small buildings, which anyone from any walk of life can own and live in.
Challenge overly complicated legislation and controls, and look for ways to make changes in local government more understandable and accessible.
Commit council to investigate and support provision of basic overnight sleeping shelter pods for people in need as commonly provided in Japan.
Commit council to supporting existing house building providers expediently, providing consents and inspections to expedite fast house builds.
Commit council to working with community and central government to expedite housing regulations making provision for eco design house builds.
Continue to encourage urban in-fill for new housing developments to maximise capacity of water and drainage infrastructure where it exists.
Bring existing elderly housing units up to standard with heating, bathroom facilities and capacity for mobility scooter parking and charging.
Review the District Plan to allow lot size reduction for infill housing, plus look to encourage multi-unit developments.
Ensure we have an effective and streamlined consent process that enables development and housing.
Complete spatial planning to understand the effects of climate change on potential developments in the future.
Work across multiple agencies to find effective solutions to the housing crisis.
Lobby central government to make rules and regulations workable.
Look into homelessness. Solve it. Collaboration and timely action.
Continually beautify urban spaces.
Change our council policy to allow housing structures in the inner city to build upwards as opposed to outwards.
Support semi-rural development sub divisions on the periphery of the city through timely consenting and infrastructure links.
Continue to upgrade inner city to become more family and pedestrian friendly.
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