Mayor of Nelson
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.
Focus resources to repair, upgrade and refurbish/replace, for free, all sub-standard housing. Prioritising the homes of the most neglected.
Examine/consult on the advantages of adopting a resource-based economy. Prioritising human/ecological well-being/sustainability over profit.
Listen to the needs and ambitions of all sectors of our society. Prioritising mental, physical and community health and quality of life.
Prioritise infrastructure projects that make higher density housing possible and expand Nelson City Council's consents team to reduce delays for developers.
Do more to encourage the conversion of under-used commercial buildings into apartments, including the adoption of Wellington's Te Kāinga strategy.
Explore the potential for medium rise housing to be built in council's central squares while retaining the ground level for public parking.
Better resource and streamline our building consent processes.
Continue to improve our green spaces, to future proof for the areas tagged for housing intensification.
Set up a new subcommittee focused on community well-being, partnering support to community housing trusts and community support organisations.
Use the $12 million Council Housing Fund to double affordable rentals of the Nelson/Tasman Housing Trust from 50 to 100 homes by 2026.
Reform the council's consents processes to improve resource and building consenting and require regular reporting to council on timeliness.
Support a broad mix of new housing options from central city apartments, townhouses, retirement villages and stand alone housing.
Up-zone suburbs around our city's centres and along public transport routes, to support greater intensification around core services.
Lead the development of housing on under-utilised council-owned land, to increase housing supply and guarantee affordable housing.
Establish an urban regeneration agency to lead high-quality intensification through masterplanning, land parcelling and catalyst development.
Focus resources to repair, upgrade and refurbish/replace, for free, all sub-standard housing. Prioritising the homes of the most neglected.
Examine/consult on the advantages of adopting a resource-based economy. Prioritising human/ecological well-being/sustainability over profit.
Listen to the needs and ambitions of all sectors of our society. Prioritising mental, physical and community health and quality of life.
Prioritise infrastructure projects that make higher density housing possible and expand Nelson City Council's consents team to reduce delays for developers.
Do more to encourage the conversion of under-used commercial buildings into apartments, including the adoption of Wellington's Te Kāinga strategy.
Explore the potential for medium rise housing to be built in council's central squares while retaining the ground level for public parking.
Better resource and streamline our building consent processes.
Continue to improve our green spaces, to future proof for the areas tagged for housing intensification.
Set up a new subcommittee focused on community well-being, partnering support to community housing trusts and community support organisations.
Use the $12 million Council Housing Fund to double affordable rentals of the Nelson/Tasman Housing Trust from 50 to 100 homes by 2026.
Reform the council's consents processes to improve resource and building consenting and require regular reporting to council on timeliness.
Support a broad mix of new housing options from central city apartments, townhouses, retirement villages and stand alone housing.
Up-zone suburbs around our city's centres and along public transport routes, to support greater intensification around core services.
Lead the development of housing on under-utilised council-owned land, to increase housing supply and guarantee affordable housing.
Establish an urban regeneration agency to lead high-quality intensification through masterplanning, land parcelling and catalyst development.
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