Mayor of Upper Hutt
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.
Encourage sympathetic development in urban areas to help mitigate the need for urban sprawl.
Support social housing projects to ensure all Upper Hutt residents have a roof over their head.
Ensure Upper Hutt developers use sustainable practices in developments, including hydraulic neutrality.
Work with developers and residents on a vision for designing the built environment in a way that supports connectedness and social cohesion.
Actively use council's regulatory functions to provide infrastructure and zone land for development that meets the city's needs.
Retain Upper Hutt's amenity. Listen to resident's concerns (eg, excessive noise) and work with businesses to find sustainable solutions.
Council will commit to encourage diverse housing opportunities and intensification around transport links.
Making tough calls on land supply for future housing.
Make sure future developments are liveable with urban design requirements and family friendly street scape.
Commit to identifying suburbs that should be excluded from the housing intensification policy driven by the central government.
Commit to supporting third party housing providers to address homelessness in our city. This is not a skill set or track record of our council.
Commit to identifying future green field residential development including transport, schools/hospitals for our projected population growth.
Encourage sympathetic development in urban areas to help mitigate the need for urban sprawl.
Support social housing projects to ensure all Upper Hutt residents have a roof over their head.
Ensure Upper Hutt developers use sustainable practices in developments, including hydraulic neutrality.
Work with developers and residents on a vision for designing the built environment in a way that supports connectedness and social cohesion.
Actively use council's regulatory functions to provide infrastructure and zone land for development that meets the city's needs.
Retain Upper Hutt's amenity. Listen to resident's concerns (eg, excessive noise) and work with businesses to find sustainable solutions.
Council will commit to encourage diverse housing opportunities and intensification around transport links.
Making tough calls on land supply for future housing.
Make sure future developments are liveable with urban design requirements and family friendly street scape.
Commit to identifying suburbs that should be excluded from the housing intensification policy driven by the central government.
Commit to supporting third party housing providers to address homelessness in our city. This is not a skill set or track record of our council.
Commit to identifying future green field residential development including transport, schools/hospitals for our projected population growth.
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