Waimakariri 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.
Prioritising and protecting valuable farming land and open green spaces to maintain balanced land use in the district.
Protect rural character, function and amenity; protect quality soils and better manage reverse sensitivity from new to existing activities.
Protect transport corridors and encourage urban development only within infrastructure boundaries to promote good urban form and minimise Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT).
Improve elderly housing stock and leverage Waimakariri District Council resources, ie land, with public-private partnerships to achieve better housing outcomes.
Break down barriers to self ownership. A serious housing crisis seeks affordable, self owned housing such as tiny houses.
Encourage urban development on marginal farmland areas. To avoid the development of superior farmland. Quality of life a key factor.
Less red tape, less barriers to home ownership. Shared land ownership in co-housing village developments as a sustainable future.
Prioritising and protecting valuable farming land and open green spaces to maintain balanced land use in the district.
Protect rural character, function and amenity; protect quality soils and better manage reverse sensitivity from new to existing activities.
Protect transport corridors and encourage urban development only within infrastructure boundaries to promote good urban form and minimise Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT).
Improve elderly housing stock and leverage Waimakariri District Council resources, ie land, with public-private partnerships to achieve better housing outcomes.
Break down barriers to self ownership. A serious housing crisis seeks affordable, self owned housing such as tiny houses.
Encourage urban development on marginal farmland areas. To avoid the development of superior farmland. Quality of life a key factor.
Less red tape, less barriers to home ownership. Shared land ownership in co-housing village developments as a sustainable future.
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