Waitaki 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.
Make the building control process more flexible regarding working hours – eg. weekend appointments for site meetings and inspections.
Enable the change of use for first floor retail premises into accommodation.
Revisit land subdivision costs and development levies, and work with developers to facilitate the housing required to accommodate our growth.
Use existing policy framework and create new protections to ensure high class, productive soil is not used for housing.
Lifestyle living only in areas where the gradient and soil type makes it unsuitable for productive farming or residential zoning.
Protect the ability for those who want a decent section for their own space for quiet enjoyment. Reduce proposed medium density footprint.
Create uncomplicated pathways for new builds, community initiatives and business support.
Focus on the need our district has for low-cost housing such as town houses in the draft district plan.
Stop the potential increase in height limits proposed in the draft district plan that would dramatically change the character of our town.
Set-up an independent, community-owned trust, working with council, developers and social agencies to offer affordable housing options.
Commit to easing access to consent for building's using alternative techniques and materials.
Commit to promoting Emission Trading Scheme planting on marginal land for land titles for new housing.
Commit to reducing consent and costs for subdivision.
Advocate and lobby opportunities to support the Waitaki Housing Strategy objectives through cross-agency partnership and co-funding.
Enable and facilitate opportunities for housing development to support the current housing shortage.
Support the Waitaki Housing Taskforce in their work to understand the district's housing issues and find solutions.
Passionately advocate for the Waitaki community at a national level to make sure our housing needs are known to the Government.
Advocate for more community and social housing for our most vulnerable.
Keep pushing towards our local policy and consent process to focus on enabling and encouraging social housing initiatives.
Find a way through the red tape that makes a 'change of use' trigger excessive rules and regulations for heritage building conversions.
Facilitate a process that allows private building owners to find access to loan funding in order to strengthen/improve heritage buildings.
Make the building control process more flexible regarding working hours – eg. weekend appointments for site meetings and inspections.
Enable the change of use for first floor retail premises into accommodation.
Revisit land subdivision costs and development levies, and work with developers to facilitate the housing required to accommodate our growth.
Use existing policy framework and create new protections to ensure high class, productive soil is not used for housing.
Lifestyle living only in areas where the gradient and soil type makes it unsuitable for productive farming or residential zoning.
Protect the ability for those who want a decent section for their own space for quiet enjoyment. Reduce proposed medium density footprint.
Create uncomplicated pathways for new builds, community initiatives and business support.
Focus on the need our district has for low-cost housing such as town houses in the draft district plan.
Stop the potential increase in height limits proposed in the draft district plan that would dramatically change the character of our town.
Set-up an independent, community-owned trust, working with council, developers and social agencies to offer affordable housing options.
Commit to easing access to consent for building's using alternative techniques and materials.
Commit to promoting Emission Trading Scheme planting on marginal land for land titles for new housing.
Commit to reducing consent and costs for subdivision.
Advocate and lobby opportunities to support the Waitaki Housing Strategy objectives through cross-agency partnership and co-funding.
Enable and facilitate opportunities for housing development to support the current housing shortage.
Support the Waitaki Housing Taskforce in their work to understand the district's housing issues and find solutions.
Passionately advocate for the Waitaki community at a national level to make sure our housing needs are known to the Government.
Advocate for more community and social housing for our most vulnerable.
Keep pushing towards our local policy and consent process to focus on enabling and encouraging social housing initiatives.
Find a way through the red tape that makes a 'change of use' trigger excessive rules and regulations for heritage building conversions.
Facilitate a process that allows private building owners to find access to loan funding in order to strengthen/improve heritage buildings.
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