Wellington City 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.
Strengthen and support the spatial and district plan to maximise the delivery of accessible, affordable housing choices throughout the city.
Drive an urban re-development programme as part of Lets Get Wellington Moving between the CBD and Newtown that includes housing.
Drive and resources increased and faster consenting of housing development.
Targeted rate increase for empty buildings and houses in central Wellington to support development and housing availability.
Encourage mixed development of housing, retail and commercial zones to support employment opportunities in urban hubs outside the CBD.
Review the financial sustainability of council housing for the benefit of tenants and the wider community.
Facilitate faster building consent procedures. Increase land availability with higher zone densities within inner/outer residential zones.
Incentivise innovative urban design in the CBD (eg, installation of green roofs, natural heating/insulation, internal planted spaces).
Facilitate new construction techniques (eg 3D printing) to improve quality, strength and affordability of council and private sector housing.
Support council providing information about healthy homes standards if any one comes through for consent.
Support council to support downtown community and let community know help is available 24/7 for homeless people.
Support council asking for healthy homes standards in council-owned houses.
Increase the number of council housing to make Wellington the most affordable city to live with residents that have disposable cash.
Create more places/beds for the homeless without conditions of being clean or late for curfew.
Compliance checks for "warm housing" and "weathertight" housing is essential for the quality of collective health of Wellington.
Build thousands of accessible social and affordable homes, partnering with Kāinga Ora, and mana whenua, along key public transport routes.
Partner with organisations working to end homelessness and open a women's emergency night shelter.
Create more green spaces in denser areas with space to grow food and composting. Make a native street tree policy for the whole city!
High density housing proposal is poorly thought out; many commercial areas are not used for that purpose, could be ideal places!
Council housing should not be in the city, we should be building in areas where there is room to develop and build.
There should be more rent to buy schemes from the government.
We should have higher building standards hence not use monolithic cladding. Tighter guidelines when building.
Enable the construction of new high-density housing in areas close to the central city and transport links.
Improve the processing times for issuing resource and building consents.
Set up a council agency to investigate, monitor and procecute cases of unsafe and unhealthy rental properties on behalf of renters.
Strengthen and support the spatial and district plan to maximise the delivery of accessible, affordable housing choices throughout the city.
Drive an urban re-development programme as part of Lets Get Wellington Moving between the CBD and Newtown that includes housing.
Drive and resources increased and faster consenting of housing development.
Targeted rate increase for empty buildings and houses in central Wellington to support development and housing availability.
Encourage mixed development of housing, retail and commercial zones to support employment opportunities in urban hubs outside the CBD.
Review the financial sustainability of council housing for the benefit of tenants and the wider community.
Facilitate faster building consent procedures. Increase land availability with higher zone densities within inner/outer residential zones.
Incentivise innovative urban design in the CBD (eg, installation of green roofs, natural heating/insulation, internal planted spaces).
Facilitate new construction techniques (eg 3D printing) to improve quality, strength and affordability of council and private sector housing.
Support council providing information about healthy homes standards if any one comes through for consent.
Support council to support downtown community and let community know help is available 24/7 for homeless people.
Support council asking for healthy homes standards in council-owned houses.
Increase the number of council housing to make Wellington the most affordable city to live with residents that have disposable cash.
Create more places/beds for the homeless without conditions of being clean or late for curfew.
Compliance checks for "warm housing" and "weathertight" housing is essential for the quality of collective health of Wellington.
Build thousands of accessible social and affordable homes, partnering with Kāinga Ora, and mana whenua, along key public transport routes.
Partner with organisations working to end homelessness and open a women's emergency night shelter.
Create more green spaces in denser areas with space to grow food and composting. Make a native street tree policy for the whole city!
High density housing proposal is poorly thought out; many commercial areas are not used for that purpose, could be ideal places!
Council housing should not be in the city, we should be building in areas where there is room to develop and build.
There should be more rent to buy schemes from the government.
We should have higher building standards hence not use monolithic cladding. Tighter guidelines when building.
Enable the construction of new high-density housing in areas close to the central city and transport links.
Improve the processing times for issuing resource and building consents.
Set up a council agency to investigate, monitor and procecute cases of unsafe and unhealthy rental properties on behalf of renters.
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