Kāpiti Coast 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.
Develop a spatial plan for growth in all sectors in the district.
Require housing developments to include one third of the houses below the average price of houses in that area.
Update the district plan to remove some areas from the intensification requirements and increase permeable surfaces and vegetation cover.
Address abuses of Plan Change 2, which intended intensification near transport hubs but has pushed it into suburbs.
Reject the myth of a housing crisis in Kapiti that has led to unwanted and unwarranted intensification in many areas.
Support affordable social housing through the independent Housing Trust, which is succeeding in addressing these needs.
Develop a spatial plan for growth in all sectors in the district.
Require housing developments to include one third of the houses below the average price of houses in that area.
Update the district plan to remove some areas from the intensification requirements and increase permeable surfaces and vegetation cover.
Address abuses of Plan Change 2, which intended intensification near transport hubs but has pushed it into suburbs.
Reject the myth of a housing crisis in Kapiti that has led to unwanted and unwarranted intensification in many areas.
Support affordable social housing through the independent Housing Trust, which is succeeding in addressing these needs.
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