Marlborough 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.
Ensure adequate land supply and zoning is done fairly to eradicate housing shortages.
Ensure that all new buildings and major renovations meet legal safety, design and environmental standards.
Make houses affordable by revisiting land costs and ensuring homelessness is eradicated.
Develop emergency housing policy.
Encourage housing density and development of areas closer to the CBD and reduce sprawl.
Enhance access to key amenities.
Assign land for building homes with minimal red tape.
Free up regulations to enable faster, cheaper house building.
Speed up and simplify consent processes.
Address homelessness with urgency and compassion by backing community-led solutions and transparent reporting on progress.
Prioritise housing equity by ensuring zoning and planning decisions meet the needs of vulnerable whānau, not just developers.
Support affordable, healthy housing by working with government, iwi and community to deliver long-term, evidence-based solutions.
Assess, maintain and develop further senior housing.
Consult community as to whether the MDC needs to deliver community housing along with senior housing.
Ensure council zoning is set out in collaboration with associated service mains to allow for rezoned areas to be efficiently developed.
Improve outcomes and ensure value for money when council's senior housing is planned and constructed.
Prioritise council collaboration with developers to ensure smooth processes for additional housing and continued population growth.
Ensure adequate land supply and zoning is done fairly to eradicate housing shortages.
Ensure that all new buildings and major renovations meet legal safety, design and environmental standards.
Make houses affordable by revisiting land costs and ensuring homelessness is eradicated.
Develop emergency housing policy.
Encourage housing density and development of areas closer to the CBD and reduce sprawl.
Enhance access to key amenities.
Assign land for building homes with minimal red tape.
Free up regulations to enable faster, cheaper house building.
Speed up and simplify consent processes.
Address homelessness with urgency and compassion by backing community-led solutions and transparent reporting on progress.
Prioritise housing equity by ensuring zoning and planning decisions meet the needs of vulnerable whānau, not just developers.
Support affordable, healthy housing by working with government, iwi and community to deliver long-term, evidence-based solutions.
Assess, maintain and develop further senior housing.
Consult community as to whether the MDC needs to deliver community housing along with senior housing.
Ensure council zoning is set out in collaboration with associated service mains to allow for rezoned areas to be efficiently developed.
Improve outcomes and ensure value for money when council's senior housing is planned and constructed.
Prioritise council collaboration with developers to ensure smooth processes for additional housing and continued population growth.
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