Porirua 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.
Continue to encourage the council's efforts in working with central government and developers to ensure growth pressures can be met.
Work with Kāinga Ora to get the best results for regeneration of their housing stock in the city.
Ensure land supply and zoning support sustainable development, community needs and responsible, well-planned growth.
Ensure land supply and zoning support sustainable development, community needs and responsible, well-planned growth.
Review building consent costs and processes, ensuring they are transparent, fair and support safe, sustainable development in Porirua.
Review building consent costs and processes, ensuring they are transparent, fair and support safe, sustainable development in Porirua.
Connect in council's role in homelessness by building relationships with local providers so people get real support rather than duplicating services.
Connect through council's role in homelessness by building relationships with local providers so people get real support without duplication.
Increase land supply by rezoning suitable areas for mixed housing and community facilities near public transport hubs.
Partner with ngos to expand transitional housing and support services for families at risk of homelessness.
Streamline building consents to speed up affordable housing developments while ensuring quality and safety standards.
Advocate for a strategy on homelessness and overcrowding and keep asking Porirua City Council to take leadership, as Wellington and Hutt City already do.
Change development charges for community and social housing to give breaks, recognising this is more important than breaks for retirement villages.
Focus support for higher-density, inclusionary housing in alignment with the National Policy Statement on Urban development to deliver more affordable housing.
Continue to encourage the council's efforts in working with central government and developers to ensure growth pressures can be met.
Work with Kāinga Ora to get the best results for regeneration of their housing stock in the city.
Ensure land supply and zoning support sustainable development, community needs and responsible, well-planned growth.
Ensure land supply and zoning support sustainable development, community needs and responsible, well-planned growth.
Review building consent costs and processes, ensuring they are transparent, fair and support safe, sustainable development in Porirua.
Review building consent costs and processes, ensuring they are transparent, fair and support safe, sustainable development in Porirua.
Connect in council's role in homelessness by building relationships with local providers so people get real support rather than duplicating services.
Connect through council's role in homelessness by building relationships with local providers so people get real support without duplication.
Increase land supply by rezoning suitable areas for mixed housing and community facilities near public transport hubs.
Partner with ngos to expand transitional housing and support services for families at risk of homelessness.
Streamline building consents to speed up affordable housing developments while ensuring quality and safety standards.
Advocate for a strategy on homelessness and overcrowding and keep asking Porirua City Council to take leadership, as Wellington and Hutt City already do.
Change development charges for community and social housing to give breaks, recognising this is more important than breaks for retirement villages.
Focus support for higher-density, inclusionary housing in alignment with the National Policy Statement on Urban development to deliver more affordable housing.
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