Timaru 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.
Streamline consenting processes to cut wait times and reduce compliance costs for homeowners and builders.
Support establishing a housing trust in Timaru so older people and those in need can live affordably, safely and with dignity.
Work with community organisations and housing providers to investigate and deliver new solutions, eg an Abbeyfield House.
Allow and encourage denser housing and apartments in the CBD to create a variety of housing.
Relax unnecessary construction rules such as balcony and lawn size requirements to increase housing affordability.
Work with new investors and developers in the district to get more new housing built.
Create a one-stop shop to help people find their feet in the community, encompassing the fragile and those more able to fend for themselves.
Encourage homeless people into appropriate jobs and housing, offering each a counsellor to support their journey.
Review house zoning so that industrial land, if no longer needed, allows new housing initiatives.
Streamline consenting processes to cut wait times and reduce compliance costs for homeowners and builders.
Support establishing a housing trust in Timaru so older people and those in need can live affordably, safely and with dignity.
Work with community organisations and housing providers to investigate and deliver new solutions, eg an Abbeyfield House.
Allow and encourage denser housing and apartments in the CBD to create a variety of housing.
Relax unnecessary construction rules such as balcony and lawn size requirements to increase housing affordability.
Work with new investors and developers in the district to get more new housing built.
Create a one-stop shop to help people find their feet in the community, encompassing the fragile and those more able to fend for themselves.
Encourage homeless people into appropriate jobs and housing, offering each a counsellor to support their journey.
Review house zoning so that industrial land, if no longer needed, allows new housing initiatives.
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