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.
Clean up urban spaces and streets and clean them thoroughly on a regular basis.
Shift the council's social housing responsibility to the central government or manage it more cost-effectively.
Support agencies that help the homeless and work together to better assist vulnerable people.
Increase resources supporting council consenting teams to provide a faster, more reliable service to developers.
Support reviewing District Plan policies against the conversion of rural to residential land if this provides affordable housing.
Work with the government to put social housing onto a sustainable basis without ratepayer support and review the $560 million housing upgrade programme.
Allow residents to build and enjoy their land without interference or costly delays from council.
Cut red tape so building homes becomes faster, cheaper and free from endless council bureaucracy.
Ensure zoning rules and infrastructure provide enough housing to meet demand without pushing up rates.
Change consenting practice to be more proactive and supportive of development.
Investigate new tools to incentivise growth in good locations, such as a new development levy regime or a land value rating system.
Set up an urban development office within Wellington City Council to support developers to coordinate residential development alongside transport upgrades.
Support the HUP2 housing programme but ensure that more units are of the appropriate size.
Vote for the district plan that promotes housing.
Work with developers to assist with their consents such as the recent old Johnsonville library.
Commit to assessing how technology could be used to improve efficiency in processing resource consents.
Commit to evaluating the continuation of social housing as a council service.
Commit to working collaboratively with government on major projects such as Grenada to Horokiwi to unlock land for housing.
Clean up urban spaces and streets and clean them thoroughly on a regular basis.
Shift the council's social housing responsibility to the central government or manage it more cost-effectively.
Support agencies that help the homeless and work together to better assist vulnerable people.
Increase resources supporting council consenting teams to provide a faster, more reliable service to developers.
Support reviewing District Plan policies against the conversion of rural to residential land if this provides affordable housing.
Work with the government to put social housing onto a sustainable basis without ratepayer support and review the $560 million housing upgrade programme.
Allow residents to build and enjoy their land without interference or costly delays from council.
Cut red tape so building homes becomes faster, cheaper and free from endless council bureaucracy.
Ensure zoning rules and infrastructure provide enough housing to meet demand without pushing up rates.
Change consenting practice to be more proactive and supportive of development.
Investigate new tools to incentivise growth in good locations, such as a new development levy regime or a land value rating system.
Set up an urban development office within Wellington City Council to support developers to coordinate residential development alongside transport upgrades.
Support the HUP2 housing programme but ensure that more units are of the appropriate size.
Vote for the district plan that promotes housing.
Work with developers to assist with their consents such as the recent old Johnsonville library.
Commit to assessing how technology could be used to improve efficiency in processing resource consents.
Commit to evaluating the continuation of social housing as a council service.
Commit to working collaboratively with government on major projects such as Grenada to Horokiwi to unlock land for housing.
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