pvi submission to unitary plan 28 february 2014

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Submission to Unitary Plan - Patumahoe Village Inc - 28 February 2014 Email: [email protected]

Patumahoe Village Inc was formed in 2010 as a community response to a lack of considered planning when designating our rural village in Franklin as a growth node. We accept that any planning decisions made in this regard were the result of Franklin District Council policies and decision-making and would like to take this opportunity of submitting toAuckland Council's Draft Unitary Plan as a practical way of addressing our concerns.

This submission is made using information collated after two years of community consultation and engagement with more than four hundred residents.

Draft Unitary Plan maps for Patumahoe, which is identified as a Rural Village in the Auckland Plan, appear to have transferred zoning from the Franklin District Plan without change. The areas outlined by the Franklin District Growth Strategy document (2004) do not seem to be accommodated in the Draft Unitary Plan.

Both the Auckland Regional Council, and Franklin District Council identified Patumahoe as a growth node in 2010, and the Auckland Plan also made reference to residential intensification. As this intention has not been reflected in any zoning changes in the Draft Unitary Plan it is difficult to comment on particular changes to our community, so we provide this feedback on the assumption that residential growth (both current and planned) should be accompanied with considered community planning.

1. ZONING, PARKS & RESERVES, COMMUNITY FACILITIES (UNITARY PLAN PART 2:D:6)

1.1 To that end, we have compiled a Draft Structure Plan after comprehensive community consultation that attempts to collate the concerns and aspirations of all those who reside and are active participants of our village. We ask that this community provided plan is used as basis for a Spatial Plan for the community of Patumahoe.

1.2 There is an opportunity to reconfigure existing community spaces, and to extend active sports fields to safeguard the Patumahoe community (which has a very large catchment area) for decades to come. We ask that consideration is given to adopting one of these options, in conjunction with the use of a "shared value uplift" method, to enable the "...quality place to live.." statement included in the Part 1. Strategic Direction text.

1.3 To this end, we would like to request that when the spatial planning resources are allocated to Franklin, we are included as stakeholders in Stage 4. "Stage 4 - Other RUB Areas include: setting the RUB for rural and coastal towns and serviced villages outside the 'greenfield areas of investigation"

We agree with the stated intention of "quality compact form" in the development strategy, and believe that this is best served by transport oriented development, or intensification of areas where infrastructure capacity is already provided and other considerations make living, working and recreation in that location sustainable. We believe the latter to be the case in Patumahoe, which is why it was identified as a growth node, and request that considered planning of community facilities and spaces accompanies development.

2. DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS & SHARED VALUE UPLIFT (UNITARY PLAN PART 2:C:7:7.9)

2.1 The Addendum to the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan discussed some alternative methods of enabling affordable Neighbourhoods including "value capture", "shared value uplift" and "inclusionary zoning". These suggestions have not been included in the released Unitary Plan and we believe they should have been. We ask that some of these methods be included in the final Unitary Plan to allow for more effective and long-term community resilience.

2.2 Given the different social and economic capacities of communities across Auckland, we believe that all Aucklanders will be best served by a Unitary Plan that contains several options rather than one or two, as mechanisms for local communities and groups to enhance and improve the liveability of their small corner of Auckland.

2.3 We ask that the Auckland Unitary Plan include not one - but several methods of providing resources/assets for local communities to reflect the diversity of economics and choices each location may have. Methods should include: some forms of the "shared value uplift" and "value capture" proposals, the ability to create shared ownership models for community resources, spaces and facilities, a clear mechanism for communities to discuss and implement targeted rates when they see a benefit for long-

term development for community spaces and facilities, a stated policy on matching a percentage of collected development contributions to community fundraising, if

growth is occurring and no community development is planned alongside.

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3. SPECIFIC ZONING AND LANDUSE CHANGE REQUEST (UNITARY PLAN - LANDUSE MAPS)

3.1 We include as a specific rezoning request an area that was identified by the community as a preferred location for residential rezoning. This request has been submitted several times to our Franklin Local Board for consideration. This is made with the assumption that growth is continuing in Patumahoe, and that some form of "shared value uplift" will be imposed. A copy of this part of our submission to the LTP 2012-2022 is attached to this document - 4.SPECIFIC CHANGE OF ZONING REQUEST on Page 3.

4. COMMUNITY PLANNING SUPPORT & CAPABILITY (UNITARY PLAN PART 1:A)

As stated in the Unitary Plan (1.A.1 ) "... make Auckland a quality place to live..." - this can only be achieved if true engagement with communities helps determine the growth and shape of their living environments. Otherwise, designs and plans drawn from other's knowledge will be flawed in determining healthy, and engaged living, working and shared spaces.

4.1 We request that alongside the scheduled spatial planning of Local Board areas, that Auckland Council commits to providing support and resources to grassroots community planning - along the lines of Flaxroots and Transition Towns.

4.2 This requires Auckland Council to continue the momentum created with the public in the Draft Unitary Plan intention to engage communities in making Auckland liveable and provide them with the information, tools and support to empower local solutions at community level.

4.3 We ask that the policy rules needed to implement this long-term intention are included in the Draft Unitary Plan.

5. INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORT (UNITARY PLAN PART 2:C:1)

During the past three years we have been frustrated by the lack of coordinated transport planning and implementation in our community.

This is exacerbated by the separation of built environment (Auckland Council) and transport planning (Auckland Transport) in our local government.

5.1 Until there is a reintegration of transport planning within Auckland Council, we ask that some method of policy in the Unitary Plan addresses this lack of coordination and makes it a requirement of both Auckland Transport and Auckland Council to work together in communities to provide the best outcomes.

5.2 We also request that more emphasis - and resources - are given to promoting and implementing alternative transportation methods within communities by providing for walking and both commuter and recreational cycling even if current Auckland Transport initiatives or priorities do provide this.

5.3 We ask that suitable areas for development into walking/cycling routes be identified and this information be included with any subdivision design criteria and considerations.

We agree that the quality of moderate to high density living will determine the liveability and attractiveness of those areas where it occurs, and we understand that some of those factors are included in the Urban Design Manual that has been released for public consultation. It is difficult to comment on this aspect of the plan, which impacts greatly on the implementation of the Unitary Plan but is not open for public consultation. There are also aspects of the Urban Design Manual that appear not to have been completed as yet.

6 FURTHER INVOLVEMENT

We would also like to register with Auckland Council our willingness to engage on these topics further if opportunity arises, and are happy to share with other communities our experience of consultation and engagement at grassroots level.

We ask to be heard on this submission.

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RURAL ZONE: REQUEST PATUMAHOE VILLAGE ZONING CHANGE Following is copy of rezoning request - LTP submission to Franklin Local Board 2012-2022 referred to previously. This zoning change was suggested by members of the community who are not the landowners, and consultation and engagement of the landowners and wider community has indicated strong support for this particular change. Community consultation has engaged over four hundred community residents and stakeholders.

4. SPECIFIC CHANGE OF ZONING REQUEST Whakaupoko Landcare & Patumahoe Village Inc In line with comments received during consultation, we support the current requestfor change of Landuse from Rural to Countryside Living for the properties identified below:

Benefits to community: Owner has opportunity to develop land instead of upgrading chicken farm facilities which

will avoid adverse effects of combining existing residential, school and rural use of closely located properties,

Creates an access from residential village to existing bush reserve that is undergoing a regeneration project with Whakaupoko Landcare,

Begins the creation of a network of walking/cycling routes that identify and connect ecological sites or corridors within the village.

A: CT number: NA39A/275 Legal Description: Lot 1 DP 82415 Area: 0.8094 Change from RURAL to RESIDENTIAL. Already within DGS and connects adjoining property noted in B to existing residential area. B: CT number: NA139D/495 Legal Description: Lot 2 DP211908 Area: 3.1125 Change from RURAL to RESIDENTIAL. Adjoining DGS on boundary line, and change of landuse will allow compensatory development of residential as existing chicken farm is removed. Consultation has indicated this extra residential area isconsidered preferable to existing land use. C: CT number: NZ139D/496 Legal Description: Lot 3 DP211908 Area: 5614 Change from RURAL to RURAL-RESIDENTIAL or appropriate lifestyle blocks. Project with Whakaupoko Landcare and Auckland Council allows for public access across land to link existing native bush reserves Clive Howe and Henrys Bush. These reserves currently have no walking track access, and this would be the first such off road access in the village. Land contourmakes it unsuitable for alternative primary production use.

This project is currently coordinated by the Whakaupoko Landcare group, Auckland Council and private landowners and provides the community with immediate and ongoing benefits. Patumahoe Village Inc is in support of such community and council partnerships.

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