'People just need certainty': Auckland councillors to vote on controversial housing density plan
Auckland councillors are voting on a compromise housing plan that balances government-mandated density requirements with local concerns. The proposal focuses on increasing height limits near transit corridors while attempting to preserve special character areas.
Why it matters
Urban intensification is a major point of contention in growing cities, highlighting the tension between housing supply needs and neighborhood preservation.
Auckland councillors are voting today on how much housing intensification the city should have - and where it should go - after getting feedback from local boards and mana whenua.
Councillors will vote on the controversial Plan Change 120, which is needed to meet the government's minimum requirement to plan for 1.4 million new homes in New Zealand's largest city.
Two scenarios were put out for feedback to local boards and mana whenua - Scenario A, which just met the bare essentials of the government's requirement, and Scenario B which allowed for more intensification in areas in walking distance of transport.
Policy, Planning and Development Committee chairman Richard Hills said after consulting the community, council staff have put together a new proposal which is a compromise between the two.
Policy, Planning and Development Committee chairman Richard Hills.
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