Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Have your say on growth in the southProposals for a Southern Rural Boundary (RUB) in the first Unitary PlanYour opportunity to influence implementation of the Auckland Plan

Be a part of planning for the next 10 – 30 years of growth in Karaka, Drury, Hingaia, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

Fold here and tape ends together

Fold here first

Freepost Authority 237170

The Rural Urban Boundary (South) ProjectAuckland CouncilPrivate Bag 92300Victoria Street WestAuckland 1142

5. Are there any areas not suggested as part of the Options that you think should be considered within the Rural Urban Boundary, and why?

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Frequently asked questions

What is meant by the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)? The RUB will identify areas for potential urban development to 2042. This will include land within new greenfield areas that are being investigated for potential growth in the south, north and west of the region. The RUB will also be drawn around satellite towns (Pukekohe and Warkworth) and rural coastal towns and is intended to provide for up to 40% of new dwellings outside of current urban limits. The emphasis will be on well-planned, quality development.

How will RUB boundaries be drawn? After careful technical analysis and in consultation with iwi, stakeholders and communities, the RUB will be developed in stages:

• determine and map a RUB for inclusion in the notified version of the Unitary Plan (September 2013). This will include areas found suitable for urban development as part of the southern, western and northern greenfield areas for investigation projects

• investigate a RUB around other rural and coastal towns and serviced villages and remaining greenfields and include it in the Unitary Plan through a plan change.

Whatkindofdevelopmentwilloccurinthegreenfieldareas? A range of activities will occur in the greenfield areas to support the development of new communities including housing, commercial and industrial development, mixed use, parks, community facilities and physical infrastructure (eg roads, public transport, water, and wastewater).

What happens to land outside the RUB? Rural land that falls outside of the RUB will remain rural and will be subject to the provisions developed through the Unitary Plan 2013.

WhenwilldetailedplanningoccurforareasidentifiedwithintheRUB? Once a RUB has been identified and confirmed in the Unitary Plan, the next step will be to determine the form and staging of development. Staged and managed land release will occur in approximately 10 year steps. Operative zoning and bulk service infrastructure will need to be in place before land can be released for development and in order for this to occur, detailed structure planning, catchment management planning and plan changes to the Unitary Plan will need to be made to introduce new zones and planning provisions for the subject land. Once planning is complete land release could occur from late in the first decade onwards.

Notes

Be a part of itYou can be involved in several ways.

You can:

• get involved in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, out for public feedback in March 2013

• make comments by filling out the enclosed feedback form and sending it in using the freepost address

• email your comments to RUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

• get involved in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan RMA process (due to be notified in Sept 2013)

• attend one of the three community drop in events planned:

Consultation Events open to anyone

Wednesday 21 November 9.30am – 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Tuesday 27 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Thursday 29 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui St, Drury.

More information

If you have any further questions please look at the information available on our website at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 09 301 0101.

Where should our future homes and businesses locate? Have your say.

1 2 3 4 5

Agree Strongly

Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Strongly

Protecting environmental values and avoiding natural hazards

Protecting cultural values

Protecting soils for farming and cropping

Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations)

Accessibility to the roading network

Closeness to town centres and jobs

The Rural Urban Boundary and the Unitary PlanAuckland’s population is growing rapidly. Over the next 30 years an additional million people are likely to live in Auckland.

In the southern areas of Auckland, around 7000 babies are born each year. As Auckland grows, our children will need places to live and work.

The Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will identify greenfield land for urban development and the 30 years of growth projected in the Auckland Plan. It is part of an intention that the Unitary Plan provide for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be located in rural and coastal towns and villages, greenfield areas and other rural areas, as well as opportunities for the remaining growth to locate in existing urban areas.

The need is to provide adequate room for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community.

For the south, it means investigating which greenfield areas could best be used to provide up to 55,000 dwellings of the total 400,000 needed, along with business land for up to 35,000 jobs.

The RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur.

We want to hear your views on a range of preliminary options for this long-term development.

Options for future growth and a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)Applying these principles within the greenfields areas for investigation has resulted in a number of areas being identified as potentially suitable for inclusion within a 30 year RUB. These options each have their advantages and disadvantages. Single options could be selected or a combination of options which would give different urban form, environmental and capacity outcomes. These options are:

Principles shaping the Rural Urban BoundaryWe have based options for how Auckland might grow on a number of principles. These are illustrated below.

Adding development to the Northeast of Pukekohe

An area of rolling land to the north east of Pukekohe, bounded by Tuhimata and Runciman Roads is added including the edge of the Runciman countryside living area.

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Expanding the existing urban areas of Auckland and Pukekohe

Expansion adjoining Auckland and Pukekohe urban areas enables new development to access existing community and transport infrastructure and utilities. Development is aligned with the rail line providing an opportunity for a new station south of Drury. State Highway 22 also traverses the area. While development drains into the Pahurehure Inlet, coastal and stream margins are protected from development. This also protects heritage sites located along stream edges, mitigates flooding risks and manages water quality.

Adding development in the Whangapouri catchment

An area of high amenity, close to the Pahurehure Inlet, is added; this would be more dependent on car based transport using SH 22. Existing development further upstream (the Pukekohe urban area) also drains into this catchment.

Adding development in the Karaka North area

An area of high amenity close to the Pahurehure Inlet and Hingaia is added. This area has accessibility via the Hingaia Peninsula, providing upgrades are made to road and bridge connections. Public transport connections by bus through Papakura could potentially lessen the impact on the transport pinch point at Drury.

Focussing development along the rail line

Further development is added along the rail line between Drury and Paerata. There would be potential for an additional station, as a focus for development, on the rail line. This would provide greater accessibility to rail services potentially lessening reliance on car based transport. In this option the urban area of Auckland joins up with the Paerata and Pukekohe urban areas.

Protect sensitive environments

including natural and cultural heritage

Incorporate “green finger” buffers to protect streams,

coastal margins and clusters of heritage sites. This could

help to establish an open space network.

Invest in quality infrastructure Target development in locations that can achieve cost effective provision of network utilities and quality services.

Provide for quality compact development

Residential development, providing a range of housing

types, is focused around centres with diverse,

walkable neighbourhoods, and local employment.

Avoid risks Limit known risks associated with coastal inundation, sea level rise, land instability, flooding, liquefaction, fault lines and other hazards.

Focus development around the future

transport network Locate more intense

development as part of centres served by frequent

public transport services (bus and electric rail) and places with good

motorway access.

Work with the rural production systems Limit impacts on key components of the rural economic systems to allow them to prosper i.e. avoiding elite soils and known aquifer recharge areas.

Have your sayAuckland Council is interested in your feedback as to where growth is best located to help us define the Rural Urban Boundary in the Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

We need to receive your feedback by 5pm Friday 7 December 2012.

While you are not required to leave your contact details, we would like to acknowledge feedback and keep you informed about the Rural Urban Boundary Investigations for Auckland.

Name:

Organisation:

Phone: daytime/evening (Mobile)

Postal address:

Email address:

Your preferred way of being kept informed:

Email Post

Questions

1. Which option do you prefer?

What other factors do you consider important that should influence where growth should go?

3. What areas in any of the options put forward (Option 1-5) do you think are most suitable for accommodating urban growth and why?

4. Are there any areas in any of the options (Option 1-5) that you think should be retained as rural land and why?

2. How important do you think the following factors are in deciding where additional growth should be located?

Option 1

Core

Option 2

Core+

Rail focus

Option 3

Core+

Karaka North

Option 4

Core+

Whangapouri

Option 5

Core+

North East Pukekohe

1 2 3 4 5

Agree Strongly

Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Strongly

Protecting environmental values and avoiding natural hazards

Protecting cultural values

Protecting soils for farming and cropping

Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations)

Accessibility to the roading network

Closeness to town centres and jobs

The Rural Urban Boundary and the Unitary PlanAuckland’s population is growing rapidly. Over the next 30 years an additional million people are likely to live in Auckland.

In the southern areas of Auckland, around 7000 babies are born each year. As Auckland grows, our children will need places to live and work.

The Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will identify greenfield land for urban development and the 30 years of growth projected in the Auckland Plan. It is part of an intention that the Unitary Plan provide for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be located in rural and coastal towns and villages, greenfield areas and other rural areas, as well as opportunities for the remaining growth to locate in existing urban areas.

The need is to provide adequate room for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community.

For the south, it means investigating which greenfield areas could best be used to provide up to 55,000 dwellings of the total 400,000 needed, along with business land for up to 35,000 jobs.

The RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur.

We want to hear your views on a range of preliminary options for this long-term development.

Options for future growth and a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)Applying these principles within the greenfields areas for investigation has resulted in a number of areas being identified as potentially suitable for inclusion within a 30 year RUB. These options each have their advantages and disadvantages. Single options could be selected or a combination of options which would give different urban form, environmental and capacity outcomes. These options are:

Principles shaping the Rural Urban BoundaryWe have based options for how Auckland might grow on a number of principles. These are illustrated below.

Adding development to the Northeast of Pukekohe

An area of rolling land to the north east of Pukekohe, bounded by Tuhimata and Runciman Roads is added including the edge of the Runciman countryside living area.

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Expanding the existing urban areas of Auckland and Pukekohe

Expansion adjoining Auckland and Pukekohe urban areas enables new development to access existing community and transport infrastructure and utilities. Development is aligned with the rail line providing an opportunity for a new station south of Drury. State Highway 22 also traverses the area. While development drains into the Pahurehure Inlet, coastal and stream margins are protected from development. This also protects heritage sites located along stream edges, mitigates flooding risks and manages water quality.

Adding development in the Whangapouri catchment

An area of high amenity, close to the Pahurehure Inlet, is added; this would be more dependent on car based transport using SH 22. Existing development further upstream (the Pukekohe urban area) also drains into this catchment.

Adding development in the Karaka North area

An area of high amenity close to the Pahurehure Inlet and Hingaia is added. This area has accessibility via the Hingaia Peninsula, providing upgrades are made to road and bridge connections. Public transport connections by bus through Papakura could potentially lessen the impact on the transport pinch point at Drury.

Focussing development along the rail line

Further development is added along the rail line between Drury and Paerata. There would be potential for an additional station, as a focus for development, on the rail line. This would provide greater accessibility to rail services potentially lessening reliance on car based transport. In this option the urban area of Auckland joins up with the Paerata and Pukekohe urban areas.

Protect sensitive environments

including natural and cultural heritage

Incorporate “green finger” buffers to protect streams,

coastal margins and clusters of heritage sites. This could

help to establish an open space network.

Invest in quality infrastructure Target development in locations that can achieve cost effective provision of network utilities and quality services.

Provide for quality compact development

Residential development, providing a range of housing

types, is focused around centres with diverse,

walkable neighbourhoods, and local employment.

Avoid risks Limit known risks associated with coastal inundation, sea level rise, land instability, flooding, liquefaction, fault lines and other hazards.

Focus development around the future

transport network Locate more intense

development as part of centres served by frequent

public transport services (bus and electric rail) and places with good

motorway access.

Work with the rural production systems Limit impacts on key components of the rural economic systems to allow them to prosper i.e. avoiding elite soils and known aquifer recharge areas.

Have your sayAuckland Council is interested in your feedback as to where growth is best located to help us define the Rural Urban Boundary in the Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

We need to receive your feedback by 5pm Friday 7 December 2012.

While you are not required to leave your contact details, we would like to acknowledge feedback and keep you informed about the Rural Urban Boundary Investigations for Auckland.

Name:

Organisation:

Phone: daytime/evening (Mobile)

Postal address:

Email address:

Your preferred way of being kept informed:

Email Post

Questions

1. Which option do you prefer?

What other factors do you consider important that should influence where growth should go?

3. What areas in any of the options put forward (Option 1-5) do you think are most suitable for accommodating urban growth and why?

4. Are there any areas in any of the options (Option 1-5) that you think should be retained as rural land and why?

2. How important do you think the following factors are in deciding where additional growth should be located?

Option 1

Core

Option 2

Core+

Rail focus

Option 3

Core+

Karaka North

Option 4

Core+

Whangapouri

Option 5

Core+

North East Pukekohe

1 2 3 4 5

Agree Strongly

Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Strongly

Protecting environmental values and avoiding natural hazards

Protecting cultural values

Protecting soils for farming and cropping

Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations)

Accessibility to the roading network

Closeness to town centres and jobs

The Rural Urban Boundary and the Unitary PlanAuckland’s population is growing rapidly. Over the next 30 years an additional million people are likely to live in Auckland.

In the southern areas of Auckland, around 7000 babies are born each year. As Auckland grows, our children will need places to live and work.

The Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will identify greenfield land for urban development and the 30 years of growth projected in the Auckland Plan. It is part of an intention that the Unitary Plan provide for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be located in rural and coastal towns and villages, greenfield areas and other rural areas, as well as opportunities for the remaining growth to locate in existing urban areas.

The need is to provide adequate room for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community.

For the south, it means investigating which greenfield areas could best be used to provide up to 55,000 dwellings of the total 400,000 needed, along with business land for up to 35,000 jobs.

The RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur.

We want to hear your views on a range of preliminary options for this long-term development.

Options for future growth and a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)Applying these principles within the greenfields areas for investigation has resulted in a number of areas being identified as potentially suitable for inclusion within a 30 year RUB. These options each have their advantages and disadvantages. Single options could be selected or a combination of options which would give different urban form, environmental and capacity outcomes. These options are:

Principles shaping the Rural Urban BoundaryWe have based options for how Auckland might grow on a number of principles. These are illustrated below.

Adding development to the Northeast of Pukekohe

An area of rolling land to the north east of Pukekohe, bounded by Tuhimata and Runciman Roads is added including the edge of the Runciman countryside living area.

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Expanding the existing urban areas of Auckland and Pukekohe

Expansion adjoining Auckland and Pukekohe urban areas enables new development to access existing community and transport infrastructure and utilities. Development is aligned with the rail line providing an opportunity for a new station south of Drury. State Highway 22 also traverses the area. While development drains into the Pahurehure Inlet, coastal and stream margins are protected from development. This also protects heritage sites located along stream edges, mitigates flooding risks and manages water quality.

Adding development in the Whangapouri catchment

An area of high amenity, close to the Pahurehure Inlet, is added; this would be more dependent on car based transport using SH 22. Existing development further upstream (the Pukekohe urban area) also drains into this catchment.

Adding development in the Karaka North area

An area of high amenity close to the Pahurehure Inlet and Hingaia is added. This area has accessibility via the Hingaia Peninsula, providing upgrades are made to road and bridge connections. Public transport connections by bus through Papakura could potentially lessen the impact on the transport pinch point at Drury.

Focussing development along the rail line

Further development is added along the rail line between Drury and Paerata. There would be potential for an additional station, as a focus for development, on the rail line. This would provide greater accessibility to rail services potentially lessening reliance on car based transport. In this option the urban area of Auckland joins up with the Paerata and Pukekohe urban areas.

Protect sensitive environments

including natural and cultural heritage

Incorporate “green finger” buffers to protect streams,

coastal margins and clusters of heritage sites. This could

help to establish an open space network.

Invest in quality infrastructure Target development in locations that can achieve cost effective provision of network utilities and quality services.

Provide for quality compact development

Residential development, providing a range of housing

types, is focused around centres with diverse,

walkable neighbourhoods, and local employment.

Avoid risks Limit known risks associated with coastal inundation, sea level rise, land instability, flooding, liquefaction, fault lines and other hazards.

Focus development around the future

transport network Locate more intense

development as part of centres served by frequent

public transport services (bus and electric rail) and places with good

motorway access.

Work with the rural production systems Limit impacts on key components of the rural economic systems to allow them to prosper i.e. avoiding elite soils and known aquifer recharge areas.

Have your sayAuckland Council is interested in your feedback as to where growth is best located to help us define the Rural Urban Boundary in the Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

We need to receive your feedback by 5pm Friday 7 December 2012.

While you are not required to leave your contact details, we would like to acknowledge feedback and keep you informed about the Rural Urban Boundary Investigations for Auckland.

Name:

Organisation:

Phone: daytime/evening (Mobile)

Postal address:

Email address:

Your preferred way of being kept informed:

Email Post

Questions

1. Which option do you prefer?

What other factors do you consider important that should influence where growth should go?

3. What areas in any of the options put forward (Option 1-5) do you think are most suitable for accommodating urban growth and why?

4. Are there any areas in any of the options (Option 1-5) that you think should be retained as rural land and why?

2. How important do you think the following factors are in deciding where additional growth should be located?

Option 1

Core

Option 2

Core+

Rail focus

Option 3

Core+

Karaka North

Option 4

Core+

Whangapouri

Option 5

Core+

North East Pukekohe

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Have your say on growth in the southProposals for a Southern Rural Boundary (RUB) in the first Unitary PlanYour opportunity to influence implementation of the Auckland Plan

Be a part of planning for the next 10 – 30 years of growth in Karaka, Drury, Hingaia, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

Fold here and tape ends together

Fold here first

Freepost Authority 237170

The Rural Urban Boundary (South) ProjectAuckland CouncilPrivate Bag 92300Victoria Street WestAuckland 1142

5. Are there any areas not suggested as part of the Options that you think should be considered within the Rural Urban Boundary, and why?

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Frequently asked questions

What is meant by the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)? The RUB will identify areas for potential urban development to 2042. This will include land within new greenfield areas that are being investigated for potential growth in the south, north and west of the region. The RUB will also be drawn around satellite towns (Pukekohe and Warkworth) and rural coastal towns and is intended to provide for up to 40% of new dwellings outside of current urban limits. The emphasis will be on well-planned, quality development.

How will RUB boundaries be drawn? After careful technical analysis and in consultation with iwi, stakeholders and communities, the RUB will be developed in stages:

• determine and map a RUB for inclusion in the notified version of the Unitary Plan (September 2013). This will include areas found suitable for urban development as part of the southern, western and northern greenfield areas for investigation projects

• investigate a RUB around other rural and coastal towns and serviced villages and remaining greenfields and include it in the Unitary Plan through a plan change.

Whatkindofdevelopmentwilloccurinthegreenfieldareas? A range of activities will occur in the greenfield areas to support the development of new communities including housing, commercial and industrial development, mixed use, parks, community facilities and physical infrastructure (eg roads, public transport, water, and wastewater).

What happens to land outside the RUB? Rural land that falls outside of the RUB will remain rural and will be subject to the provisions developed through the Unitary Plan 2013.

WhenwilldetailedplanningoccurforareasidentifiedwithintheRUB? Once a RUB has been identified and confirmed in the Unitary Plan, the next step will be to determine the form and staging of development. Staged and managed land release will occur in approximately 10 year steps. Operative zoning and bulk service infrastructure will need to be in place before land can be released for development and in order for this to occur, detailed structure planning, catchment management planning and plan changes to the Unitary Plan will need to be made to introduce new zones and planning provisions for the subject land. Once planning is complete land release could occur from late in the first decade onwards.

Notes

Be a part of itYou can be involved in several ways.

You can:

• get involved in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, out for public feedback in March 2013

• make comments by filling out the enclosed feedback form and sending it in using the freepost address

• email your comments to RUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

• get involved in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan RMA process (due to be notified in Sept 2013)

• attend one of the three community drop in events planned:

Consultation Events open to anyone

Wednesday 21 November 9.30am – 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Tuesday 27 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Thursday 29 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui St, Drury.

More information

If you have any further questions please look at the information available on our website at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 09 301 0101.

Where should our future homes and businesses locate? Have your say.

1 2 3 4 5

Agree Strongly

Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree Strongly

Protecting environmental values and avoiding natural hazards

Protecting cultural values

Protecting soils for farming and cropping

Being close to public transport routes (buses and train stations)

Accessibility to the roading network

Closeness to town centres and jobs

The Rural Urban Boundary and the Unitary PlanAuckland’s population is growing rapidly. Over the next 30 years an additional million people are likely to live in Auckland.

In the southern areas of Auckland, around 7000 babies are born each year. As Auckland grows, our children will need places to live and work.

The Rural Urban Boundary (RUB) will identify greenfield land for urban development and the 30 years of growth projected in the Auckland Plan. It is part of an intention that the Unitary Plan provide for up to 40 per cent of new dwellings to be located in rural and coastal towns and villages, greenfield areas and other rural areas, as well as opportunities for the remaining growth to locate in existing urban areas.

The need is to provide adequate room for growth while protecting the things that Aucklanders hold special, such as the natural environment, heritage, productive rural land, valued coastal areas and a sense of community.

For the south, it means investigating which greenfield areas could best be used to provide up to 55,000 dwellings of the total 400,000 needed, along with business land for up to 35,000 jobs.

The RUB will be included in the Unitary Plan, the rulebook determining where development will occur.

We want to hear your views on a range of preliminary options for this long-term development.

Options for future growth and a Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)Applying these principles within the greenfields areas for investigation has resulted in a number of areas being identified as potentially suitable for inclusion within a 30 year RUB. These options each have their advantages and disadvantages. Single options could be selected or a combination of options which would give different urban form, environmental and capacity outcomes. These options are:

Principles shaping the Rural Urban BoundaryWe have based options for how Auckland might grow on a number of principles. These are illustrated below.

Adding development to the Northeast of Pukekohe

An area of rolling land to the north east of Pukekohe, bounded by Tuhimata and Runciman Roads is added including the edge of the Runciman countryside living area.

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Area subject to a seperate plan change process

Alternate business location

Expanding the existing urban areas of Auckland and Pukekohe

Expansion adjoining Auckland and Pukekohe urban areas enables new development to access existing community and transport infrastructure and utilities. Development is aligned with the rail line providing an opportunity for a new station south of Drury. State Highway 22 also traverses the area. While development drains into the Pahurehure Inlet, coastal and stream margins are protected from development. This also protects heritage sites located along stream edges, mitigates flooding risks and manages water quality.

Adding development in the Whangapouri catchment

An area of high amenity, close to the Pahurehure Inlet, is added; this would be more dependent on car based transport using SH 22. Existing development further upstream (the Pukekohe urban area) also drains into this catchment.

Adding development in the Karaka North area

An area of high amenity close to the Pahurehure Inlet and Hingaia is added. This area has accessibility via the Hingaia Peninsula, providing upgrades are made to road and bridge connections. Public transport connections by bus through Papakura could potentially lessen the impact on the transport pinch point at Drury.

Focussing development along the rail line

Further development is added along the rail line between Drury and Paerata. There would be potential for an additional station, as a focus for development, on the rail line. This would provide greater accessibility to rail services potentially lessening reliance on car based transport. In this option the urban area of Auckland joins up with the Paerata and Pukekohe urban areas.

Protect sensitive environments

including natural and cultural heritage

Incorporate “green finger” buffers to protect streams,

coastal margins and clusters of heritage sites. This could

help to establish an open space network.

Invest in quality infrastructure Target development in locations that can achieve cost effective provision of network utilities and quality services.

Provide for quality compact development

Residential development, providing a range of housing

types, is focused around centres with diverse,

walkable neighbourhoods, and local employment.

Avoid risks Limit known risks associated with coastal inundation, sea level rise, land instability, flooding, liquefaction, fault lines and other hazards.

Focus development around the future

transport network Locate more intense

development as part of centres served by frequent

public transport services (bus and electric rail) and places with good

motorway access.

Work with the rural production systems Limit impacts on key components of the rural economic systems to allow them to prosper i.e. avoiding elite soils and known aquifer recharge areas.

Have your sayAuckland Council is interested in your feedback as to where growth is best located to help us define the Rural Urban Boundary in the Karaka, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

We need to receive your feedback by 5pm Friday 7 December 2012.

While you are not required to leave your contact details, we would like to acknowledge feedback and keep you informed about the Rural Urban Boundary Investigations for Auckland.

Name:

Organisation:

Phone: daytime/evening (Mobile)

Postal address:

Email address:

Your preferred way of being kept informed:

Email Post

Questions

1. Which option do you prefer?

What other factors do you consider important that should influence where growth should go?

3. What areas in any of the options put forward (Option 1-5) do you think are most suitable for accommodating urban growth and why?

4. Are there any areas in any of the options (Option 1-5) that you think should be retained as rural land and why?

2. How important do you think the following factors are in deciding where additional growth should be located?

Option 1

Core

Option 2

Core+

Rail focus

Option 3

Core+

Karaka North

Option 4

Core+

Whangapouri

Option 5

Core+

North East Pukekohe

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Have your say on growth in the southProposals for a Southern Rural Boundary (RUB) in the first Unitary PlanYour opportunity to influence implementation of the Auckland Plan

Be a part of planning for the next 10 – 30 years of growth in Karaka, Drury, Hingaia, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

Fold here and tape ends together

Fold here first

Freepost Authority 237170

The Rural Urban Boundary (South) ProjectAuckland CouncilPrivate Bag 92300Victoria Street WestAuckland 1142

5. Are there any areas not suggested as part of the Options that you think should be considered within the Rural Urban Boundary, and why?

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Frequently asked questions

What is meant by the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)? The RUB will identify areas for potential urban development to 2042. This will include land within new greenfield areas that are being investigated for potential growth in the south, north and west of the region. The RUB will also be drawn around satellite towns (Pukekohe and Warkworth) and rural coastal towns and is intended to provide for up to 40% of new dwellings outside of current urban limits. The emphasis will be on well-planned, quality development.

How will RUB boundaries be drawn? After careful technical analysis and in consultation with iwi, stakeholders and communities, the RUB will be developed in stages:

• determine and map a RUB for inclusion in the notified version of the Unitary Plan (September 2013). This will include areas found suitable for urban development as part of the southern, western and northern greenfield areas for investigation projects

• investigate a RUB around other rural and coastal towns and serviced villages and remaining greenfields and include it in the Unitary Plan through a plan change.

Whatkindofdevelopmentwilloccurinthegreenfieldareas? A range of activities will occur in the greenfield areas to support the development of new communities including housing, commercial and industrial development, mixed use, parks, community facilities and physical infrastructure (eg roads, public transport, water, and wastewater).

What happens to land outside the RUB? Rural land that falls outside of the RUB will remain rural and will be subject to the provisions developed through the Unitary Plan 2013.

WhenwilldetailedplanningoccurforareasidentifiedwithintheRUB? Once a RUB has been identified and confirmed in the Unitary Plan, the next step will be to determine the form and staging of development. Staged and managed land release will occur in approximately 10 year steps. Operative zoning and bulk service infrastructure will need to be in place before land can be released for development and in order for this to occur, detailed structure planning, catchment management planning and plan changes to the Unitary Plan will need to be made to introduce new zones and planning provisions for the subject land. Once planning is complete land release could occur from late in the first decade onwards.

Notes

Be a part of itYou can be involved in several ways.

You can:

• get involved in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, out for public feedback in March 2013

• make comments by filling out the enclosed feedback form and sending it in using the freepost address

• email your comments to RUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

• get involved in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan RMA process (due to be notified in Sept 2013)

• attend one of the three community drop in events planned:

Consultation Events open to anyone

Wednesday 21 November 9.30am – 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Tuesday 27 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Thursday 29 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui St, Drury.

More information

If you have any further questions please look at the information available on our website at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 09 301 0101.

Where should our future homes and businesses locate? Have your say.

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Have your say on growth in the southProposals for a Southern Rural Boundary (RUB) in the first Unitary PlanYour opportunity to influence implementation of the Auckland Plan

Be a part of planning for the next 10 – 30 years of growth in Karaka, Drury, Hingaia, Paerata and Pukekohe areas.

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5. Are there any areas not suggested as part of the Options that you think should be considered within the Rural Urban Boundary, and why?

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Frequently asked questions

What is meant by the Rural Urban Boundary (RUB)? The RUB will identify areas for potential urban development to 2042. This will include land within new greenfield areas that are being investigated for potential growth in the south, north and west of the region. The RUB will also be drawn around satellite towns (Pukekohe and Warkworth) and rural coastal towns and is intended to provide for up to 40% of new dwellings outside of current urban limits. The emphasis will be on well-planned, quality development.

How will RUB boundaries be drawn? After careful technical analysis and in consultation with iwi, stakeholders and communities, the RUB will be developed in stages:

• determine and map a RUB for inclusion in the notified version of the Unitary Plan (September 2013). This will include areas found suitable for urban development as part of the southern, western and northern greenfield areas for investigation projects

• investigate a RUB around other rural and coastal towns and serviced villages and remaining greenfields and include it in the Unitary Plan through a plan change.

Whatkindofdevelopmentwilloccurinthegreenfieldareas? A range of activities will occur in the greenfield areas to support the development of new communities including housing, commercial and industrial development, mixed use, parks, community facilities and physical infrastructure (eg roads, public transport, water, and wastewater).

What happens to land outside the RUB? Rural land that falls outside of the RUB will remain rural and will be subject to the provisions developed through the Unitary Plan 2013.

WhenwilldetailedplanningoccurforareasidentifiedwithintheRUB? Once a RUB has been identified and confirmed in the Unitary Plan, the next step will be to determine the form and staging of development. Staged and managed land release will occur in approximately 10 year steps. Operative zoning and bulk service infrastructure will need to be in place before land can be released for development and in order for this to occur, detailed structure planning, catchment management planning and plan changes to the Unitary Plan will need to be made to introduce new zones and planning provisions for the subject land. Once planning is complete land release could occur from late in the first decade onwards.

Notes

Be a part of itYou can be involved in several ways.

You can:

• get involved in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, out for public feedback in March 2013

• make comments by filling out the enclosed feedback form and sending it in using the freepost address

• email your comments to RUB_south@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

• get involved in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan RMA process (due to be notified in Sept 2013)

• attend one of the three community drop in events planned:

Consultation Events open to anyone

Wednesday 21 November 9.30am – 12.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Tuesday 27 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Franklin Centre, 12 Massey Ave Pukekohe

Thursday 29 November 5.30pm – 8.30pm at the Drury Hall, 10 Tui St, Drury.

More information

If you have any further questions please look at the information available on our website at: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or phone 09 301 0101.

Where should our future homes and businesses locate? Have your say.