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    • Multi-level car park on Island Bay’s Parade on hold
      • 15 Nov 2012
      • Newswire.co.nz
      • A multi-level supermarket car park in Island Bay will not go ahead – for now. Island Bay New World’s car park resource consent application has been suspended. Lisa Hunt of Wellington City Council confirmed yesterday the application has been suspended at the request of the applicant, Foodstuffs. “It is likely that it won’t go ahead in its current form. They may lodge a new application at a later date.
      • Accepted from Newswire.co.nz news feed 25 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • planning
      • island bay
      • parking
      • consultation
        • Geotagged The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6021, New Zealand

    • Caketin gets tupperware
      • 28 Jun 2012
      • Eye of the Fish
      • Having only just finished an upgrade of the Westpac Stadium last year, in time for the wugby world cup, it seems odd to me that the Stadium Trust are already talking about their next major upgrade – a complete refurbishment of the stadium inside and out – as shown in the DomPost today.
      • Accepted from Eye of the Fish feed 45 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • stadium
      • planning
      • sport

      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘George, that’s something that another of our readers has raised – in the next post: http://eyeofthefish.org/caketin-glassy-or-spikey/ It looks like it is not to be retained, but this is all early days yet. ’
        • ‘Will the magnificent Māori design features above the entrance to the stadium now be retained? For me they are truly wonderful and it would be a real shame if they were lost. ’
        • ‘Callum, that’s perfect. Yes – that is the more interesting render that Stuff had up briefly on the first day, and then must have been asked to take down by the people at the Stadium. Time for it to be reposted I say ! Extra pictures now included above… Meanwhile, from that same report, here is what the Stadium Trust say about the issue of the Roof: “The particular challenges are: • The Stadium is built of light weight concrete and cannot support any additional structures, therefore either additional foundation work would have to be done, or a separate structure built to support a roof • There is a height restriction in the Thorndon area. The Stadium has a resource consent that permits us to build to only 26 metres. There would be many resource consent issues and potential problems with the neighbours in building a structure covering the Stadium • The existing light towers need to be at the current height mainly due to cricket requirements • Any roof would need to be above the light towers • Any roof construction needs to provide airflow within the Stadium so grass can grow • It is likely that there would be serious wind loadings on a roof that would create major additional costs to resolve Some high level estimates for costs, from our consultants, have varied between $60 and $80 million for construction of the roof. This is beyond the financial resources of the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust and the local councils would need to assist in the funding of such a project. Nothing in the Master Plan prevents the addition of a roof at some time in the future. It is the opinion of the Trust that at a cost of $60 –$80 million there would need to be a debate on whether that money would be better spent on funding a purpose built indoor arena. A covered Stadium would not attract the smaller 10,000 –12,000 seated concerts, which are the majority of concerts that are currently touring and bypassing Wellington.” ’

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        • Geotagged Westpac Stadium, Waterloo Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

    • Pomare development planning under way
      • 23 Nov 2011
      • Hutt City Council
      • Hutt City Council is expecting an application for resource consent from Housing New Zealand as part of the planning process for redevelopment of the Pomare Block, says Mayor Ray Wallace.
      • Accepted from Hutt City Press Releases 77 weeks ago by feedreader
      • Tagged as:
      • planning
      • housing
        • Geotagged Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
        • HuttNZ RT @wellynews: Hutt City Council - Pomare development planning under way http://t.co/QFIXByQ6

    • The Urban Dream Brokerage
      • 26 Jul 2011
      • Architectural Centre Inc
      • Friday 29th July, 6pm Illot Theatre, Wellington Town Hall. Three property owners and managers, four artists and an engaged audience are coming together to discuss the question: how can vacant commercial space be more creatively utilised to provide a more vital inner-city? You’re invited to attend The Urban Dream Brokerage, a live art and property panel pitching session. In a live local twist on reality TV formats like Dragon’s Den, artists and then property developers and owners pitch their creative ideas for city vacant spaces to a panel of their opposite. Walking down the city street, what does your dream realty look like?
      • Accepted from Architecture Centre news 94 weeks ago by tonytw1
      • Tagged as:
      • events
      • architecture
      • planning
      • art

      • This newsitem has 1 comment.

        • ‘Seems like a good idea provided the Council does not subsidise, contribute towards rents, or rates reductions etc. ’

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        • Geotagged Wellington Town Hall, Wellington

    • Wgtn 2040
      • 26 Jun 2011
      • Architectural Centre Inc
      • The Wellington City Council has at last started the process of telling you about WGTN 2040, the proposed Vision for the future – 29 years in the future to be exact. It has been a long time coming – a couple of years at least, but this is one of the most important consultations that the Council has ever asked the Wellington public for their opinion on. We would encourage all Wellingtonians to have some input on this – and we would also like to hear your views, so that we can also table a submission from the Architectural Centre.
      • Tagged as:
      • consultation
      • wellington city council
      • planning

    • It’s too big – council’s former planner opposes new Lambton Quay building
      • 23 Jun 2011
      • Wellington Scoop
      • Till last year he was the Wellington City Council’s respected chief advisor on urban planning. Now he is opposing the council at a resource consent hearing for a huge new Lambton Quay building which would be four storeys higher than the legal height limit. Gerald Blunt – who left the city council last year after more than a decade of distinguished service – has this week been appearing as a consultant for a property company which is objecting to the size of the new building.
      • Tagged as:
      • planning

      • This newsitem has 3 comments.

        • ‘Why bother having a district plan if it is not adhered to, or is it a yet another case of “money talks”. ’
        • ‘As a resident, the thing that truly appalls me about this is the revelation that Wellington City Planner Officers encouraged a developer to break the WCC’s own district plan. We all have stories about developers successfully bending the rules and building some very poor buildings. Now it seems the WCC feels free to encourage developers apply to break its own plans when it suits (such as this monstrosity). Of course when the planners don’t like something, like large retail shops by the airport or the new Johnsonville Mall, they change the plan against them. What IS the role of the Wellington City Planning Department ? To work with the community on a consulted and agreed plan for the city that is then enforced . . . OR to pick and choose what developments should “really be” against some hidden “Master Plan”. Are they trying to re-architect the city according to some secret planning “vision” ? I do not know what side the City Planners are on . . . they seem to be on their own side with no accountability to councillors or the community for activities like this. I should note that I put in a written submission against this development. I did not bother presenting to my submission as I have no faith in either the impartiality of the council officers or that the WCC’s resource consenting process will properly consider the numerous objections. ’
        • ‘This is an uninspiring concrete and glass slab that reflects poorly on the architect, developers and land owners, not to mention the future tenants who will operate from a prison-like fortress. Is that to keep the staff in or the beneficiaries out? It’s like something from a failed British town planning concept dating from 1948, which is probably what has inspired everyone so far, unless it’s been designed by a former Stalinist architect. But the cynic in me suggests this is so ugly and over the top, that it’s been deliberately presented in this fashion so that, after ‘amendments’ they’ll get at least what they wanted, if not more. I would expect the Tenths to take take this opportunity to infuse a design with Maori heritage and a healthy relationship with the land, the environment and the people. I’m disappointed they seem to have missed this waka, so far. ’

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        • Geotagged 2 Lambton Quay, Wellington

    • Draft Thorndon Design Guidelines
      • 6 Jun 2011
      • Thorndon Residents Assocation
      • In mid May 2011, WCC's urban planners convened a workshop to discuss possible residential design guidelines for Thorndon. TRA representatives participated. Here is the draft report. The revision marks are by the TRA's representatives. This report will be discussed at the WCC convened Thorndon Advisory Group meeting, Tuesday 7 June.Background to the project.
      • Tagged as:
      • thorndon
      • planning
        • Geotagged Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand

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    • Celia out of step with what Wellingtonians want?
      • 17 May 2013
      • WCC Watch
      • From the outset Celia Wade Brown has been against the idea of amalgamation and from all accounts had to be dragged to the Regional Working Party by her Council.
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      • elections 2010

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        • ‘Daran, keen to hear what other options and structures you think the region should consider and what you think would be the best approach. ’
        • ‘Yes, indoubtedly Wellingtonians want change. And they are right. We continually need to be looking at ways in which we can improve how we govern, administer and provide community facilities and services. The community needs confidence that councils are as effective and efficient as possible in what they do. But for all the people who want change how many will plumb for a supercity when they are polled next year? My view is that this will be less than 50% for the simple reason that while many of us want change the majority of people don’t want the more extreme position of a single council to rule us all. Unfortunately a supercity is all that is on offer from the “consultation” recently undertaken by some councils. In a game of smoke and mirrors these councils, led by Fran Wilde, have sought to manipulate the debate to being about just two options – a single tier super city or a two tier super city! Wellingtonians deserve a more sophisticated and fulsome debate on the options for change. We don’t deserve to be railroaded into reform that will effectively take the “local” out of local government. ’

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