Draft Spatial Plan related newsitems

• • 10 reasons to support character

    • 21 Jun 2022
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • So much has changed since the Wellington City Council voted in June 2021 to strip demolition protection from more than two-thirds of the city's character areas. LIVE WELLington argues it's time for a re-think, and to strike a better balance.  We provided this letter to Wellington councillors, in the lead up to the notification of the proposed District Plan on 23 June 2022.
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• • Wellingtonians support retention of more character areas

    • 13 Jun 2022
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • A survey of Wellingtonians has found that while there is support for increasing density in the inner city suburbs, it must be done with care, and there is considerable unease about the Wellington City Council’s plans to remove protections for pre-1930s houses in the inner city suburbs.
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• • Council report shows no need for radical planning changes in inner city Wellington

    • 29 May 2022
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • The latest official assessment of Wellington’s housing needs shows sufficient capacity in Wellington’s inner city suburbs to meet future growth for the next 30 years, meaning the drive by the council to decimate inner city character areas is unwarranted and must be abandoned now, says LIVE WELLington.
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• • Why letting the market loose will not deliver housing affordability

    • 18 May 2022
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • Will letting developers loose on our inner city suburbs deliver us from the evil of ever-escalating house prices? Phil Kelliher explains the issues in this blog for LIVE WELLington.  
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• • Density done well discussion attracts numbers

    • 8 May 2022
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • An audience of around 90 people turned up to hear a panel discussion on urban design and density done well, at St Peter’s Church on 5 May 2022, organised by LIVE WELLington and Inner City Wellington.
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• • The CBD is emptying and it is a good thing

    • 13 Feb 2022
    • Inside Wellington
    • Recently, on the days when I come into the CBD, I am acutely aware of how I am dragging my feet. Coming to town means a noisier environment (in and out of the office) with lower air quality, it costs an arm and a leg, it takes time, and you run the risk of catching a nasty virus. So why bother? It seems that many people have found working from home is much more efficient. It makes sense. As a result, with Omicron looming and rosters being established, coming into the Wellington CBD makes for a very unusual experience: it is significantly emptier. I think this is a really good sign and a step in the right direction. So let’s have a look at why, when possible, Working From Home (WFH) should be strongly promoted and embraced for good.
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• • RMA Amendment and Draft Spatial Plan Submissions

    • 27 Nov 2021
    • Wellington Civic Trust
    • The included links take you to Wellington Civic Trust’s submissions for Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply And Other Matters) Amendment Bill (November 2021): RMA Amendment Bill Wellington City Council Planning For Growth – Our City Tomorrow Draft Spatial Plan (October 2020): Draft Spatial Plan The Trust remains concerned about the complexity of the submissions process. […]
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• • A City For People Welcomes the 'Our City Tomorrow' Proposals

    • 14 Nov 2021
    • A City for People
    • Through Let’s Get Wellington Moving, the District Plan, and the Bike Network Plan, implementing the right transport and housing package for Wellington will ensure that everyone has access to affordable, quality housing along active and public transport routes that reduce emissions and connect our city.
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• • Championing Liveable Wellington

    • 12 Nov 2021
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • Wellington needs robust people-centric design and thoughtful planning to remain a liveable and attractive city, says LIVE WELLington, a new group set up to champion Wellington as a liveable city for all.
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• • Pop goes the high rise?

    • 12 Nov 2021
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • Get ready to have your say on the first draft of the new Wellington District Plan by December 14th.   The District Plan is the rule book for land use and determines what needs a resource consent so it's vital we all speak up for a liveable Wellington for all.   
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• • Daylight Robbery?

    • 12 Nov 2021
    • Live Wellington - a liveable city by design
    • Submissions have closed on the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill as of midnight on Tuesday 16th.
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• • Wellington City Council Spatial Plan

    • 1 Jul 2021
    • Newtown Residents' Association
    • The Councillors discussed this plan on Thursday 24th June, in a marathon meeting.
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• • Spatial Plan adopted

    • 28 Jun 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Wellington City’s draft Spatial Plan – designed to guide development of housing for up to 80,000 more people over the next three decades – was the main feature of a marathon meeting of the City Council’s Pūroro Āmua Planning and Environment Committee on Thursday 24 June.
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• • Appropriate height limits

    • 27 Jun 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • While it was vaguely entertaining / terrifying / gratifying / intimidating to listen to some of the 10-hour debate on the Spatial Plan the other day (pick your own adjective according to your political persuasions), what became very clear is that NO ONE – not the Mayor, not the Council Officers, Not Liam Hodgetts the City Planner, and certainly not the rabid band of Councillors – have any idea about height limits that is bounded by any semblance of the actual factual truthiness of the situation.
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• • Spatial Plan - Media Round Up

    • 26 Jun 2021
    • A City for People
    • City for People spokespeople have been making our voices heard in the media during this campaign - here's a round up of the coverage. 
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• • A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.

    • 25 Jun 2021
    • Renters United
    • A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United are elated that Wellington City Councillors passed a more ambitious Spatial Plan today that goes above and beyond the original Draft Spatial Plan.
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• • A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.

    • 25 Jun 2021
    • Renters United
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• • A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan

    • 24 Jun 2021
    • A City for People
    • A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.
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• • Growth for Growth’s Sake

    • 24 Jun 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • “Art for Art’s sake – Money for God’s sake”. Or as we have it now, Growth for Growth’s sake. We now have a Council that has passed the Spatial Plan, in a decision that some have described being a battle over young vs old. Up to 80,000 more people will be able to live in our city, in a gradual process over the next 30+ years.
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• • Shelly Bay, the unpublished article

    • 23 Jun 2021
    • Inside Wellington
    • This morning, the City Council will vote on the Spatial Plan, and it will be very interesting to listen to the debates and find out about the outcome. Surprisingly, or maybe not so much, this vote reminds me of this article I wrote about Shelly Bay last year, one week after the vote. This article didn’t make it online because it was too close to so many comments and articles that had already been published. I can’t help to publish it today, in the light of the vote on the Spatial Plan:
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    Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • How High is Too High?

    • 20 Jun 2021
    • Eye of the Fish
    • This Thursday is a big day for Wellington – the Council will vote on the Draft Spatial Plan and will decide whether or not to accept its recommendations.
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• • The housing crisis debates: here we are again

    • 20 Jun 2021
    • Inside Wellington
    • The final spatial plan is not yet officially back in front of the City Council, but already, Wellington social media are back to firing war zones. The “debates” have again fallen into a battle of cliches, where everyone is accusing everyone else of being a selfish privileged boomer or a developer pawn.The final spatial plan is not yet officially back in front of the City Council, but already, Wellington social media are back to firing war zones. The “debates” have again fallen into a battle of cliches, where everyone is accusing everyone else of being a selfish privileged boomer or a developer pawn.
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• • Public forum: Wellington’s Spatial Plan - how can it help the housing crisis?

    • 19 Jun 2021
    • A City for People
    • A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United hosted a public forum on Wednesday 16 June to discuss the upcoming Council vote on the Draft Spatial Plan.
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• • The Final Spatial Plan has been released

    • 18 Jun 2021
    • Inside Wellington
    • Throughout all of 2020, a consultation was at the heart of passionate arguments. The Draft Spatial Plan was the second stage of a year-long program of work called “Planning for Growth”, a program designed to prepare Wellington to cater for a significant influx of new residents. Some said 30,000 were expected over the next decades, some said 80,000. The tensions were exacerbated by a soaring housing market with prices reaching absurd levels. Even people who would normally agree that “something has to be done about the housing crisis” would passionately argue over how to best address it, accusing each other of ulterior motives.
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• • We Want More Homes For All In Wellington

    • 31 May 2021
    • A City for People
    • A City for People, with Generation Zero and Renters United, have relaunched their campaign to support more housing for all in Wellington. We want more homes for all in Wellington - The Council must pass an ambitious Spatial Plan. 
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• • Spatial Plan feedback summary released

    • 16 Feb 2021
    • Wellington City Council
    • Mayor Andy Foster says initial analysis of nearly 3000 submissions on the city’s draft Spatial Plan show Wellingtonians want a vibrant, liveable city and affordable housing as the housing crisis deepens across the country.
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• • A nimby in Newtown

    • 6 Jan 2021
    • Wellington Scoop
    • The Draft Spatial Plan is designed to blame the home-owning people of Wellington. It has its own spin aimed at Newtown’s heritage areas – older housing is up for grabs.
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    Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Talking, and agreeing, about the draft spatial plan

    • 17 Dec 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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• • Spatial Plan forums start this week

    • 1 Nov 2020
    • Wellington City Council
    • 2926 individuals and organisations have made known their views on how and where Wellington’s growing population should be housed over the next few decades.
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• • Spatial Plan forums start this week

    • 1 Nov 2020
    • Wellington City Council
    • 2926 individuals and organisations have made known their views on how and where Wellington’s growing population should be housed over the next few decades.
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