https://wellington.gen.nz/eye-of-the-fish+draft-spatial-plan Items tagged with Eye of the Fish and Draft Spatial Plan. https://eyeofthefish.org/district-plan-hearings/ Right now Wellington is undergoing hearings on what may be the most important discussions on the future – the Hearings on the proposed new District... draft-spatial-plan consultation architecture blogs Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/district-plan-hearings/ Eye of the Fish 2023-06-26T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/appropriate-height-limits/ 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. berhampore draft-spatial-plan places consultation architecture blogs Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/appropriate-height-limits/ Eye of the Fish 2021-06-27T00:00:00Z -41.3232643 174.7740897 Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand https://eyeofthefish.org/growth-for-growths-sake/ “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. draft-spatial-plan consultation architecture blogs Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/growth-for-growths-sake/ Eye of the Fish 2021-06-24T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/how-high-is-too-high/ 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. draft-spatial-plan consultation architecture blogs Sun, 20 Jun 2021 00:01:40 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/how-high-is-too-high/ Eye of the Fish 2021-06-20T00:01:40Z https://eyeofthefish.org/planning-for-growth-2/ You’ll all be aware of the recent central Government dictat that New Zealand stop using greenfield land and instead learn to densify. draft-spatial-plan consultation architecture blogs Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/planning-for-growth-2/ Eye of the Fish 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z https://eyeofthefish.org/growing-wellington/ The Government has just released a revised National Policy Statement on Urban Design – which will affect the look of our major cities and the way they work. draft-spatial-plan consultation architecture blogs Sun, 26 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://eyeofthefish.org/growing-wellington/ Eye of the Fish 2020-07-26T00:00:00Z