Comments on: Auckland Unitary Plan – Implications for Laingholm

By: Valera

Valera — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:52:30 +0000

Update: some parts of the draft Unitary Plan have already become operative. For example, rules for Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) already apply. Most of the properties in the Laingholm area have SEAs. The early introduction of these rules was based on strong feedback for environmental protection. Click here for details. It is now also possible to make a submission to support or object to a submission made by another person or organization. This process closes on 22nd of July. Click here for details.

By: Valera

Valera — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:44:08 +0000

LDCA made its submission on the draft Unitary Plan. The submission focused on:
– Ensuring that Large Lot development controls which were designed with 1 acre lots in mind also apply fairly to quarter acre lots and multi-acre lifestyle blocks.
– Questioning some of the Home Occupation rules that could unnecessarily restrict our residents’ ability to work from home.
– Finding balance between the protection of trees and the property owners’ ability to prune trees around their houses to maintain sunlight.
– Advocating for environmental protection.

By: Valera

Valera — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:55:04 +0000

Note: our area is also subject to the Waitakere Heritage Area overlay and the rules for it are under 3.K.7.9.3. – there are duplicate restrictions on boundary offsets and dwellings per site – worth considering if our submission challenges these rules for the Large Lot zones.
Update: we confirmed that sub-precinct rules for Titirangi/Laingholm override the Large Lot development controls with regards to boundary offsets. This means that Laingholm is subject to 3 metre boundary offsets, as opposed to 6 or 10 metres.