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Resource Consents: New rules for developing your property
Some of Auckland’s planning rules have changed to enable greater housing density in the region’s urban areas.
Last chance for feedback on changes for more high-density housing
Submissions close this Thursday, 29th September on changes to the city’s planning rulebook allowing for more high-density housing.
Time running out to submit on Auckland’s new intensification rules
Auckland Council is strongly encouraging people to make a submission on proposed changes to the city’s planning rulebook – the Auckland Unitary Plan – allowing for considerably more higher-density housing across the city before time runs out on 29...
Changes to Auckland’s planning rules: zone changes
Auckland Council has proposed some changes to the land use zoning for what you can do on your residential property?
Auckland’s growth must put people first
As Tāmaki Makaurau continues to grow and evolve, urban design experts say our historic approach to intensification could use a slight reset.
Submissions: what you need to know
What are submissions and and why they are important?
Auckland’s changing planning rules - what you need to know
Significant changes to Auckland’s planning rules come into effect today, enabling more higher density housing to be built across the region.
More housing for our growing city
As Auckland grows, our city needs a wider variety of new homes, giving Aucklanders more choices to live closer to the everyday things they need.
Resource consents: New housing density standards for enabling more homes
New housing density standards come into effect on August 18, 2022, which will enable more homes to be built across the Auckland region.
For a city to be liveable, its people need options
Auckland is in a perpetual cycle of growth and change, and right now its residents are demanding more variety in housing options. How will the city keep up?
Good density: How solid planning can turn neighbourhoods into ecosystems
Under challenging circumstances, Auckland is changing faster than it ever has before. We asked local and global experts to explain how Tāmaki is moving forward, and what action is still needed to turn it into a truly modern city.
New housing rules: The big changes for Auckland
We’re shining a light on the stronger role central government has taken in planning for how Auckland must grow by introducing new rules for greater housing density across our city.
There’s more than one way to intensify Auckland
With huge population growth forecast for Auckland in the coming decades, it’s time for the city to build infrastructure to match. But how do we create this new infrastructure on top of what’s already here?
Why growth is good for all of us
Increasing our housing density to meet our growing population is the smartest solution to meeting not only today’s housing demands, but also the needs of future generations.
10 steps for deciding how Auckland grows
An overview of the key steps to implementing government’s new housing density rules in Auckland.
