Capacity for Growth Study 2008

The Capacity for Growth study monitors and reports on residential, business and rural land availability within the region. The capacity assessment is based on the policies and rules of the region's territorial authority district plans as at March 2006.

This is the third study in the series with previous reports prepared and reported to the council in 1998 and 2003.

This is an interim report (May 2008) as it does not include capacity results for the region's rural townships and coastal settlements. The capture of data for these areas is programmed to commence in June 2008. The results will be included in a final Capacity for Growth 2008 report and be available mid to late 2008.