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Auckland Regional Policy Statement

Proposed Change 6 - LGAAA

Proposed Change 6: Giving effect to the Regional Growth Strategy and integrating landuse and transport, and Proposed Change 7: Metropolitan Urban Limits, were notified on 31 March 2005 as a requirement of the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004 (the LGAAA).

The LGAAA directs all Councils in the Auckland Region to integrate their land transport and land use provisions and ensure these are consistent with the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy, give effect to its Growth Concept and contribute to the land transport and land use matters specified in Schedule 5 (sections 39 & 40 of the LGAAA).

All councils in the Auckland Region notified their proposed changes on 31 March 2005, in accordance with the LGAAA (a total of 15 proposed plan changes across the region). Decision Reports addressing submissions and further submissions to these proposed changes were released by all councils on 31 July 2007.

Appeals

A total of 49 appeals were made against the ARC in relation to Change 6 and Change 7. All appeals against Change 7 were withdrawn and Change 7 is now operative. There are no appeals remaining to Proposed Change 6 and it is beyond challenge.  Proposed Change 6 is now in the process of being made operative.

The final version of Change 6 below shows all amendments made through the appeal version.

RPS Change 6 - Appeals Version - August 2011 - including consent orders (2.2 MB PDF)

Points of relief summary tables

The points of relief summary tables list each point of relief sought by appellants to Change 6 and other proposed plan changes across the region. Points of relief stated in each appeal have been split out, numbered and allocated a topic. Topics have generally been allocated according to the provision in the relevant proposed plan change to which the point of relief relates.

View the updated points of relief summary tables.

Decisions

The ARC's Decision Reports on Proposed Change 6 were released on 31 July 2007, in conjunction with the territorial authorities' decision reports on their proposed LGAAA changes.

Key issues report

This is a summary report of the key issues raised in evidence and submissions during the LGAAA hearings in relation to the 15 proposed plan changes notified across the region. All of the Auckland councils have adopted this Key Issues Report and it forms part of their decisions.

Key Issues Report (400.2 KB PDF)

Proposed Change 6: Giving effect to the Regional Growth Strategy and integrating landuse and transport

Proposed Change 6 - Decision Version 1 (817.9 KB PDF)

Note: Decision Version 1, as sent to all submitters to Proposed Change 6, tracks the amendments to the notified version of Change 6, arising as a result of Councils' decisions on submissions, with submission point references.

Proposed Change 6 - Decision Version 2 (1.0 MB PDF)

Note: Decision Version 2 tracks the amendments to the Operative RPS arising from the notification and decision process.

ARC 1 - General Growth Issues (1,007.8 KB PDF)

ARC 2 - Housing Lobby Issues (123.0 KB PDF)

ARC 3 - Infrastructure and Rural Issues (1.2 MB PDF)

ARC 4 - Swanson and Penihana Issues (433.0 KB PDF)

ARC 5 -Transportation Issues (539.6 KB PDF)

ARC 6 - Business Issues (239.7 KB PDF)

ARC 7 - Metropolitan Urban Limits - General Issues (161.6 KB PDF)
 (not Hobsonville or Massey North)

ARC 8 - MUL Hobsonville and Massey North - see information on Change 7 here.

ARC 9 - Miscellaneous Issues (294.8 KB PDF)

Copies of the Decision Reports of the District and City Councils of the Auckland region are available on their websites.

Papakura District Council's Decision Reports are available on request by contacting Joy LaNauze, Senior Policy Planner on 09 295 1342 or email jlanauze@papakura.govt.nz

You can find further information on the notification of Proposed Changes 6 & 7 in March 2005 here.

Updated July 2011.