Urban Fringe and Coastal Structure Plans
The Urban Growth Strategy, which was commissioned in 2002, identified a number of urban development issues around Whangarei City that needed addressing by Council and the Community. The resulting recommendations were adopted in 2003 as an official Council working document.
The Urban Growth Strategy divided Whangarei City environments into eleven distinct areas for ease of reference and administration. These areas became known as Structure Plan Study Areas, with each having its own detailed study for planning purposes. The study areas are as follows:
- Otaika/Raumanga
- Maunu/Horahora
- Kamo/Whau Valley/Three Mile Bush and Springs Flat
- Tikipunga/Glenbervie
- Onerahi
A similar exercise was carried out for coastal settlements as a follow up to the adoption of Coastal Strategy in 2003. The settlements involved are as follows:
- Oakura
- Matapouri/Woolleys' Bay
- Tutukaka
- Ngunguru
- Pataua
- Parua Bay
- Waipu Cove/Langs Beach
(The McLeod Bay, Taurikura and Waipu Structure Plans were finalised in 2003 and are now at various stages of the plan change process).
In each of these study areas, a number of public meetings were held with local residents and interest groups to discuss specific planning proposals.
These proposals were developed and adopted as Official Council Policy documents on 11 February 2009 as Structure Plans.
It is important to note that these Structure Plans are long term and their implementation depends on their eventual incorporation into the statutory planning documents, such as the District Plan and the Long Term Council Community Plan. It is also important to note that further feasibility studies maybe required at the time of implementation of some of the proposals as circumstances will changes over time.
Land identified for particular use in these Structure Plans will be subject to legal processes of negotiated agreements, acquisition or designation. Council will follow due process in making sure that all necessary procedures are followed before any land use change takes place, as proposed in these Structure Plans.
Landowners or developers are able to apply for private plan changes to the District Plan using the recommendations identified in these Structure Plans where Council does not have such plans programmed in terms of its policy on public/private plan change initiatives. View the Urban Structure Plans |