Housing Affordability Special Housing Areas – Opportunities and Challenges Presentation to LGNZ Zone One Meeting Elizabeth Wells: SHA Consenting Manager Housing Project Office Auckland Council Ree Anderson Manager 24 June 2014 13 February 2013 Auckland Strategy & Research
Our housing challenge International Demographia Report: • Ranked Auckland 347 out of 360 cities in terms of affordability; and • Auckland housing ranked “severely unaffordable” for the 10 th year in a row Auckland has multiple housing challenges: lack of choice, poor quality, unhealthy and overcrowded housing, as well as declining ownership and affordability
The response: Ak Housing Accord • Formal partnership between government and council • Applies until Unitary Plan operative (late 2016) • Affordability a key component • Accord target of 39,000 dwellings or sites consented within 3 years
HASHAA provisions • Many RMA provisions apply, with tweaks • Weighting – Purpose of HASHA, Part ll of RMA, Unitary Plan, MfE urban design • Plan variation - Future Urban to live zoning: 130 working days • Concurrent plan variations and consent applications • Notification limited to adjacent owners / infrastructure providers only • No appeals (except development over 3 storeys)
Housing Project Office • One-stop-shop for applicants: consenting, masterplanning, infrastructure and policy in one place • Auckland Transport, Watercare, stormwater reps in the office • Integrated Plan changes, resource and building consents • Integration with government service providers (education, health etc) • Forward Land and Infrastructure Program • Collaborative “front loaded” no surprises
Special Housing Areas - Criteria Auckland Housing Accord, Auckland Plan & Proposed Unitary Plan Infrastructure Iwi views Criteria availability / readiness Land owner views Location Local board views Demand to build Demand for housing Affordability
63 SHAs established
Cumulative long term dwelling supply forecast Over the next 12 years, just over 73,000 new dwellings are known to be in the pipeline. Number of new dwellings that developers are known to be planning* Auckland; 2014 – 2026; cumulative; calendar years; Auckland Council (Forward Land & Infrastructure Programme) Tranche 1 Tranche 2 73,027 70,812 68,067 Tranche 3 64,962 Known others 61,467 57,617 53,476 48,465 43,682 42,157 40,352 42,603 38,337 36,032 33,512 35,745 30,994 28,153 26,830 25,099 21,556 14,096 16,976 13,756 13,196 12,586 11,926 16,753 11,346 10,773 9,763 8,365 11,264 6,526 5,987 9,852 9,652 9,422 9,192 8,912 8,412 4,292 7,662 6,852 5,862 4,872 2,084 3,594 4,382 5,247 5,397 4,597 4,847 5,097 2,310 4,047 4,347 3,697 2,791 3,277 2,191 1,318 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 * Known developments understate dwelling supply, as these figures only capture known developments of 5 or more dwellings. 8
Special housing areas – expected supply The 63 special housing areas are expected to supply about 10,000 dwellings or sections over the 3 years of the Accord and will eventually deliver some 30,000 new dwellings. Expected supply of new dwellings from special housing areas Auckland; 2014 – 2026 Tranche 1 Tranche 2 Tranche 3 Combined total 4,365 4,107 4,112 3,315 2,808 2,170 2,234 2,208 1,839 1,791 1,623 1,605 1,441 1,398 1,330 1,284 1,278 1,190 1,090 1,010 940 990 990 869 875 873 810 690 750 660 610 600 573 580 560 500 486 443 420 350 340 300 293 280 250 250 250 230 230 200 150 150 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 9
Special housing areas – planning activity Increasing numbers of consent applications are being received from developers in the 63 special housing areas that have been created since October 2013. Consenting activity in special housing areas Oct 2013 – Apr 2014; Auckland Council (Housing Project Office) Expected dwellings / sections during the Accord Total expected new dwellings / Special housing areas period sections over the long term 63 created to date* 10,077* 29,345* * including the 41 special housing areas recommended in April 2014 Total expected new dwellings Stage Under consideration Approved / sections Qualifying development 18 1,374* N/A pre-applications Consent applications 4 18 317 Masterplanning 18 N/A pre-applications *subject to change through the development process 10
Tranche four approach • Assessing strategic areas, T3 deferrals, other requests • Applying analysis as to where development can occur • Likely to recommend in August
Quality neighbourhoods • Collaborative masterplanning process • Focus not just on houses, but entire neighbourhoods • High-quality urban design incorporated (Unitary Plan and AUDP) • Social infrastructure considered along with civil
Master planning: Huapai Triangle • Multiple owners • Absence of wider structure planning • Comprehensive masterplanning • Transport implications • Infrastructure funding • Development agreements • Plan variation required
Working with Unitary Plan • Increased density opportunities • Emphasis on quality urban design outcomes • Parking maximums • Water sensitive design • Sustainability provisions, universal access
Affordability • % of dwellings that must be affordable are specified in the Order in Council and differ between SHAs • Generally 10% for ‘relative affordability’ and 5% for ‘retained affordability’ • Relative affordability: based on 75% of the Auckland median house price
Contact us • Email: specialhousingarea@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz • Phone: (09) 373 6292 • Ree Anderson: Project Director Housing – ree.anderson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz • Elizabeth Wells: Manager SHA Consenting – elizabeth.wells@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz • David Clelland: Manager Growth & Infrastructure Strategy – david.clelland@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz • Allan McGregor: Manager SHA Masterplanning – allan.mcgregor@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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