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Housing Choice & Supply

• Tawa

Liz Moncrieff 1 December 2015

Overview

Change is happening…

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0 to 4 years 5 to 11 years 12 to 17 years 18 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 49 years 50 to 59 years 60 to 69 years 70 to 84 years 85 and

• ver years

Total

Wellington City - Net Population Increase 2011-31 Percentage by Age Cohort

Wellington’s population is growing and building work is struggling to keep pace

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Couple families with dependents Couples without dependents Group households Lone person households One parent family Other families

Projected Changes to Household Types in Tawa 2013-43

2039-43 2034-38 2029-33 2024-28 2019-23 2014-18 2013

Tawa has important features that support successful medium-density housing

• Strong town centre
• Community facilities,

schools and open spaces

• Commercially viable
• Public transport
• Physical capacity to build

Summary of feedback from earlier consultation

Support/Opposition to medium density housing:

• 69% supportive of medium-density housing, but wanted to be sure design and residential

amenity suitably addressed

• 34% oppose concept, in part because of existing traffic issues

Most common themes:

• Two storey is acceptable (35%)
• Local character, privacy and

sunlight access are important (41%)

• Open space is desired, prefer

private space, but shared spaces

• kay (25%)
• Boundary should follow railway

network

Specific community feedback during draft consultation

How will medium-density housing impact on existing character? Discussion around the draft placement of the boundary – i.e. why are some areas in and others

• ut?

Can the roads, stormwater and wastewater networks cope with additional dwellings?

Response

• Growth over 30 years. Time to prepare and

upgrade infrastructure to cope. Planning for the future now.

• Boundary is still at the draft stage – still open to

feedback and comments

• Changes are proposed to the building standards

and the Residential Design Guide, both of which will manage future development and design.

• Hoping to strike the right balance between

enabling good design and protection of amenity.

Draft Boundary Area

March feedback centred on being close to shops and services, but people have questioned specific locations New interactive map on website to improve legibility Mixed feedback so far on draft boundary area. Refinements are still possible

Draft provisions

• Building Height
• Building recession

planes

• Site coverage
• Open space
• Front yard setback

– other setbacks?

• Vehicle parking

Building Height

Received strong feedback

• n 2-3 storeys

Draft provisions retain 8m height limit, but sends “strong signals” in revised Policies that additional height (up to 10.4m) could be supported along Main Road and close to commercial areas.

Draft provisions

Draft provisions

Building recession planes

Change from 45º to:

• 56º on southern boundaries

and

• 63º on northern boundaries

Helps protect sunlight and set buildings back from boundaries

Draft provisions

Site coverage & open space

• Site coverage currently 35%, draft suggests 50%
• Open space from 50m² to 20m² per unit

Draft provisions

Front yard setback

• 3m front yard setback

= streetscape character

• Need for minimum setbacks

from side boundaries as well?

Draft provisions

Vehicle Parking

• No change - still require 1

space per unit. Plus visitor space for larger developments

• Broader council review

planned re: allocation of road space across the city

Invisible density

Increasing housing density while minimising impacts on existing character:

• House conversions to 2 or more

flats

• Garage conversions
• Rear yard developments

More targeted zones:

• Transition approach – ie two different zones
• Invisible density areas
• Comprehensive redevelopment
• New growth areas

Other approaches raised