Attachment 2

Draft District Plan Work Programme January 2017

 

Draft District Plan Work Programme – January 2017

 

Project

Strategic?

1 low - 5 high

Main Strategic Drivers

Urgent?

1 low - 5 high

Urgency Score Reasons

Current Status

Next Steps

$

1 low – 5 high

Staff

1 low – 5 high

 

Projects Completed since 2013/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 25
Introduction of a Tertiary Education Precinct

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 26
30 Shaftesbury Grove

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 27
151 Holborn Drive

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 29
Petone West

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 30
8 Harold Grove

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 31
33 Atiawa Crescent

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 32
Farmer Crescent

 

 

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Private Plan Change 33
Winstone Aggregates

 

·  Private plan change request

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 34
Network Utilities and Renewable Energy Generation

 

·  RMA changes, National Policy

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Plan Change 37
Hugh Sinclair Park

 

·  Private retirement village proposal

 

 

·    Completed

 

 

 

 

Recently Completed Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Plan Change 35
Summerset

1

·  Private Plan Change Request

5

·  Private Plan Change Request

·    Appealed by Boulcott Preservation Society

·    Appeal withdrawn 24 Nov 16

·    Final approval by Council 15 Dec 16 to make operative

·   Completed

0

 

0

 

 

Plan Change 42
Manor Park

1

·           Rezoning/Road stopping

5

·  Council decision

·    Rezoning of stopped road

·    Final Council approval 22 Nov 16

·   Completed

0

0

 

Plan Change 44
Korimako/Pitoitoi Rd

1

·           Rezoning/Road stopping

5

·  Council decision

·    Rezoning of stopped road

·    Final Council approval 22 Nov 16

·   Completed

0

0

 

ePlan

5

·  Best Local Government Services

4

·  Best Local Government Services

·    Plan Browse in place

·    Plan Enquiry progressing

·    Official, legal electronic version Council 20 Sep 16

·   (Almost) Completed

0

0

 

Current Projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Plan Change 36
Notable Trees

1

·  RMA changes

·  10 year review

5

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Decision appealed by EHEA

·    Environment Court ruling on scope 10 Nov 16.  Scope confined to 2 lesser matters.

·    EC scope decision appealed to High Court by EHEA

·   High Court hearing on appeal.  Likely to be March 2017 at earliest

2

1

2

Plan Change 39
Transport

4

·  Urban Growth Strategy

·  RPS

·  10 year review

5

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Submissions closed 4 Nov 16

·    24 submissions

·   Possible negotiations with submitters

·   Further submissions Jan 2017

·   Hearing

3

4

3

Plan Change 38
Rezoning of former part of Avalon Park

1

·  Review of Valley Floor Reserves

·  Urban Growth Strategy

4

·  Current project

·    Approved by Council 15 Dec 16 for notification

·   Notify Jan 2017

2

2

4

Private Plan Change 45
Mandel Mews

1

·  Private Plan Change Request

5

·  Private Plan Change Request

·    Private plan change 45 request lodged 28 Nov 16

·    Accepted by Council 15 Dec 16

·   Process application

·   Notify Jan 2017

1

1

5

Plan Change 43
Residential

5

·  Urban Growth Strategy

5

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Consultants and officers preparing plan change and updated design guide

·   Community support?

·   Policy implications of hazard overlays

·   More work needed on flood overlay

5

5

6

Natural Hazards

5

·  Urban Growth Strategy

·  Environmental Sustainability Strategy

·  Risk and Resilience

·  RMA requirements

5

·  Current project

·  Required to inform urban growth

·    Intensification in Eastbourne, Moera, Petone and Alicetown has been put on hold pending better understanding of the appropriate policy response to hazards

·    Riskscape modelling project underway

·    Flood overlays

·    Location of Wellington faultline

·   Detailed hazard information to inform overlays in District Plan (likely to be several separate plan changes)

·   Community engagement

5

5

7

Ecosites and Landscapes

4

·  RMA obligations

·  Sec6, Coastal Policy Statement, Regional Policy Statement

·  Undertakings to Environment Court and submitters on PC 36 Notable Trees

5

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·            Undertakings to Environment Court and submitters on PC 36 Notable Trees

·    Councillor workshop held 31 Aug 16

·   Resourcing extensive engagement with landowners and community

·   Ecologist, landscape architect

·   Paper to Council on policy and incentives response.  Discuss with Parks and Gardens and Strategy and Planning regarding whole-of-Council response

5

5

8

Business/Industrial Land Review

5

·  National Policy Statement Urban Development Capacity

5

·  National Policy Statement Urban Development Capacity

·    Scoping project in light of National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity, in discussion with neighbouring Councils

·    Links to business relocations also (Pharazyn, Cornish)

·   Finalise scope, engage consultants

5

5

9

Seaview Marina

1

·  Seaview Marina Board request

·  Recreation review

5

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Reworking development concept following feedback from oil companies and marina users

·   Engage with oil companies

·   Commission reports on hazards, visual assessment

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

2

2

10

Kelson (Major Drive)

3

·  Urban Growth Strategy

4

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Draft landowner development concept received 25 Jan 2017.

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

1

1

11

Kelson (Waipounamu Rd)

3

·  Urban Growth Strategy

·  Private plan change

4

·  Awaiting landowner proposal

·    Draft landowner development concept received 31 Jan 2017

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

1

1

12

RiverLink Project

Hutt River Flood Management

5

·  Making Places

·  GW stopbank changes

·  Urban Growth Strategy

5

·  Notice of Requirement

·    Participating in design discussions

·    Waiting for GW notice of requirement (designation) – June 2017?

·   Resourcing to process designation

3

2

13

Rezoning Mitchell Park

2

·  Review of Valley Floor Reserves

·  Urban Growth Strategy

5

·  Health sector interest

·  Council decision

·    Plan change being prepared by consultant for handover to EP Division in Apr 17

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

2

2

14

Rezoning part of Copeland St Reserve

1

·  Review of Valley Floor Reserves

·  Urban Growth Strategy

4

·  Council decision

·    Plan change being prepared by consultant for handover to EP Division in Apr 17

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

2

2

15

Shaftesbury Grove

3

·  Urban Growth Strategy

1

·  Current project

·  DP work programme

·    Consultants preparing development proposal to be basis of plan change

·    On hold due to UPL selling the land

·   Prepare plan change proposal for District Plan Committee consideration

2

2

16

Iwi Cultural Sites

3

·  RMA requirements

1

 

·    Waiting for Iwi to re-engage

·   Engaging with Iwi

1

1

17

Recreation

3

·  Leisure and Wellbeing Strategy

·  New World Class Community Facilities

1

 

·    Community facilities have progressed satisfactorily via existing plan provisions

·    Urgency of project now perceived as reduced.  Project effectively on hold due to competing priorities.

 

·   Remain on hold

0

1

 

Projects on the Radar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

Lower Hutt CBD

3

·  Urban Growth Strategy

5

·  Councillor retreat outcome

·    Councillors considered at November retreat

·   Define project including issues needing attention

·   Update Making Places

·   Consider spatial planning approach

3

2

19

Hill Residential/ Landscape Protection

4

·  Urban Growth Strategy

4

·  Councillor retreat outcome

·    Potentially rezone to General Residential

·   Requires overlays for slope, ecosites and landscapes

·   Requires review of earthworks provisions

2

2

20

Earthworks

4

·  Possible changes to Hill Residential and Landscape Protection

4

·  Best Local Government Services

·    Needs to be considered alongside possible Hill Residential or Landscape Protection zone changes

 

1

1

21

Miscellaneous tidy ups to address pressing consenting issues (see DOC/16/111968)

3

·  Resource Consents Team

·  District Plan monitoring

4

·  Best Local Government Services

·    RC Team has long list of matters requiring attention to solve problems

·   Requires several relatively minor plan changes

2

4

22

Rural (General Rural, Rural Residential)

5

·  Urban Growth Strategy

·  National Policy Statement Urban Development Capacity

2

·  Work programme

 

·   Needs to take into account outcomes of ecosites and landscape assesssments

·   Requires access and infrastructure issues to be addressed

 

 

23

Residential – Petone, Alicetown, Moera, Eastbourne

5

·  Urban Growth Strategy

2

·  Requires natural hazards and character issues to be addressed first

·    Revisit Petone, Alicetown, Moera, Eastbourne residential provisions after hazard policy response developed

 

5

5

24

Petone to Grenada Highway Designation

5

·  NZTA Notice of Requirement

1

·  Awaiting NZTA

·    Waiting for NZTA Notice of Requirement (Designation).  Oct 2017?

·   Resourcing to process application

0

0

 

Projects to Complete the District Plan Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Heritage Buildings

3

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

26

Noise

3

·  Update to best practice

·  Address known issues

3

 

 

 

 

 

27

Remaining Residential, (Historic, Special, Rural Residential)

3

·  10 year review

·  Urban Growth Strategy

2

 

 

 

 

 

28

Definitions

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

29

Signs

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

30

Community Iwi

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

31

Hazardous Facilities

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

32

Subdivision

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

33

Financial Contributions

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

34

Designations

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

35

General (Introduction, Resource Management and the Tangata Whenua of Lower Hutt, Cross Boundary Issues Resource Consent and Notification Procedures, Monitoring and Review)

1

·  10 year review

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Environmental Policy Division Work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

District Plan Monitoring

 

·  RMA requirement

·  MfE requirement

 

 

·    Developing systematic approach

 

0

1

37

Advocacy

 

·  Advocacy for Council’s Interests

 

 

·    Make submissions as appropriate

 

0

1

 

Environmental Sustainability Strategy Implementation Plan

Comment

TNT4: Provide for cyclists and pedestrians in land development (development proposals, subdivision plans, consent applications) by developing revised District Plan objectives, policies and rules, and design guidance (District Plan, transport chapter review).

Being addressed in PC 39 Transport

EDT1: Investigate District Plan changes with regards to energy conservation consideration.

Not a District Plan matter

EEE2: Investigate measures to encourage wind turbines.

Addressed in PC 34 Network Utilities and Renewable Energy Generation

Reviewing the District Plan to provide for and encourage residential development along key transport routes and around shopping centres (p31).

Being addressed in PC 43 Residential

LAC4: Encourage District Plan policies and rules which promote sustainable urban form within plan changes and reviews.

Being addressed in PC 43 Residential

WUE2: Investigate changes to District Plan to require water conservation measures as part of resource consent requirements.

Not a District Plan matter

RNA3: Natural Hazards - Liaise with District Plan Policy (DP) Team on the development and implementation of District Plan changes and reviews to ensure that sustainability and environmental protection measures are fully considered and included where appropriate.

To be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

Being addressed in PC 43 Residential

RNA10: Implement Regional Hazard Management Strategy.

To be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

RNA12: Undertake hazards mapping and continuously update to inform risk.

To be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

RNA5: Work with regional partners and stakeholders to identify and mitigate risk from flooding, slips, earthquakes, and sea level rise.

To be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

RNA4: Update Natural Hazards section of District Plan when appropriate to mitigate risk.

To be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

RNC3: District Plan changes are developed and implemented as required to mitigate the effects of flooding and drought events.

Flooding to be addressed in reviews involving natural hazards.

Not sure how District Plan would address drought.