Submission from the Office of the Planning Regulator (Submission No 426)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Resp onse & Recommendation
plans for longer term strategic sites throughout the city, in conjunction with key stakeholders. The OPR’s concerns are acknowledged, and in order to address these matters it is recommended that the Tier 3 lands identified in the Draft Plan be retained as longer-term strategic development lands and to omit the caveat that these lands can be developed within the Plan period subject to certain criteria being met. Development progress on the zoned lands will be monitored post-Plan adoption and the quantum of zoned lands and the longer-term strategic development lands (Tier 3) will be reviewed as part of the 2-year plan review process. Recommendation: (i) Omit “ZO 3 Tier 3 Residential Neighbourhoods” land use zoning objective, including paragraphs ZO 3.1 to ZO 3.4. (ii) Designate lands zoned “ZO 3 Tier 3 Residential Neighbourhoods” in the Draft Plan as “Longer Term Strategic Development Lands”. (iii) Include new text in paragraph 2.51 of Chapter 2 Core Strategy: 2.51 This Plan also identifies a third tier of land – longer term strategic development land – required beyond this Plan period to fulfil the City’s ambitions in achieving the growth targets for 2040. These Tier 3 lands are not zoned as they are but considered as being unlikely to be serviced during the lifetime of this Plan. These lands are identified as long term strategic sites needing long term planning and service delivery. They are identified to ensure active land management by safeguarding and strategically planning for the longer term growth needed to achieve ambitious NPF growth targets. For these reasons these longer term strategic development Tier 3
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