Southland District Council
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Seek to make consenting processes easier to navigate.
Look at policies that ensure housing is available for workers in tourist towns.
Seek ways to ensure housing affordability in the region.
Determine how section 73 is to be applied to high-risk bare land and rationalise land value equitably, incentivising appropriate land supply elsewhere.
Reinstate the Southland District Council’s financial and development contributions policy and ensure new developments fund their relative impact and needs on infrastructure.
Establish a regional building consent authority to streamline consent efficiency and allow builders to engage more directly with MBIE and navigate building regulations.
Seek to make consenting processes easier to navigate.
Look at policies that ensure housing is available for workers in tourist towns.
Seek ways to ensure housing affordability in the region.
Determine how section 73 is to be applied to high-risk bare land and rationalise land value equitably, incentivising appropriate land supply elsewhere.
Reinstate the Southland District Council’s financial and development contributions policy and ensure new developments fund their relative impact and needs on infrastructure.
Establish a regional building consent authority to streamline consent efficiency and allow builders to engage more directly with MBIE and navigate building regulations.
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