Housing minister Chris Bishop has announced his decision on the Wellington District Plan, approving a series of amendments to radically upzone most of Wellington, allowing tens of thousands of new townhouses and apartments that were previously illegal to build.
Decisions where Bishop sided with the council
- Adelaide Road will be part of the centre city zone
- The walkable catchment will be 15 minutes
- Smaller character precincts
- The Johnsonville train is a train [“mass rapid transit”]
- Ten-minute walking catchments around all train stations
- No setback requirements for townhouses
- Hay Street, Hania Street and Moir Streets will be zoned for high density
Decisions where Bishop sided with the independent hearings panel:
- Kilbirnie will be zoned for high density
- Every heritage removal is rejected
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Overall seems like a pretty good result. Disappointing that the heritage buildings will still be protected, but sounds like that was rejected on technicalities rather than due to any desire to retain those buildings.