Draft Future Proof Strategy May 2017: Submission Evaluation Criteria1
Outcome
Criteria
Consistency and Alignment with Future Proof Guiding Principles
Effective Governance, Leadership, Integration,
 Encouraging collaboration.
Implementation and Productive Partnerships
 Consistency with other policy documents and plans.
Diverse and Vibrant Metropolitan Centre linked
 Waikato regional and Upper North Island context.
to Thriving Town and Rural Communities and
 Supporting the Hamilton Central City.
Place of Choice – Live, Work, Play, Invest and
 Ensuring the sub-region’s towns and villages retain their individual and distinct
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identities with thriving town centres.
 Promoting increased densities in new residential development and more
intensive redevelopment of existing urban areas.
 Encouraging development to locate adjacent to existing urban settlements and
nodes in both the Waikato and Waipa Districts.
 Rural-residential development occurs in a sustainable way to ensure it will not
compromise the Future Proof settlement pattern or create demand for the
provision of urban services.
 Ensuring commercial and industrial development is located in selected subregional areas and that it is not located where it undermines the areas of
influence of the Hamilton Central City, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Pokeno,
Tuakau, Horotiu, Ngaruawahia, Raglan and Huntly.
 Providing housing and lifestyle choice within defined locations.
 Where possible, respond to government policies on land supply and housing
affordability.
 Maintaining the separation of urban areas by defined and open space and
effective rural zoning.
 Recognising and provide for the growth of urban areas and villages within
agreed urban limits.
 Supporting existing commercial centres, towns and villages within the subregion so these places remain vibrant and valued.
Protection of Natural Environments, Landscapes
 Maintaining and enhancing the cultural and heritage values of the sub-region.
and Heritage and Healthy Waikato River as Heart  Avoiding, as far as practicable, adverse effects on the environment.
of Region’s Identity
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The criteria set out above are guidelines to assist with decision-making. They do not replace the discretion of the Future Proof Implementation Committee to make decisions on individual
submissions.
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Affordable and Sustainable Infrastructure
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Sustainable Resource Use
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Tāngata Whenua
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Maintaining, enhancing and creating important ecological areas and corridors
for the protection and enhancement of indigenous biodiversity.
Giving effect to the Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River by restoring the
health and well-being of the Waikato and Waipa Rivers.
Settlement pattern alignment with Long-Term Plans and Infrastructure
Strategies as well as NZ Transport Agency plans.
Encouraging development into established settlements to support existing
infrastructure.
Protecting existing and future infrastructure and transport corridors from
development that could constrain or compromise the efficiency of
infrastructure and transport corridor operation.
Ensuring development is planned to support efficient transport infrastructure,
including public transport provision and reduced dependence on motor
vehicles.
Recognising the need for stronger links between land-use and transport in
respect of the settlement pattern and ensure capacity is matched with
development potential.
Ensuring large scale community facilities and services are planned on a subregional basis to avoid duplication of resources.
Protecting versatile and quality farmland for productive purposes through the
provision of limited rural lifestyle development around existing towns and
villages and encouraging a more compact urban footprint.
Ensuring development is directed away from potential and known hazard areas,
areas suited to energy generation and transmission, and important mineral
resources.
Ensuring that planning for the future use of water maintains water quality and
promotes efficient use.
Promoting energy efficiency and low carbon emissions.
Taking account of and incorporating the values, principles, aspirations, roles and
responsibilities and the place of tāngata whenua.
Recognising the unique relationship that tāngata whenua have with the whenua
awa, moana, maunga, taiao katoa: the land, waterways, ocean, mountains,
wider environment and other people in the sub- region.
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Additional Criteria / Outcomes Sought
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Achieving an efficient Settlement Pattern
Alignment with other strategic, policy and
planning documents (national, regional and local)
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Compact urban form
Cohesive industrial development
Cost effective development and servicing
Using infrastructure efficiently
Consolidation benefits
Protecting productive land
Providing certainty
Encouraging redevelopment in urban areas
High amenity
Economies of scale for infrastructure
Critical mass to support good place-making
Alignment with national legislation and any relevant strategies
Alignment with the Waikato Plan
Alignment with the RPS and RLTP
Alignment with Long-Term Plans
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These criteria are an elaboration of existing Future Proof Strategy principles, strategic directions and outcomes as well as information contained in the Property Economics – Future Proof
Economic Evaluation Update, April 2017 report.
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