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Upper Harbour Local Board Area
Albany local map for Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
Main zones
The main centres in this area are the Albany Metropolitan Centre and Albany Village Local Centre.
The most common residential zones are the Mixed Housing Suburban and Single House with some Terraced Housing and
Apartment Buildings zone on Bush Road opposite Pinehurst School.
Of the residential zones, there is a large part of Mixed Housing Suburban and Single House south of the Albany Metropolitan
Centre and Albany Village local centre, as well as a significant area of Large Lot Residential north of these centres. There is also a
small section of Countryside Living Rural zone just north of the Albany Village Local Centre.
Of the business zones in the area, there are substantial areas of Light Industrial south of the centres, with small portions of
abutting General Business land. There is also a small portion of Light Industrial land adjacent to the Albany Village local centre.
There is a business park south of the Albany Metropolitan Centre and some Mixed Use Business land adjacent to the Terraced
Housing and Apartment Buildings zone, allowing for a mix of residential and commercial development.
There are a number of special purpose zones located in this area which provide for schools, a retirement village, Massey University
and the North Harbour Stadium.
Main overlays
The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan aims to provide the right balance in protecting what makes Auckland special, while enabling
the new homes, jobs and economic growth that Auckland needs. The plan provides protection through a combination of specific
zones (such as for coastal or rural areas) and overlays on other zones (such as heritage or view protections).
The main overlay affecting this area is the Significant Ecological Areas overlay. There are also a multitude of business and
residential precincts within and adjacent to the Albany Metropolitan Centre, as well as a major recreational facility precinct over
the Albany stadium and domain.
Main changes from draft Auckland Unitary Plan following engagement
As a result of community feedback and elected representative input, the following key zoning changes have been made for the
notified Unitary Plan:
• a Special Purpose Education zone has been applied to all schools and Massey University
• the residential block encompassed by Wharf Road and the Albany Highway has changed from a Mixed Housing zone to a
Single House zone
• the retirement village south of the Albany Village local centre has changed from a Mixed Housing zone to a Special Purpose zone
• the houses on Kinleith Way that were zoned Single House have been rezoned to Mixed Housing Suburban
To find out more about the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and to fill out a formal submission, please go to
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/unitaryplan
To compare the provisions of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan with those of the current district plans,
please go to www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz and search “district plans”.
Step-by-step
NOW
Development
of the draft
Auckland Unitary
Plan, with key
stakeholders
and community
groups
March 2013
draft of the plan
released for
11-week public
engagement
Feedback
assessed:
elected
members
discuss and
agree changes
AUCKLAND
Proposed Auckland
Unitary Plan notified
for submissions
30 September 2013 28 February 2014
Further
submissions
mid 2014
Hearings
Release of
decisions
Appeals
Auckland
Unitary Plan
becomes
operative
March 2013 draft of the
Auckland Unitary Plan
Put forward for informal
engagement, March – May 2013.
Proposed Auckland
Unitary Plan
Proposed plans for formal
submission phase.
Legend
Single Housing
Mixed Use
Mixed Housing Urban
General Business
Mixed Housing Suburban
Terrace Housing and
Apartment Buildings
Large Lot
Rural And Coastal Settlement
Neighbourhood Centre
Local Centre
Town Centre
Metropolitan Centre
City Centre
Business Park
Light Industry
Heavy Industry
Public Open Space Conservation
Public Open Space Informal Recreation
Public Open Space Sport and Active Recreation
Public Open Space Community
Public Open Space Civic Spaces
Rural Production
Rural Coastal
Rural Conservation
Mixed Rural
Countryside Living
Coastal Transistion
Defence
General Coastal Marine
Ferry Terminal
Marina
Minor Port
Mooring
Future Urban
Green Infrastructure Corridor
Special Purpose
Strategic Transport Corridor
Water
Indicative Coastline
Rural Urban Boundary