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The Howick Village Centre Plan is a Howick Local Board initiative, designed to build on the strengths of Howick and to ensure the village thrives in the future.
The plan sets out a 30-year vision for Howick based on four interlinked key concepts. Each concept is supported by actions that will help to realise the vision.
The concepts and actions were developed with Howick's passionate local community, the wider council family and other key groups.
We received over 400 pieces of feedback from the community through online feedback, drop-in sessions, meetings with community groups, market day stalls, surveys, questionnaires and a series of workshops with students from local schools.
We want Howick to be an attractive, lively and walkable village that celebrates its history and provides a strong sense of identity and community.
In 30 years, Howick will have enhanced its distinctive village atmosphere and will continue to celebrate its past.
Residents and visitors alike will enjoy the experience of being in a bustling character village nestled in its natural landscape, and they will come away with an appreciation of the stories of Howick.
In 30 years, locals and visitors alike will appreciate Howick's relaxed and vibrant village atmosphere, local facilities, art and culture.
Howick will be an inclusive community, with activities and events attracting people of all ages.
The village will have welcoming and active public spaces centred around a village square that functions as a social hub.
In 30 years, Howick will be a walkable and well-connected village where people can move around safely and easily.
An accessible village will be better positioned to serve an increased population with diverse interests.
We will encourage visitors and locals to explore the village guided by signage leading to key locations such as the beach and Stockade Hill.
In 30 years, the green spaces and rich biodiversity provided by existing trees and healthy waterways will support and enhance the health and wellbeing of both the community and the wider natural environment.
The sustainable design that has been adopted throughout Howick village will help to realise the green village concept.
Since the Howick Village Centre Plan was adopted in 2017 funding has been committed to employ a project manager to help in the delivery of actions both within the Howick Village Centre Plan and the Howick Heritage Plan.
The Howick Local Board has committed to funding for project delivery, including:
If you are interested in helping to achieve one of the actions in the plan, please email Howick's Strategic Broker (from the community empowerment unit) via the Howick Local Board.