Built environment

• Review provisions in the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) from a climate and natural hazards perspective and use this to inform the statutory review of the AUP and future plan changes.
• Ensure growth modelling assesses the impacts of different growth scenarios on climate change  mitigation The action of reducing the severity, harm and seriousness of climate change through emissions reduction  and  adaptation Actions taken to help communities and ecosystems cope with changing climate condition (UNFCCC). .
• Review and update growth modelling criteria in line with the latest climate evidence, knowledge and projections.
• Collaborate to ensure climate change mitigation and adaptation is a priority in national planning legislation.
• Maintain and uphold a  quality compact urban form Future development focused in existing and new urban areas within Auckland's urban footprint, limiting expansion into the rural hinterland. This maximises efficient use of land and delivers necessary infrastructure.  approach as outlined in the Auckland Development Strategy.
• Review the implementation of the approach to ensure that opportunities for low carbon, resilient development are being realised.
• Develop masterplans that demonstrate and promote the opportunity for  zero carbon Not releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere or removing the same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as produced - by an activity, building or organisation. ,  transit-oriented development A type of development that maximises the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. s that build  climate resilience The ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous climatic event in timely and efficient manner. This includes ensuring the preservation, restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures to become better prepared for future climate change impacts. .
• Develop Auckland Council requirements and guidance for development with known natural hazard risks and formalise the approach to consenting and vesting of at-risk assets .
• Investigate mechanisms to improve consenting for projects that reduce and manage natural hazards and develop a natural hazard management toolbox for regulatory staff.