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Draft Variation 1 to Plan Change 5: Whenuapai

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About the plan change

This Draft Variation seeks to make change to Plan Change 5.

Plan Change 5 aims to introduce a new precinct in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) and rezone approximately 360 hectares of mostly Future Urban zoned land to a mix of business and residential zones. This Draft Variation seeks to make changes to Plan Change 5 to respond to the following:

Response to the PPC 5 engine testing noise contours that have been updated by the Minister of Defence
National Policy Statement Urban Development 2020 (NPSUD2020) Objectives
Further information about other aspects of the plan change relating to:

Amended precinct provisions to be consistent with the Auckland Regional Discharge Consent
Change in land use at 86 Hobsonville Road, which includes a plan change boundary adjustment
Acquisition of land for Open Space purposes at 92 and 94A Trig Road, 161 and 167 Brigham Creek Road
Rezoning of the land that is located within the Whenuapai Airbase designation 4310 which is also within the proposed Whenuapai Precinct 3
Trig Road realignment
Transport provisions and precinct amendments to the proposed indicative collector roads to reflect other changes

Change in zoning in the plan change area
Open Space zoning for land that has been acquired by Council

Auckland Council invites any interested party to provide pre-notification feedback on Draft Variation 1 to Plan Change 5. Please send any feedback to Whenuapai@aklc.govt.nz.

The close date for pre-notification feedback is the Thursday 13 May 2021.

The status for Plan Change 5 remains unchanged.

To view Plan Change 5 original notification material, please click here.