The Petone West Plan Change 29, as recommended by Independent Planning Commissioners, has been adopted by Hutt City Council.
This was a change that attracted a great deal of local interest.
Independent commissioners, Alister Aburn, Chris Mitchell and Roger Lane, heard 44 oral submissions and considered more than 260 written submissions. Written and oral evidence was also presented by a range of experts.
Provisions contained within the recommendations will allow for a wider range of activities, including residential, than currently permitted in the Petone West area.
The changes will allow high quality mixed use development with specific policies and rules designed to address concerns raised by submitters.
The permitted height limit is lower in the recommended change. However, there is provision for taller buildings to be considered through the resource consent process as a fully discretionary activity.
The process undertaken by the independent commissioners was rigorous.
The plan change attracted a lot of interest and passion from the community and among councillors and, as elected members, we wanted to ensure we got it right.
The decision to use independent commissioners was taken to give impartiality to the recommendations made.
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