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Combined Elected Member Briefing
Bill Wasley – Independent Chair
Justine Brennan – Implementation Manager
Sebel Trinity Wharf
1 November 2013
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Background
Western Bay in the 1990’s…
• Rapid population increase
– Uncontrolled urban expansion
– Coastal ribbon development/sprawl
– Ad-hoc rural subdivision
• Inadequate infrastructure, especially transport,
other services, amenities and planning regimes
• Complete absence of a working relationship
between the 3 local authorities
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The SmartGrowth Response
• Joint committee formed in 2001
• Purpose = produce one sub-regional plan for
managing growth over the next 50 years
• Launched by PM 2004
Provided;
1. Strategy = Agreed blueprint for managing growth
and providing infrastructure (Settlement Pattern)
2. A vehicle for establishing a partnership between
the 3 Councils and tangata whenua (with support
from NZTA)
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SmartGrowth 2004
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Growth management
Establishing Settlement Pattern
Anchoring Settlement Pattern
Promoting compact urban form
Creating a collaborative partnership
Advocacy on key issues
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The ‘sub-region’
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Value of SmartGrowth
• Promotes development certainty
• Shared evidence base
• One planning blueprint
• Collaborative, voluntary approach
• Vehicle for community engagement
• Collective impact and advocacy
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Demonstrable value
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The 2013 Strategy Update
Comprehensive review of strategy in 2012/13
provided an opportunity to:
• Calibrate the assumptions made in 2004 against
what has actually played out
• Ensure the information base underlying the
approach to key issues remains sound
• Respond to emerging issues
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Process for updating the Strategy
Audit
(Report
Card)
Community
engagement
Research
SmartGrowth 2013
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Evolution of SmartGrowth
Growth
management
plan
Lessons
learnt
Sub-regional
Spatial plan
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What is a Spatial Plan?
Spatial plan = a high level strategy for a specific
geographical area which articulates an agreed vision
and the priorities, actions and investments required
to achieve the vision. It must be;
• Based on evidence and common data
• Developed and implemented by multiple stakeholders who
share the vision, direction and implementation
• Shared across agencies and across wellbeing's
• Integrated - planning for land-use, infrastructure, &
funding
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SmartGrowth 2013
• A mechanism to harness the collective impact of
local government, iwi, business, central
Government agencies, key industries and the
community
• It provides a shared pathway to guide us all
towards a single vision - making western Bay a
great place to live, learn, work and play
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A broader focus
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Wider than local government
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Wider than the western Bay?
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Implementation Plan: Actions
• Implementation plan sets out what needs to be
done to achieve the vision. Contains 126 actions
• Priority actions (yellow) will form the basis of the 3
yearly implementation plan currently being
developed
• While indicative/desired timeframes are indicated
in the strategy, progress on implementation of
actions essentially comes down to the willingness
of the partner Councils to support their
resourcing, which is done through the SG budget
and each councils AP.
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