Auckland Draft Unitary Plan

Auckland Draft Unitary Plan - Heritage Provisions

The Plan has now been notified - the following has been left as a relict for the meantime.

Draft Plan

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In March 2013 Auckland Council published a draft plan. This plan will replace the existing plans produced by the bodies that preceded the Auckland Council. It will be the central planning document for the operation of the RMA in Auckland.

This page is a temporary page to illustrate the archaeological heritage aspects of the draft plan and to enable debate on the changes proposed.

Printed versions of the plan are rare (and very expensive) - It is described as a e-plan and realistically that is the only way to look at it.

Advice is to try to get it on two screens alongside each other - one for the maps and one for the text

The introductory page is here: http://unitaryplan.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/pages/xc.enquire/default.aspx

The text is here: http://unitaryplan.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/pages/plan/Book.aspx

The plans are here: http://acmaps.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/unitaryplan/FlexViewer/index.html

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Process

The document is a consultation draft. After consultation it will be revised and formally notified for submissions in September 2013. The best opportunity for revisions may well be in the consultation stage.

The consultation opportunities are listed here: http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/planspoliciesprojects/plansstrategies/unitaryplan/Pages/home.aspx

The process after September is still subject to a Bill before Parliament.

"Assuming that the provisions relating to the Unitary Plan process remain unchanged, the hearing will be held by Independent Commissioners appointed by the Minister for the Environment. The only grounds to appeal the decision on the Unitary Plan will be on points of law to the High Court, unless the Auckland Council rejects the hearing panel’s recommendation, in which case parties will be able to appeal those parts of the decision to the Environment Court." Source

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Overarching National Plans

Some national policy statements exist at a higher level:

New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010 http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/conservation/marine-and-coastal/new-zealand-coastal-policy-statement/new-zealand-coastal-policy-statement-2010/

The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011 http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/nps/freshwater-management.html

Sections of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0001/latest/DLM52558.html have the status of a National Policy Statement. The Hauraki Gulf Act has coverage beyond the Council area as well.

There are also NPSs for electricity transmission and renewable electricity generation. See http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/nps/

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Plans to be Superseded

The plans that will be superseded include;

Legacy plans

The Unitary Plan replaces the following legacy council RMA documents:

Plan	Text:	Heritage Chapter:	Maps:
Auckland Regional Policy Statement	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ regionalplans/aucklandcouncilregionalpolicystatement/ACRPS%20Policy.pdf	Chapter 6	See index here
Auckland Regional Plan: Air, Land, Water	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ regionalplans/airlandwater/alwp2012wholeplan.pdf	No specific chapter.  See Chapter 2 Values, 2.2.4 Policies	See index here - the maps do not appear to be heritage specific
Auckland Regional Plan: Dairy Farm Discharges	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ regionalplans/farmdairydischarges/Auckland%20Regional%20Plan%20-%20 Farm%20Dairy%20Discharges.pdf	There are only general references to cultural heritage.	-
Auckland Regional Plan: Coastal	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ regionalplans/coastal/aucklandregionalcoastalplanwholeplan.pdf	See Chapter 8 Cultural Heritage and Schedules 1 and 2	See index here The scheduled sites are marked on maps
Auckland Regional Plan: Sediment Control	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ regionalplans/sedimentcontrol/Auckland%20Regional%20Plan%20-%20 Sediment%20control.pdf	The plan does not appear to be heritage sensitive.
Auckland City District Plan – Central area section	Index here (with chapter links)	Part 10 Heritage	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/ central/maps/cbdmap01.asp#x Sites are marked.
Auckland City District Plan – Isthmus section	Index here (with chapter links)	Part 5 Heritage	See index here Sites are marked on the series 2 maps.r
Franklin District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Part 8 Cultural Heritage Maps to Part 8 (Seem to be all trees)	Map index
Manukau City District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Chapter 6 Heritage Sites are scheduled 6F and 6G	Map index Scheduled sites are marked
North Shore City District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Part 11 Cultural Heritage Schedule 11B has archaeological sites	Map index Scheduled sites are marked
Rodney District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Chapter 17 Cultural Heritage Appendicied 17D- V cover sites	Map index
Papakura District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Part 7 Heritage Management No sites are scheduled	Map index
Waitākere City District Plan	Index here (with chapter links)	Heritage section Heritage Appendix (Sites schedule)	Map index

Note the above may not include plan changes that have not been consolidated into the plan or that are in progress.

The Unitary Plan does not replace the Auckland Council District Plan (Hauraki Gulf Islands section), which will remain operative. The following plans will continue to apply to the Hauraki Gulf Islands until a plan change is made to incorporate the Hauraki Gulf Islands section of the Auckland Council District Plan into the Unitary Plan: Auckland Council District Plan (Hauraki Gulf Islands Section), Auckland Council Regional Plan (Air, Land and Water), Auckland Council Regional Plan (Sediment Control), Auckland Council Regional Plan (Farm Dairy Discharges).

Auckland Council District Plan (Hauraki Gulf Islands section) Operative 1996.

Plan	Text:	Heritage Chapter:	Maps:
Auckland Council District Plan (Hauraki Gulf Islands section)  Operative 1996.	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/ council/documents/islands/text.asp	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/ council/documents/islands/text/textpdf/Part10.pdf'	http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/ documents/islands/hgimap.asp

Commentaries

Kensington Swan

Anderson LLoyd