The south is the largest future urban growth area in Auckland. Around 5,000 hectares of land has been identified for urban development. Auckland Council has started land use planning for some of these future growth areas in the south, for example the Drury-Opaheke the Pukekohe-Paerata Southern Structure Plan areas(external link). Other areas will be progressed over the longer term (e.g. Takānini).
In total, it is expected that these growth areas (Drury, Pukekohe/Paerata and Takānini) could provide up to 40,000 new homes as well as new jobs.
PROGRESS TO DATE:
Since 2015, we’ve worked with Auckland Council to investigate a 30-year preferred transport network for South Auckland that has looked at anticipated land use and population growth projections in South Auckland’s future growth areas expected to be ready for development in 2028.
In 2018, the programme reassessed the original network plans and investigated options for new or improved transport connections for South Auckland, including:
LATEST NEWS:
Auckland Council recently consulted on the draft Drury-Opāheke and Pukekohe-Paerata Structure Plan. Open days for each area were held in April 2019. The Supporting Growth team attended these events to answer questions on transport planning for this growth area. For further information about this structure plan, see Auckland Council's Drury-Opāheke and Pukekohe-Paerata (external link)(external link)webpage.
EARLY PROJECTS UNDERWAY:
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RELATED PROJECTS:
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ROUTE PROTECTION EXPLAINED:
Route protection is a planning process that enables land to be protected for the future construction of necessary infrastructure such as transport. Route protection can be achieved by successfully applying for statutory approvals (designations) or by agreement with land owners. It provides certainty to landowners and developers about where essential infrastructure will be in the future. The programme’s aim is to protect all of the major strategic projects in our network in a staged way over the next few years.
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NEXT STEPS:
Please click here to see our Next Steps [PDF, 54 KB].
INFORMATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS:
The new strategic transport network plans are expected to be approved by the Auckland Transport and NZ Transport Agency boards by mid-2019. We will update property owners, stakeholders and the wider community about the networks, and begin a more detailed design phase as we move towards the preparation of detailed business cases.
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