PRES/32 Achieving the Auckland Vision - The role of Housing Beacon Symposium 11 September 2012 Raewyn Stone Manager Community & Cultural Strategy Auckland Council
The challenge: rapid population growth Beacon s Symposia 2012 2
Residential building consents low Yr ending December Number of consents issued Number of dwellings consented 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 4,637 5,032 6,770 6,490 7,620 7,661 5,812 7,347 5,487 5,471 7,116 7,376 6,551 5,331 5,184 4,900 3,246 2,655 3,293 3,211 5,312 6,179 8,570 8,190 9,453 10,412 8,612 11,726 8,003 8,307 12,554 11,690 12,455 7,988 7,392 5,725 4,547 3,648 3,821 3,980 Beacon s Symposia 2012 3
Most housing in Auckland unaffordable Based on comparison of house price to income Yellow areas unaffordable Red areas very unaffordable Beacon s Symposia 2012 4
Poor quality, unhealthy housing 350,000 inadequately insulated homes in Auckland 21% of homes use 36% of energy-but not warmest Environmental and economic impacts 30% (2006) children/youth in Manukau in overcrowded homes (16.5% NZ) High rates of asthma, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever and skin diseases linked to housing Household injuries Impact on children - especially Maori and Pacific Beacon s Symposia 2012 5
Concentrations of social housing Beacon s Symposia 2012 6
Lack of choice Beacon s Symposia 2012 7
NZ Productivity Commission Housing Affordability Inquiry Affordability particularly a problem in Auckland Affordability lowest among younger, single, lower income and non New Zealand European Affordability now effecting middle-income groupsa cyclical phenomenon or a structural trend? Beacon s Symposia 2012 8
NZ Productivity Commission Recommendations A less constrained approach to urban planning Achieve scale and reduce costs in land development and building and construction A regulatory frame work that facilitates and encourages cost-reducing and quality (1) Housing affordability inquiry: summary version of report, March 2012 Beacon s Symposia 2012 9
The Auckland Plan Response Acknowledge housing crisis Target to increase dwelling consents to a minimum of 10,000 per year Home ownership goal to retain 2006 rate- 64% Define housing affordability (no agreed NZ definition) Introduce greater flexibility 70/40% residential growth split Direct action Housing Strategic Action Plan Beacon s Symposia 2012 10
Definitions Housing affordability Whether a household pays more than 30% of its gross income on housing costs Medium Multiple Measure: comparing house price to income Affordable housing targeted at those households not eligible for social housing, but still need assistance Affordable living Beacon s Symposia 2012 11
Development Strategy Introducing generational change First 10 years household growth likely to be: 50% greenfields / 50% brownfields Goal: 5-10 years (average 7 years) forward supply of unconstrained development capacity Informs infrastructure planning and delivery Beacon s Symposia 2012 12
The Rural Urban Boundary A 30 year urban boundary Replaces the metropolitan urban limit Separates urban from rural To be confirmed in Unitary Plan To be mapped in areas of investigation, but also around satellites and rural and coastal towns. Beacon s Symposia 2012 13
Investigation Clusters Commence Investigation June/July 2012 Pukekohe Drury South Karaka Paerata 3 Commence Investigation October 2012 Whenuapai Kumeu Huapai Commence Investigation January 2013 Warkworth Silverdale West Beacon s Symposia 2012 14
The Auckland Plan Housing Directives Develop and deliver on a multi-sector Housing Strategic Action Plan Auckland Council commits to working with others to urgently investigate and use the whole range of possible housing development vehicles, policy and regulatory tools that would increase the supply of affordable housing in Auckland Beacon s Symposia 2012 15
Housing Strategic Action Plan Stage 1: investigate and decide what Council will do to improve housing supply and affordability leveraging its land holdings eligibility criteria Investigate & decide policy for strategic development fund financial tools & incentives partnerships & joint ventures regulatory tools Council processes Beacon s Symposia 2012 16
The Unitary Plan Key regulatory land-use plan Informal engagement and consultation March 2013 Ready for public notification September 2013 Submission to Central Government to simplify / streamline Unitary Plan process Reduce length (cost and uncertainty) of end-to-end planning process (not just consent process) Beacon s Symposia 2012 17
Mixed housing typologies and choice City Centre City Centre & Fringe St. Heliers Takapuna Intensive Suburban Ellerslie Traditional Town Centre Suburban Beacon s Symposia 2012 18
The Long Term Plan One Development Contribution Policy Development contributions incentivise multi-unit dwellings Major capital expenditure supports affordable living- 50% of capex programme is transport Maori Freehold land Rates Remission Policy capped for non-commercial purposes- Papakainga housing Retrofit Housing targeted rate $6M/year assisted 3,000 homes to insulate/install clean heating source Rates Transition Management Policy Beacon s Symposia 2012 19
Q u e s t i o n s Beacon s Symposia 2012 20