Overview
Wellington houses
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, and is rapidly gaining a reputation as a beautiful, smart and innovative city.
In recent years Wellington has had relatively high population growth - an increase of 3,500 people each year since 2001. At the same time there has been a strong trend toward central city living, particularly apartment living.
The challenge for Wellington is to manage the development pressures these trends have brought, while still preserving the values, character and environment that Wellingtonians cherish.
This is why Wellington City Council works to direct where and how the city will grow, and to ensure change is positive and sustainable.
Strategies
The Council has also worked on long-term strategies to manage the city and region's growth needs:
- Wellington Regional Strategy - a joint project with other Wellington region councils aimed at creating an integrated, long-term growth strategy and addressing economic and traffic infrastructure issues.
Wellington Regional Strategy website - Urban Development Strategy - addresses the future urban form and character of Wellington city. This is to ensure that future growth and change reinforces the physical and spatial characteristics of Wellington.
Urban Development Strategy (198Kb PDF)
Plans & Policies
Wellington city has developed plans and policies which provide an integrated planning approach toward Wellington's growth needs.
These include:
- District Plan - provides the regulatory framework for managing land use in Wellington city through the use of zones.
District Plan - Waterfront Framework - provides the blueprint for the transformation of redundant port land into a world-class waterfront area.
Waterfront Framework (1.2Mb PDF) - Northern Growth Management Framework - directs future development of areas north of Wellington, from Johnsonville and Churton Park north to Tawa, Grenada North and Takapu Valley.
Northern Growth Management Framework - Code of Practice for Land Development - provides the minimum standards for infrastructure such as earthworks, roading, water and drainage when developing land.
Code of Practice for Land Development
Current Projects
The Council is working on a major urban development project reviewing the approach to growth in our suburban areas. This encompasses all town centres and residential areas outside the central city, and includes the Infill Housing Review.
Managing Growth: Suburban Growth Management Project
Related Links
- City to Waterfront Study
- Code of Practice for Land Development
- Plans and Policies
- Projects
- Strategies 2006 - 2016
- Sustainable Building Guidelines
- Wellington Regional Strategy website
Department Details:
Urban Development & Transport
