Post by Brent George on May 8, 2022 19:45:26 GMT
Auckland Council 'Gerrymandering' to Keep Old Houses Standing, says Urban Designer
Stuff - National: 8-May-2022
Auckland Council faces accusations of gerrymandering special character protections to save as many old houses as possible from being knocked down.
The development comes as debate heats up over whether older buildings should be preserved, or knocked down to make way for new housing development.
Urbanists said that while recent government law changes were a step in the right direction, Auckland Council's preservation carve-outs were complicating intensification, with large swathes of heritage homes holding no historical value other than their age.
Urban designer Matthew Prasad said character and heritage were two different things, but the council appeared to be treating them as equals in its pre-consultation for changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan.
Stuff - National: 8-May-2022
Auckland Council faces accusations of gerrymandering special character protections to save as many old houses as possible from being knocked down.
The development comes as debate heats up over whether older buildings should be preserved, or knocked down to make way for new housing development.
Urbanists said that while recent government law changes were a step in the right direction, Auckland Council's preservation carve-outs were complicating intensification, with large swathes of heritage homes holding no historical value other than their age.
Urban designer Matthew Prasad said character and heritage were two different things, but the council appeared to be treating them as equals in its pre-consultation for changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan.