✨ National Policy Statement
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99 — 3 NOVEMBER 2016
labour markets, which may cross local authority administrative boundaries. This will require coordinated planning between local authorities that share jurisdiction over urban housing and labour markets. This includes collaboration between regional councils and territorial authorities who have differing functions under the RMA, but which all impact on and are impacted on by urban development.
This national policy statement recognises that the benefits of the statement are greatest in urban areas experiencing the highest levels of growth. It takes a tiered approach to the application of policies using the Statistics New Zealand urban areas classification and population projections to target different policies to different local authorities. This classification also informs local authorities that they must work together. The boundaries of the Urban Areas do not restrict the area in which the local authorities apply the policies.
Local authorities that have a high-growth urban area within their jurisdiction are expected to meet all of the requirements of policies in this national policy statement, while local authorities with medium-growth urban areas in their jurisdiction, and all other local authorities, have lesser requirements, as per the table below.
| All local authorities | Local authorities that have a medium-growth urban area within their district or region | Local authorities that have a high-growth urban area within their district or region | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Objectives that apply | All | All | All |
| Policies that apply | PA1 – PA4 | PA1 – PA4 PB1 – PB7 PC1 – PC4 PD1 – PD2 |
PA1 – PA4 PB1 – PB7 PC1 – PC4 PD1 – PD2 PC5 – PC14 PD3 – PD4 |
This preamble may assist the interpretation of the national policy statement.
Title
This national policy statement is the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity 2016.
Commencement
This national policy statement comes into force on the 28th day after the date on which it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
Interpretation
In this national policy statement, unless the context otherwise requires:
Act means the Resource Management Act 1991.
Business land means land that is zoned for business uses in urban environments, including but not limited to land in the following examples of zones:
- industrial;
- commercial;
- retail;
- business and business parks;
- centres (to the extent that this zone allows business uses); and
- mixed use (to the extent that this zone allows business uses).
Decision-maker means any person exercising functions and powers under the Act.
Demand means:
In relation to housing, the demand for dwellings in an urban environment in the short, medium and long term, including:
a. the total number of dwellings required to meet projected household growth and projected visitor accommodation growth;
b. demand for different types of dwellings;
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Resource Management Act 1991, Urban Development, Policy Statement, Governor-General