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c. the demand for different locations within the urban environment; and

d. the demand for different price points

recognising that people will trade off (b), (c) and (d) to meet their own needs and preferences.

In relation to business land, the demand for floor area and lot size in an urban environment in the short, medium and long term, including:

a. the quantum of floor area to meet forecast growth of different business activities;

b. the demands of both land extensive and intensive activities; and

c. the demands of different types of business activities for different locations within the urban environment.

Development capacity means, in relation to housing and business land, the capacity of land intended for urban development based on:

a. the zoning, objectives, policies, rules and overlays that apply to the land, in the relevant proposed and operative regional policy statements, regional plans and district plans; and

b. the provision of adequate development infrastructure to support the development of the land.

Development infrastructure means network infrastructure for water supply, wastewater, stormwater and land transport as defined in the Land Transport Management Act 2002, to the extent that it is controlled by local authorities.

Feasible means that development is commercially viable, taking into account the current likely costs, revenue and yield of developing; and feasibility has a corresponding meaning.

High-growth urban area means any urban area (as defined by Statistics New Zealand in 2016) that:

a. has either:
i. a resident population of over 30,000 people according to the most recent Statistics New Zealand urban area resident population estimates; or
ii. at any point in the year a combined resident population and visitor population of over 30,000 people, using the most recent Statistics New Zealand urban area resident population estimates; and

b. in which the resident population of that urban area is projected to grow by more than 10% between 2013 to 2023, according to the most recent Statistics New Zealand medium urban area population projections for 2013(base)–2023.

Note that the definition of high-growth urban area is a transitional definition, and will be reviewed and amended no later than 31 December 2018.

Local authority has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

Long term means between ten and thirty years.

Medium-growth urban area means any urban area (as defined by Statistics New Zealand in 2016) that:

a. has a resident population of over 30,000 people according to the most recent Statistics New Zealand urban area resident population estimates; and

b. in which the resident population of that urban area is projected to grow by between 5% and 10% between 2013 and 2023, according to the most recent Statistics New Zealand medium urban area population projections for 2013(base)–2023.

Note that the definition of medium-growth urban area is a transitional definition, and will be reviewed and amended no later than 31 December 2018.

Medium term means between three and ten years.

Other infrastructure means:

a. open space;

b. community infrastructure as defined in the Local Government Act 2002;

c. land transport as defined in the Land Transport Management Act 2003 that is not controlled by local authorities.

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