NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 99 — 3 NOVEMBER 2016

i. Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2002; or

ii. Schedule 1 of the Act;

b. be informed by the assessment under policy PB1; and

c. have particular regard to policy PA1.

Coordinated Planning Evidence and Decision-making

Policies PD1 and PD2 apply to all local authorities that have part, or all, of either a medium-growth urban area or high-growth urban area within their district or region.

The application of these policies is not restricted to the boundaries of the urban area.

PD1: Local authorities that share jurisdiction over an urban area are strongly encouraged to work together to implement this national policy statement, having particular regard to cooperating and agreeing upon:

a. the preparation and content of a joint housing and business development capacity assessment for the purposes of policy PB1; and

b. the provision and location of sufficient, feasible development capacity required under policies PA1, PC1 and PC2.

PD2: To achieve integrated land use and infrastructure planning, local authorities shall work with providers of development infrastructure, and other infrastructure, to implement policies PA1 to PA3, PC1, and PC2.

Policies PD3 and PD4 apply to all local authorities that have part, or all, of a high-growth urban area within their district or region.

Policy PD3 (a) applies to all local authorities that have part, or all, of a medium-growth urban area within their district or region and choose to set minimum targets under policies PC5 to PC11.

PD3 (b) and PD4 apply to all local authorities that have part, or all, of a medium-growth urban area within their district or region and choose to prepare a future development strategy under policies PC12 to PC14.

The application of these policies is not restricted to the boundaries of the urban area.

PD3: Local authorities that share jurisdiction over an urban area are strongly encouraged to collaborate and cooperate to agree upon:

a. the specification of the minimum targets required under PC5 and PC9 and their review under policies PC6, PC7 and PC10; and

b. the development of a joint future development strategy for the purposes of policies PC12 to PC14.

PD4: Local authorities shall work with providers of development infrastructure, and other infrastructure, in preparing a future development strategy under policy PC12.

Timeframes to Implement This National Policy Statement

The timeframes for giving effect to particular policies in this national policy statement are as follows.

Objectives OA1 to OD2, policies PA1 to PA4 (outcomes for planning decisions), policies PC1 to PC4 (responsive planning) and policies PD1 to PD4 (coordinated planning evidence and decision-making) must be given effect immediately.

Local authorities that have part or all of either a medium-growth urban area or a high-growth urban area within their district or region shall begin to monitor indicators under policy PB6 within six months of this NPS coming into effect.

Local authorities that have part or all of either a medium-growth urban area or a high-growth urban area within their district or region shall begin to use indicators of price inefficiency under policy PB7 by 31 December 2017.

Local authorities that have part or all of a high-growth urban area within their district or region shall have completed the housing and business development capacity assessment under policy PB1 by 31 December 2017.

Local authorities that have part or all of a medium-growth urban area within their district or region shall have completed the housing and business development capacity assessment under policy PB1 by 31 December 2018.

Local authorities that have part or all of a high-growth urban area within their district or region shall have produced the future development strategy under policies PC12 to PC14 by 31 December 2018.

Local authorities that have part or all of a high-growth urban area within their district or region shall have set minimum targets in their relevant plan or regional policy statement under policies PC5 and PC9 by 31 December 2018.

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