Court rules against Unitary Plan zoning appeals
In a decision released today, the Auckland High Court has found that the Panel’s approach to “scope” for residential zoning, under the Unitary Plan, was lawful in key test case areas.
At a preliminary hearing in November, the court was asked to rule on seven agreed questions of law relating to the final version of the long-contested Unitary Plan.
The issue at the heart of the preliminary questions potentially affected approximately 29,000 properties, which were originally zoned Single House and Mixed Housing Suburban in the notified Unitary Plan.
In its decision, the court considered whether the Panel approached the matter of “scope” correctly in relation to certain areas of residential zoning.
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