ENV-2016-AKL-000188 Lenihan v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]
...written for flat sites, TitirangilLaiogholm is mostly slopiog and often steep, so many existing houses breach this rule already and vacant sites tend to be the steepcst. A higher buildiog on a smaller footpriot requires less coverage and has less environmental impact than a house that sprawls to maintaio the 8m height limit. A sprawliog house has to step down many levels and is very costly to construct which is contradictory to the aims of the Auckland Plan to create affordable efficient h...