ENV-2016-AKL-000188 Lenihan v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]
...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 housing. Height needs to be at 12m like that proposed for other residential zones 12.. Development that does not comply with should not be...