[2019] NZEnvC 173 Summerset Villages (St Johns) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 9 MB]
...village. The issue was in relation to bulk and height and whether or not this had made the proposal unacceptable in terms of the application of the various provisions of the plan or more broadly under s6 of the RMA. [17] Both the National Policy Statement Urban Development (Urban Policy Statement or UPS) and the AUP stress compact urban form in the context of the existing urban areas requires intensification. This Site is appropriate for such intensification for integrated residenti...