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Auckland Council plan rate rises of up to 23 per cent for thousands of homes
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Auckland Council s latest budget has a sting in the tail for more than 8000 property owners facing proposed rate increases of between 16 per cent and 23 per cent. Mayor Phil Goff s 10-year budget contains an average rate increase of 5 per cent this year and 3.5 per cent thereafter.
However, a group of 7500 households and businesses in rural towns face a one-off average rate increase of 16 per cent from July this year, or about $430. A smaller group of 616 people on farm lifestyle blocks face rate increases of up to 23 per cent.
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Auckland Council Planning Committee chairman Chris Darby says the Government’s policy to protect prime land could clash with its National Policy Statement on Urban Development.
Auckland councillor Chris Darby says a Government proposal to help protect prime horticultural land in areas like Pukekohe from urban sprawl could clash with its plans to increase the supply of housing and urban development. The Auckland Council Planning Committee chairman outlined his thoughts in a recent letter to the Minister for the Environment, David Parker. It follows the release of an Environment Court decision in December which found the supercity was expected to lose up to 31,270 hectares of its most productive land over the next 35 years to urban sprawl.
Auckland councillor highlights urban sprawl concerns in letter to minister nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.