Special Housing Areas
The Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 states that a Housing Accord must set out agreed targets and define how the Government and a council will work together to achieve the purposes of the Act. These targets will be achieved through the identification and development of Special Housing Areas in the City.
A Special Housing Area (SHA) is an area of the City suitable for new housing where the more permissive resource consenting powers of the Act can be used to fast-track development. The legislation allows the council to consider requests for SHAs in existing urban areas. Development of new sections and homes in these areas will be ‘fast-tracked’ through the resource consenting process. Under the Accord, Nelson City Council has the ability to recommend SHAs to the Minister of Housing.
While the conceptual nature of a development will be known at the time a Special Housing Area is considered, the finer details will be determined through a later resource consent process.
Background
On 23 March 2017, the Nelson City Council decided to continue to be an Accord Authority under the Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act (HASHAA), until 16 September 2021.
The extended Nelson Housing Accord has been amended to reflect a preference for the consideration of Special Housing Areas (SHAs) in areas that are either zoned residential, city centre, suburban commercial, or located within the Saxton SHA where Council has already made SHA recommendations.
It also reflects a preference for the consideration of SHAs where all infrastructure services either exist or will exist in the short or medium term and are provided for in the Long Term Plan.
Expressions of Interest
As of 14 March 2019, Council is no longer accepting Expressions of Interest. For information on the EOI process, please contact Gabrielle Thorpe, Senior City Development Adviser, Gabrielle.Thorpe@ncc.govt.nz or phone 03 546 0305.
Key changes to HASHAA
On 16 September 2016, the Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (the Amendment Act) came into effect, with the intent to meet the high housing demands in areas outside of Auckland.
The Amendment Act makes various key changes to HASHAA, including
- extending the deadline for establishing SHAs until 16 September 2019, and
- extending the date of repeal of HASHAA until 16 September 2021.
The Act also impacts on the date of disestablishment of a SHA. An approved SHA has a set timeframe which requires that a resource consent application must be lodged with Council before the date of disestablishment. Once a SHA is disestablished it loses its SHA status and any resource consent application would need to be made under the Resource Management Act.
The Amendment Act sets new timelines for disestablishing SHAs.
- From 23 March 2017, any new SHAs will have until 16 September 2019 until they are disestablished.
- SHAs approved before 23 March 2017 will be disestablished 12 months from the date on which the Order in Council was notified in Gazette.
Applications for variations to consent conditions for consent applications lodged prior to the disestablishment of a SHA, (under section 52 HASHAA), can still be made under HASHAA even after the SHA has been disestablished.
Details of all of Nelson’s gazetted SHAs are available on the Government’s legislation website.
For any queries contact Lisa Gibellini, Team Leader City Development, lisa.gibellini@ncc.govt.nz or phone 03 546 0375.
Table of SHAs
The following table provides a list of SHAs and confirms their status:
| SHA Name | Expected yield | Approved by Council | Gazetted | Actual yield consented | Status | Date disestablished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barcelona Lofts 237 Haven Road |
12 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
9 apartments |
Consent issued 6/12/16 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Betts Carpark |
20 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
14 apartments |
Consent issued 13/10/16 now seeking variation for 18 apartments |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Bishopdale Pottery |
60 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
60 |
Consent Issued 24/5/17 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Ocean Lodge |
39 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
39 apartments |
Consent issued 18/1/17 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Orchard Street |
6 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
6 duplex units |
Consent issued 26/9/16 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Paru Paru Road |
45 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
45 apartments |
Consent issued 25/1/17 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Tahuna Housing Development |
18 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
SHA disestablished. No HASHAA activity |
18 Feb 17 |
|
|
Three Ridges |
42 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
22 terrace houses, 17 standard lots |
Consent issued 9/12/16 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Toi Toi Street/Montreal Road/Princes Drive |
202 |
17 Dec 15 |
18 Feb 17 |
120 residential units (consent only granted 74 unit titles and 46 duplex, 82 standard housing lots to follow later) |
Consent issued 12/12/16 |
18 Feb 17 |
|
Saxton |
320 |
17 Dec 15 |
|
|
Pending Master Plan agreement before can be recommended to the Minister |
|
|
Beach Road |
6 |
3-Mar-2016 |
19 May 2016 |
No application made or expected SHA disestablished. No HASHAA activity |
19-May 17 |
|
|
Farleigh |
17 |
2 Jun 16 |
28 July 2016 |
17 lots |
Consent issued 12/12/16 |
28 Jul 17 |
|
81-83 Haven Road |
32 |
30 June 2016 |
28 July 2016 |
32 apartments |
Consent issued 12/12/16 |
28 Jul 17 |
|
371 Wakefield Quay |
3 |
30 June 2016 |
28 July 2016 |
3 apartments |
Consent issued 6/12/16 |
28 Jul 17 |
|
Saxton Option 1 |
289 |
30 June 2016 |
27 April 2018 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
69 Newman Drive |
3 |
30 June 2016 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
|
|
416 Trafalgar street |
5 |
23 March 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
153 Nayland Road |
6 |
23 March 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
53 Halifax Street |
|
23 March 2017 |
|
|
Applicant to proceed under RMA |
|
|
42 St Lawrence Street |
14 |
23 March 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
12 Wakapauka Road |
80 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
21 Cherry Avenue |
5 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17
|
Gazetted |
|
|
|
40 Van Diemen Street |
3 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
15 Quiet Woman Way |
6 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
46 & 48 Trafalgar Street |
18 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
Bayview |
125 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
23 Wastney Terrace/19 Sunnybank drive |
30 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17
|
|
Gazetted |
|
|
Highview Drive |
45 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
Crown Terrace |
80 |
8 June 2017 |
17 Aug 17 |
|
Gazetted |
|
|
381 Nayland Road |
4 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr 18 |
Gazetted |
||
|
40 Tasman Street |
4 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr 18 |
Gazetted |
||
|
Quail Rise, Marsden Valley |
60 |
21 Sept 2017 |
Not progressed | |||
|
Bayview (amendment) |
136 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr 18 |
Gazetted |
|
|
|
Tasman Heights |
35 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr 18 |
Gazetted |
|
|
|
1A Hill Street |
2 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr-18 |
Gazetted |
|
|
|
3B & 3C Hill Street North |
64 |
21 Sept 2017 |
7 Dec 2018 | Gazetted | ||
|
23 Wastney Tce / 19 Sunnybank Drive (amendment) |
30 |
21 Sept 2017 |
24 Apr 18 |
Gazetted |
|
|
|
16 Blick Terrace |
35 |
21 Sept 2017 |
Not progressed | |||
|
3D Hill Street North |
14 |
20 Mar 2018 |
Gazetted | |||
|
2 City Heights |
5 |
20 Mar 2018 |
Application to proceed under RMA | |||
|
397 Suffolk Road |
9 |
20 Mar 2018 |
Gazetted | |||
|
3A Hill Street North |
21 June 2018 | Gazetted | ||||
|
71 Haven Road |
25 | 29 April 2019 | 30 Aug 2019 | Gazetted |