1. RMLA Conference 2011 Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
Lindsay Gow
Friday 7 October 2011

2. Spatial Planning: What is it?
Strategic direction
Integrate social, economic, environmental and cultural objectives
High level development strategy
Enable location and timing of critical infrastructure, services and investment
Growth/development direction, type, mix and sequence
Protection and development of recreation, ecology, landscape, heritage
Environmental constraints
Policies, priorities, land allocations, programmes and investments and how resources will be provided

3. Spatial Planning: Scale and Locus
Upper North Island development plan(Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga)?
Economic development and infrastructure, (especially transport nodes/corridors), community needs and environmental assets/protection
Competition or cooperation?
Just planning, or planning for investment
Urban scale development and spatial planning

4. The Crowded Planning Landscape
LTA / LTMA
GPS
Regional Land Transport
Strategies and Programs
Transport Action Plans
LGA
Regional Growth
Strategies
Regional LTCCP
Sub-regional growth
TA’s LTCCPs / Annual Plans
RMA
Regional Policy
Statement and Plans
District Plans
Structure plans
National
Regional
Local
National Land Transport
Programme (NLTP)
(NZTA’s Investment
Programme)
Investing

5. What’s needed and who plays
Uber multi regional plan, with government involvement and commitment, especially for big, lumpy infrastructure
Regional/urban spatial plans with binding, legal force on central and local government
A formal, structured and transparent process
Business, iwi and community involvement and redress (via independent review)
Firm, clear direction, but not fine grained prescription
Flexibility and review: multiple pathways/options
Build from existing strategies: Auckland Regional Growth; Future Proof (Hamilton); Smart Growth (BoP)
Meaningful, structured conversations leading to commitments