‘RMA gymnastics': Auckland Council given until October for new CRL-focused plan change

‘RMA gymnastics': Auckland Council given until October for new CRL-focused plan change
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop with Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and James Kirkpatrick Jr in the Karangahape Rd hole. (Image: Supplied)
Oliver Lewis
Auckland Council has until October to notify a new plan change enabling increased housing densities around the City Rail Link and other transport corridors.In a statement on Wednesday, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop said the approach agreed between the Auckland Council (AC) and the Government would result in the most significant changes to Auckland since the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP).Bishop, who also holds the transport and housing portfolios, framed the changes as a way to maximise benefits from the $5.5 billion investment in the City Rail...

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