Great North Road Community-led Vision
David Batten & Brandon Wilcox of Grey Lynn Residents Association facilitated the development of a community-led vision for the portion of Great North Road that runs from Ponsonby Road to the Surrey Crescent shops.
In a nutshell, the community wants to see Great North Road become the Great North Boulevard – a boulevard of trees with more people, more shops and businesses, and more access for pedestrians, bikes and buses – not just cars.
Extra consideration has been given to meeting the needs of the greater number of people expected to live on Great North Road, the greater number of Great North Road businesses expected to serve the community, and neighbouring residents who both use and are affected by the road.
Concerned About a Proposed Development Near You?
A Guide to Action
This guide is intended to help residents affected by a proposed property development.
Note that if the proposed development is appropriate for the location, i.e. it fits within the rules for the zone, it will automatically qualify for a non-notified resource consent. It is virtually impossible to object to a complying proposal.
If it doesn’t fully comply but any adverse effects are ‘less than minor’, it will likely qualify for a non-notified resource consent and there is little you can do. But if you think the adverse effects are more than minor and get onto it early enough, you can object in an effort to prompt risk-averse Council staff into notifying the development.
If the effects are ‘more than minor’, the proposed development should be notified. Notified parties can submit. This is all explained in the guide…
Auckland Unitary Plan Submissions
Since the Auckland Unitary Plan process commenced back in 2013, a subcommittee of the Grey Lynn Residents Association has been active in making submissions to the Independent Hearings Panel that will adjudicate on the plan. Here are the submissions that we have made…
- 029 Evidence GLRA (pdf 113 kB)
- 030 Evidence GLRA (pdf 97 kB)
- 079 Evidence GLRA (pdf 75 kB)
- 081 Evidence GLRA (pdf 146 kB)
Grey Lynn Survey
We conducted a survey of people who live, work and play in Grey Lynn in December 2014. The objective was to understand their involvement with Grey Lynn and their aspirations for the area in order to assess and prioritise current and future needs; and provide Council and community groups a robust basis for focussing activities and resource allocations.
- Grey Lynn Needs Assessment (pdf 1.7 MB)
