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Residential – Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings
(THAB) zone
Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan: Fact Sheet
The proposed Auckland Unitary Plan reduces the number of residential zones from 99 to six.
The Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings (THAB) zone is located closest to centres and transport hubs and
allows for a wide choice of homes.
During the informal engagement on the March 2013 draft plan, the THAB zone and the Mixed Housing zone received
the most feedback. While there was strong support for the compact city model, mainly around centres and transport
corridors, many people were concerned about small, medium-rise apartments, stressing that good quality design was
essential.
In response to feedback, building heights, and how THAB developments integrate with existing lower density
residential areas, are key issues that are addressed in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.
Height
The THAB zone generally applies within 250 metres of rail stations and metropolitan, town and local centres.
It allows heights ranging from four storeys (14.5m, with 1m semi-basement parking), five storeys (17.5m) to six
storeys (20.5m) depending on the scale of the adjacent centre, with rules focused on ensuring good design.
Generally, six storeys apply only in appropriate locations immediately next to the ten metropolitan centres (Albany,
Botany, Henderson, Manukau, New Lynn, Newmarket, Papakura, Sylvia Park, Takapuna, Westgate/Massey North).
Where five and six storeys are permitted in the THAB zone, they step down to four storeys at the edge of the zone to
better integrate with lower density residential surroundings/zones.
AUCKLAND
Notification The construction of one dwelling per site is permitted in the THAB zone and does not require resource consent, provided it complies with the zone’s development controls. This is a change from the March 2013 draft of the plan, where the construction of up to four dwellings was discretionary. This has been changed to two to three dwellings being discretionary. Discretionary activities may be notified and the council may consider a wide variety of matters and may or may not grant consent. The construction of four or more dwellings is restricted discretionary as it was in the March draft. Buildings that do not comply with any of the following controls are restricted discretionary, may be subject to notification (previously non-notified) and may or may not be granted consent: • building height • maximum building length • building setbacks • building coverage • landscaping • outlook. Buildings that infringe three or more of the following development controls are discretionary, may be subject to notification and may or may not be granted consent: • building height • yards • building setbacks within the THAB zone • building setback adjoining a lower density zone • maximum impervious area • building coverage • landscaping • outlook.
Building setbacks within the THAB zone These are designed to minimise the adverse effects of building height on neighbours (dominance and shading) especially of buildings at the upper levels. Where a building is from one to four storeys in height, Where a building is five or six storeys in height, the the building must be set back from side and rear building must be set back from side and rear boundaries boundaries at least: at least: • 3m for storeys one and two • 5m for storeys one to four • 5m for storeys three and four • 7m for storeys five and six Previously the rule was 3m for all 1-4 storeys. Setback of THAB zone site when it adjoins another THAB zone Setback of THAB zone site when it adjoins another THAB zone site and development is up to four storeys site and development is more than four storeys
Building setbacks adjoining lower density zones These setbacks are aimed at providing a transition to the lower density residential zones and small public open spaces. Where sites in the THAB zone adjoin the Single House Where sites in the THAB zone adjoin sites in the Mixed zone or sites less than 2000m² in the Public Open Space Housing Suburban, Mixed Housing Urban, or sites less zones, side and rear boundary setbacks must be: than 2000m² in the Public Open Space zones, side and rear • 5m for storeys one and two (an increase from boundary setbacks must be: previous 3m) • 3m for storeys one and two • 9m for storeys three and four (an increase from • 7m for storeys three and four (previously 5m) previous 5m) • 11m for storeys five and six (new) • 13m for storeys five and six (new) Setback of THAB zone site where it adjoins Single House zone Setback of THAB zone site where it adjoins Mixed Housing site or Public Open Space zone site at less than 2000m2 Suburban or Mixed Housing urban zone site
Depth of yards
To provide an attractive transition from the street to the front face of the terrace housing or apartment buildings,
and adequate set backs from lakes, streams and coastal edge, minimum depths must be:
• Front: 2.5m
• Riparian: 10m from edges of all permanent or intermittent streams
• Lake: 30m
• Coastal protection yard: 10m or as otherwise specified
Outlook
These rules ensure reasonable standards of visual and acoustic privacy between different dwellings, including
their outdoor living space.
1. An outlook space must be provided from the face of a building containing windows or balconies to a habitable
room. Where the room has two or more external faces with windows or balconies the outlook space must be
provided from, in order of priority, the face with the largest balcony or largest area of glazing.
2. The minimum dimensions for a required outlook space are as follows:
• principal living room: 6m in depth and 4m in width
• principal bedroom: 3m in depth and 3m in width
• all other habitable rooms: 1m in depth and 1m in width.
3. Outlook spaces may be within the site, over a public street, or other public open space.
4. Outlook spaces must:
• be clear and unobstructed by buildings
• not extend over adjacent sites or overlap with outlook spaces required by another dwelling.
5. An outlook space at ground floor level from a principal living room may be reduced to 4m deep if privacy to the
adjacent dwellings is provided by fencing at least 1.6m in height.Outdoor living space
A dwelling with the principal living room at ground
floor level must have an outdoor living space capable
of containing a delineated area measuring at least
20m² that:
• has no dimension less than 4m
• is directly accessible from the principal living room
• has a gradient not exceeding 1 in 20
Where an entire dwelling is above ground level, it must
have an outdoor living space in the form of a balcony or
roof terrace that is:
• at least 8m²
• has minimum depth of 2.4m
Dwelling mix
In the THAB zone (and Mixed Housing Urban zone), where a single development contains more than 20 dwellings,
the combined number of studio and one–bed dwellings must not exceed 70 per cent of the total number.
Fences
Fences in a front yard must not exceed a height of 1.2m
Minimum dwelling size - for units above ground floor
March 2013 draft Proposed
Existing Plans
of the unitary plan Auckland Unitary Plan
In some areas: Mixed Housing, Terraced Housing Mixed Housing zones:
and Apartment Buildings (THAB), Studio: 40m2 + 10m2 balcony
30m2 + 5m2 balcony Town Centre, Local Centre,
or Neighbourhood Centre and Mixed 1-bedroom: 45m2 + 10m2 balcony
Use zones:
35m2 + no outside THAB, Town Centre, Local Centre,
30m2 + 10m2 balcony
Neighbourhood Centre and
Other areas: Mixed Use zones:
City Centre and
No minimum Metropolitan Centres: Studio: 40m2 + 8m2 balcony
30m2 + 8m2 balcony 1-bedroom: 45m2 + 8m2 balcony
City Centre and
Metropolitan Centres:
Studio: 30m2 + 8m2 balcony
1-bedroom: 40m2 + 8m2 balcony
Note: Ground floor dwellings have larger outdoor space requirements
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