THAMES AND SURROUNDS SPATIAL PLAN - DECEMBER 2021
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THAMES AND SURROUNDS SPATIAL PLAN DECEMBER 2021
WHAT IS A SPATIAL PLAN?
WHAT IS A SPATIAL PLAN? HOW WILL THE SPATIAL PLAN BE USED? WHY ARE WE CONSULTING?
A Spatial Plan is a high-level blueprint for the future, showing what should The Spatial Plan will be developed using a process that puts community
go where and how each part should interact with the others. The Thames at its heart, ensuring it reflects the ideas, wishes and aspirations of the Thames and its surrounding areas have a significant opportunity for
Spatial Plan will chart the future of Thames, ensuring growth can occur in people who have a connection with Thames. The Thames Spatial Plan will growth, with proximity to Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga, an enviable
a positive, sustainable way. ensure the town and its surrounds can grow in a sustainable way, while lifestyle due to the natural environment and climate, and the area’s
protecting what makes it special for years to come. popularity as a tourist destination.
WHAT IS THE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT The Spatial Planning process will integrate a considerable amount of However, despite these positive features, aspects of the Thames
PLAN? thinking across a range of work-streams (i.e. infrastructure studies, economy are under performing. Thames-Coromandel District Council
Community-led Coastal Panels are working to define and reduce the shoreline management plan, growth projections) – offering a compelling (Council) has identified both economic development and increasing
coastal flooding and erosion risks to our people, property and assets case for change that brings the community, mana whenua, landowners, productivity as priority areas of interest.
for the district wide Shoreline Management Plan. This important work stakeholders and partners together. It will create a shared vision, setting
expectations for the future of Thames. As part of the Spatial Planning process, we want community feedback in
will decide which sustainable flood and coastal defence measures are relation to how Thames should:
appropriate for different parts of Thames. The considered options range The Spatial Plan will inform changes to the District Plan, infrastructure
from soft solutions such as wetland regeneration, to hard solutions such planning and investment decisions made by our Council and signal to land • Accommodate growth over the next 30 years
as stop banks, rock walls or partial managed retreat. This work is running owners, developers and investors growth intentions for the area.
concurrent to the Spatial Plan, with synergies between the projects. • Respond to natural hazard risks
Visit • Provide certainty for future investment
www.tcdc.govt.nz/smp
• Capture community aspirations
to get more information and provide your feedback on the proposed
measures for Thames.
WHERE ARE WE / HOW DID WE GET HERE? SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Draft adaptive pathways
SEPTEMBER APRIL - JUNE NOVEMBER OCTOBER-NOVEMBER DECEMBER Q1
2018 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022
FINAL SPATIAL PLAN
COUNCIL IDENTIFIED NEED UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM SPATIAL PLANNING OPTIONEERING FURTHER INVESTIGATION ENGAGE COMMUNITY
Following community engagement and
As part of a Council commissioned report To help understand the problems in With the benefit of the ILM process This stage of the Spatial Planning process Community engagement is
with the benefit of community feedback
(Productivity Plan) for the Thames- Thames, and the benefits that could be several Spatial Plan options were has involved further investigation by the imperative to any Spatial Planning
the Spatial Plan team will develop a final
Coromandel District it was identified that achieved by addressing the problems developed, each of which provided for Spatial Planning team; with a particular process; during this stage of the
Spatial Plan for Thames.
the Thames township, despite a range identified, the Spatial Planning team a range of future growth scenarios in focus on the key resource management process the Spatial Planning team
of positive features, was constrained in used a process called Investment Logic Thames – from a ‘do nothing’ scenario issues facing Thames township and will engage with the community,
terms of future growth, including housing Mapping (ILM). This involved a workshop through to low, medium and high growth preliminary discussion in relation to future mana whenua, landowners,
shortages and imbalances and a lack with relevant stakeholders to ensure scenarios – all of which were measured growth scenarios. stakeholders and partners together.
of corporate investment in the town. An the Spatial Plan optioneering process through a multi criteria analysis (MCA) Community feedback will assist in
increase in natural hazard risk to Thames, was focused on the issues faced by process. creating a shared vision, setting
particularly from coastal inundation, was the community and created investment expectations for the future of
also identified as a key issue that would objectives (or ILM benefits) that were Thames.
need to be addressed moving forward. used to measure the Spatial Plan options
developed through the process.
WHAT IS DRIVING THIS SPATIAL PLAN?
AUCKLAND
1,600,000 PEOPLE
PEOPLE COMMUTING TO
THAMES FOR WORK
THAMES COAST
243 commuting to Thames
HAURAKI PLAINS
RENTALS NORTH, HAURAKI
PLAINS SOUTH PAEROA
TCDC IS THE MOST
107 commuting to Thames
UNAFFORDABLE 13%
1. THE NEED FOR NEW DISTRICT IN NEW VERY LOW TCDC MERCURY BAY NORTH,
PROPORTION THAMES
HOUSING ZEALAND TO BUY A
OF LONG-TERM
MERCURY BAY SOUTH,
COLVILLE
PROPERTY 8,000 PEOPLE
Families are finding it hard to find RENTALS TO 1 HOUR 36 commuting to Thames
HOUSING STOCK 41%
homes in Thames due to the low
NZ
supply of new homes.
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A high cost to access infrastructure HO 1.5
1
17%
HOU
as well as a high cost to access RS
developable land due to terrain, WAIKATO DISTRICT
also inhibits development. THAMES
WARD HOMES 85,000 PEOPLE
UNOCCUPIED 55
AVERAGE AGE
OF HOUSE TAURANGA
IN THAMES 152,000 PEOPLE
(YEARS)
2. IMPACT ON
ECONOMY > 30%
Thames is the economic OF THAMES’
powerhouse of the Coromandel, WORKSFORCE
but our businesses cannot recruit COMMUTE FROM
workers, due to a lack of housing. SOMEWHERE ELSE THAMES
Well-paying jobs are going unfilled. 3. CLIMATE CHANGE
Employees are commuting from AGED 65+
Thames will be impacted by coastal
Hamilton, Paeroa, Huntly and
inundation due to rising sea levels in
surrounding towns.
OUR AGING 35% the future. By planning for the future FUTURE 1% AEP
POPULATION TCDC we can ensure that we appropriately
WORSENS OUR manage risk over the long term. The
SHORTAGE OF Shoreline Management Plan process
46% WORKING-AGE
PEOPLE
15%
has developed draft strategies called
‘adaptive pathways” to respond to the
SKILLED WORKERS NZ
OF OUR DISTRICT’S impacts of a changing climate over
ARE NOT JOBS ARE IN THAMES, time
ATTRACTED TO THE BUT ONLY
REGION, MEANING
FAILURE TO ADDRESS
BUSINESSES ARE
36%
FUTURE 1%
FLOODING AND
NOT PREPARED TO AEP BEHIND
INUNDATION
INVEST OF THE POPULATION OUR COMMUNITY
WANT MORE
HAZARDS DIMINISHES $408M PROTECTION
INVESTOR
DESIRABLE WORTH OF
CONFIDENCE TO
PLACES TO LIVE ASSETS ARE
DEVELOP
AND WORK CURRENTLY AT
RISK
CURRENT SITUATION Moanatairi School
EXISTING
Industrial jobs Thames Hospital
Hospital
THAMES Thames High School
Shops and Town
Centre
St Francis School
Thames Golf Club
Thames South School
Rail Trail TIKAPA MOANA-
O-HAURAKI
School FIRTH OF THAMES KAUAERANGA
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Open Space T OK
TA Pārāwai School
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Existing Residential
Ngā
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ti Ma
Existing Industrial
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PLANNED INVESTMENT
Pa
er
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Ngāti Maru Thames Waterfront development oa
aspirations Kō
pū
$14m Thames Aquatic Centre and Sports Hub Ro
ad
$8m Provincial Growth Fund Kōpū Wharf - Marine
Servicing
Matatoki School ad
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$18m NZTA / Waka Kotahi Kirikiri Bridge and Kōpū k ua
Hikuai intersection upgrade -Hi
Kōpū
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Thames Airfield Improvements
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SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Existing WRC Stop Banks
Potential Stop Banks Thames Golf Club
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Puriri School
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Thames main is at extreme risk from coastal inundation
as the main town does not have complete coastal
protection. Regional council stop banks protect the area KŌPŪ
from the Kauaeranga River to Kōpū. The Shoreline
ōpū R
Management plan recommends protecting Thames. For
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more information and to provide your feedback on the
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draft adaptive pathways visit:
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Kō
oa
https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/smp pū
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ad
w ay TO MATATOKI (9 KMS)
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CHALLENGES
Thames is a highly constrained area. Future sea level
rise and associated flooding constrains the town to
the west, and steep land with outstanding natural
landscapes constrains growth to the east.
THAMES
TIKAPA MOANA-
O-HAURAKI
FIRTH OF THAMES KAUAERANGA
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T OK
CONSTRAINTS TA
A
Ngā
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Highly Constrained Land
ti Ma
This land is highly constrained meaning that
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development is limited.
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Constraints within this land include hazards such Pa
as flooding and coastal inundation, land that er
ay
oa
has a slope greater than 15 degrees, covenants,
public conservation areas, and landscape
Kō
pū
features such as outstanding natural landscapes Ro
and features, significant natural areas, high ad
natural character within coastal environments
and significant indigenous forest areas.
Moderately Constrained Land (Developable ad
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with Mitigation) k ua
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Kōpū
This land is moderately constrained, meaning
that development is possible with mitigation.
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HO
Constraints within this land include land
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that has a slope between 7 and 15 degrees
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and landscape features such as coastal
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environments and amenity landscapes.
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Un-Constrained Land (Developable)
This land is un-constrained, and has the most
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development potential. The Spatial Plan should
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locate growth areas within these areas.
Land outside study area KŌPŪ
ōpū R
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Existing WRC Stop Banks
er
oa
Kō
oa
Potential Stop Banks pū
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ad
w ay TO MATATOKI (9 KMS)
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HOUSING
INTENSIFICATION?
KEY SPATIAL PLAN MOVES
COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT? PUBLIC
REALM ENHANCEMENT?
HOW SHOULD
THE FUTURE
OF THAMES
TOWNSHIP LOOK?
LEGEND
Existing Thames Township
Convenience Commercial THAMES A
WHAT TYPES OF
Medium Density Housing HOUSING SHOULD
BE DEVELOPED IN
Low Density Residential THE PROPOSED
GROWTH AREAS?
Large Lot / Rural Residential
TIKAPA MOANA-
Industrial Land O-HAURAKI
Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant FIRTH OF THAMES KAUAERANGA
I
T OK
Potential Wastewater Treatment Plant TA B
A
Ngā
M
Potential Water Treatment Plant
ti Ma
SHOULD WE
ru H
CONTINUE TO
Possible School Site INVEST IN THE
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EXISTING WWTP?
er
ay
GROWTH AREAS oa
Kō
INTENSIFY, CONSOLIDATE & UPGRADE pū
EXISTING TOWN CENTRE - Generate investor Ro
A
confidence and community pride in the central ad
business district, Protect Heritage C
DEVELOP ALONG NORTHERN SIDE OF
ad
B
KAUAERANGA RIVER - Look to enable standard
i Ro
k ua
-Hi
density residential into the valley lower slopes in
order to make more viable for development
Kōpū
DEVELOP TOTARA VALLEY - Standard residential
W
D
AI
density to rest of valley (retain natural gully
HO
C system). Council to provide infrastructure (roading I
IR
U
& 3 waters) to enable and encourage appropriate
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development
PU
R
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DEVELOP SOUTHWARD - Additional residential
D growth cells worth investigating on hanging terrace
.. OR SHOULD WE
above SH 25 FUTURE PROOF
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G FOR A NEW
DEVELOP SOUTHWARD - Additional mixed
e roa K
WWTP?
commercial & residential growth cells worth
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investigating on large land parcel south of golf
course KŌPŪ
ōpū R
FUTURE GROWTH CELL AT MATATOKI - Medium
F
Pa
to long term housing land option
er
oa
Kō
oa
FUTURE GROWTH CELL AT PURIRI - Medium to pū
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houses)
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STAGING AND SEQUENCING
WATER SUPPLY WASTEWATER TREATMENT
3,300 5,300 9,400 3,200 3,500 - 4,500 9,400
Connected Current Projected Connected Current capacity Projected
water supply capacity for dwellings wastewater for wastewater dwellings
properties
water supply properties THAMES
DWELLINGS
DWELLINGS TIKAPA MOANA-
O-HAURAKI
YEARS YEARS
FIRTH OF THAMES KAUAERANGA
I
OK
There is currently limited capacity in our key water
and wastewater treatment plants. If we can remove T
the infrastructure constraints and unlock more land for TA
A
development to help provide more housing choices,
Ngā
M
there is potential for growth in the order of 70-100
ti Ma
dwellings per year.
ru H
KEY INFRASTRUCTURE MOVES:
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Pa
er
ay
SHORT TERM • Add water supply storage oa
Kō
• Increase wastewater processing pū
capacity Ro
MEDIUM TERM • New water source and treatment ad
plant
LONG TERM • Possibly decommission existing
wastewater treatment plant ad
i Ro
k ua
-Hi
STAGING
Kōpū
SHORT TERM
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AI
0-10 years
HO
I
IR
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MEDIUM TERM
RI
R
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10-20 years
PU
R
Industrial growth
LONG TERM
Pa
e roa K
20-50 years
Existing wastewater treatment plant KŌPŪ
ōpū R
Potential wastewater treatment plant
Pa
er
oa
Kō
oa
pū
Potential water treatment plant Ro
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ad
w ay TO MATATOKI (9 KMS)
i gh AND PURIRI (13 KMS)
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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK NEXT STEPS
We’ll incorporate the feedback received into the draft Spatial Plan before providing it to
Council for adoption. Your feedback is critical to ensuring our plans reflect the wishes of DECEMBER Q1
our wider communities. 2021 2022
What changes would
make a significant
positive difference
Please visit to how you live in
Thames? FINAL SPATIAL PLAN
https://tcdc.govt.nz/yourthamestomorrow As Thames grows, what do ENGAGE COMMUNITY
to fill out the online survey you think we need to ensure
Why do you we have a vibrant and Community engagement is
Following community engagement and
or email feedback to
choose to live thriving community? imperative to any Spatial Planning
with the benefit of community feedback
Mitchell.King@tcdc.govt.nz in the greater process; during this stage of the
the Spatial Plan team will develop a final
Thames area? process the Spatial Planning team
Spatial Plan for Thames.
will engage with the community,
What do you think mana whenua, landowners,
about different areas stakeholders and partners together.
we have identified for Community feedback will assist in
growth? creating a shared vision, setting
Is there anything expectations for the future of
holding Thames Thames.
back?
Consultation closes 21st January
2022
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