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Beth Houlbrooke
Rodney Local Board chair Beth Houlbrooke is in favour of looking at a Centre Plan approach to managing Warkworth’s growth.
“Some of us campaigned (in the last Local Government election) on the call for a Structure Plan and what is becoming apparent is that what may be needed more immediately, and would satisfy the expectations of many Warkworth residents, is a Centre Plan,” she says.
“One of the problems we have is that the public’s perception of what a Structure Plan is, is different to what Council calls a Structure Plan.
“I am going to suggest a meeting between Auckland Council planners and the project group from the One Warkworth Business Association to ensure we are all on the same page before either committing budget or commencing advocacy for either type of plan.”
Ms Houlbrooke says the terminology has changed over the years and hence, some of the discussion is at cross-purposes.
A Centre Plan could possibly be achieved via the Local Board’s annual planning process, while a Structure Plan is a far bigger piece of work and requires advocacy to the Governing Body for funding to be brought forward from what currently appears in the Long Term Plan.
“A Structure Plan is not usually done with community input; a town centre plan most definitely would be.”
