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Character overlay
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The purpose of a character overlay
Auckland City and the community have raised concerns that business centres
which have character and/or broad heritage features are vulnerable to change due
to accelerating development pressures. Any changes could adversely affect the
character or heritage which define these centres.
The application of the character overlay to selected business centres would ensure
that identified character and broad heritage features are retained and that
ongoing development recognises and respects these qualities.
Centre plans require
considerable resources and time to produce and are not necessarily appropriate
for all centres. In reality a centre plan may actually delay character
protection on a broad basis across the city. Centre plans are being developed
for St Heliers and Mt
Eden Village.
A generic overlay approach offers a faster and more achievable visual
amenity protection mechanism, able to be applied quickly to individual centres
with a minimum of customisation.
