Glen Innes into the future

Introduction

Glen Innes takes its name from William Innes Taylor, who arrived in Auckland in 1843 and farmed here for 50 years. The suburb of Glen Innes was developed as a government planned and built state housing area during the 1950s. The town centre was built in the late 1950s to serve the rapidly growing population of the time, and was Auckland's first comprehensively planned centre of its size.

While the area has served its residents well over the years, it is continuing to grow and change. The challenge is to manage this change in such a way as to retain those features of Glen Innes which are valued by the community.

"Glen Innes into the future" is a strategy which provides a framework to guide the growth and revitalisation of Glen Innes. Between 1991 and 2001, the population of Glen Innes increased by 1,440 people, with 231 additional dwellings being built in the area. Over the next 20 years, the population of Glen Innes is estimated to grow by about 3,000 people or 900 homes.

The strategy incorporates the significant feedback received from community consultation, and was adopted by Auckland City on 22 July 2004. It proposes actions to guide and manage the effects of growth while retaining and enhancing the valued aspects of the community and environment.

The strategy is a valuable tool to inform people where the Glen Innes community wants to go, and how it plans to get there.

Our vision outcomes for Glen Innes:

an attractive, safe and vibrant town centre
enhancing local employment opportunities
a variety of housing types to meet the needs of a diverse and growing community
improving public transport facilities and services to make it easier to get around
enhance pedestrian and traffic safety
easy and safe access to community facilities and open spaces, which meets local needs
strengthening community identity and improving public safety
protection and enhancement of the natural environment.