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Zoning

Guide to zoning | Residential activity zones | Changes to Residential 1 and 2 zone controls including a demolition on pre-1940s buildings | Business activity zones | Open space and recreation activity zones | Special purpose activity zones


Special purpose activity zones

The District Plan contains Special Purpose activity zones intended to secure and provide for a range of valued community assets.

For more detail on the Special Purpose zones and their distribution see Part 10 of the District Plan or contact us.

Special purpose 1 (Health)

This zone provides for the use and development of large scale hospitals and healthcare complexes and their supporting activities.

Special purpose 2 (Education)

This zone provides for educational facilities and specialised research facilities while ensuring that any adverse effects are avoided or mitigated.

Special purpose 3 (Transport corridor)

This zone applies to all the existing railway rights of way and to certain strategic roads for the purpose of maintaining transport corridors throughout the Auckland Isthmus.

Special purpose 4 (Orakei)

This zone facilitates the re-establishment of Ngati Whatua o Orakei on their ancestral land and particular lifestyle needs at Orakei.

Reviewed December 2008