Using land for housing inquiry issues paper out now

Using land for housing inquiry issues paper out now

The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to review and make recommendations on how to improve planning and development systems in order to deliver an adequate supply of land for housing. The Commission has just released the issues paper on this topic and submissions are invited by 22 December.

Video introducing the inquiry: http://bit.ly/landipvid.

In particular, the Commission has been asked to examine the by-laws, processes and practices of local planning and development systems across New Zealand’s faster-growing urban areas. We have also been asked to identify councils that are effective in making enough land available to meet housing demand and processes that could be adopted more widely. In addition, the Commission will examine overseas approaches to identify leading practices that may provide valuable lessons for New Zealand.

In order to understand which local government processes work well on the ground, we need to hear from those who have experience with developing land, interacting with councils or running local authority planning and land use processes. In particular, we are keen to hear people’s views on the questions set out in our issues paper.

The release of the issues paper is the first stage of the inquiry. It contains a large number of questions and seeks submissions from a wide range of interested parties. The issues paper is available at www.productivity.govt.nz/inquiry-content/using-land.

The Commission looks forward to receiving submissions and engaging widely over the course of the inquiry.
Inquiry timeline
22 December 2014: Due date for submissions on issues paper
May 2015: Draft report released for submissions
30 September 2015: Final report due to Government

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