North Shore
Local boards: Devonport-Takapuna · Kaipātiki
- 1. Search your address in the official viewer.
- 2. Compare "operative" vs "proposed" zoning for your parcel.
- 3. Screenshot your property for your own records, attach it when you lodge.
Council maps are the authority. If this guide and the official map disagree, the official map wins.
- Intensification hotspots: Takapuna metropolitan centre; Northern Busway stations; Onewa Rd corridor inside 10 km.
- Pulled back in July 2026: Many extra local-centre upzones pulled back.
- Hazards: Coastal inundation; Devonport / North Shore character overlays; cliff hazards.
What is proposed to change here
Takapuna metropolitan centre; Northern Busway stations; Onewa Rd corridor inside 10 km. Many extra local-centre upzones pulled back.
What is proposed to stay the same
About 85% of the urban area stays on existing Unitary Plan zoning. Most suburban streets in North Shore revert to or remain on their current zone.
Hazard overlay impact
Coastal inundation; Devonport / North Shore character overlays; cliff hazards. High-risk flood, landslide, coastal erosion and inundation areas face downzoning or highly restricted new development. Some hazard rules already have legal effect under RMA s86B(3), check the official explanatory note. Check your own parcel on the official map.
Likely effects to address in a submission
- Infrastructure capacity, wastewater, stormwater, roads, schools.
- Hazard risk to people and property (flood, slip, coastal).
- Walkable access to rapid transit.
- Special character / heritage as a qualifying matter (only with mapped streets).
- Urban design, bulk, dominance, shading.
- Three waters and overland flow paths.
Theoretical capacity is not "buildings that will be built next year". Market, infrastructure funding and consenting still decide what gets built.
Examples for North Shore, not copy-paste dogma. Adapt them to your street and what you saw on the official map.
- 01Takapuna height and interface.
- 02Busway walkable catchments, station by station.
- 03Coastal inundation mapping accuracy; Onewa corridor depth.
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