OUR PROJECTS MACKENZIE SPATIAL PLANS

CLIENT: Mackenzie District Council
DATE: 2020-2021
STATUS: Directly informing a review of the Mackenzie District Plan

The Mackenzie District has been significantly impacted by unprecedented and sustained levels of growth over the past ten years. This has placed strains on the district’s communities, infrastructure, and environment.

The Mackenzie Spatial Plans were developed to understand how this growth and development can be sustainably managed, charting a path that sets the direction for the next 30 years and beyond. The plans will be used to inform a review of the Mackenzie District Plan and inform council investment.

Alongside the Spatial Plans for the main towns of Fairlie, Takapō and Twizel, Settlement Plans were put together for the smaller rural townships of Burkes Pass, Kimbell and Albury.

WHAT DID WE DO?

Working in close partnership with MDC, Arowhenua and Boffa Miskell, Rationale developed and managed a process to develop and deliver the Mackenzie Spatial Plans.

Building a foundation for the project by developing an Establishment Report, the process put community engagement at its heart, ensuring the plans were driven by the community and reflected the wishes of those who lived there. Rationale also developed growth projections and undertook a housing stocktake to inform the project with a strong evidence base.

Using the results of comprehensive community engagement, Rationale combined a range of optioneering and investment management tools such as Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) and Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) to help develop and analyse options for each town.

Ensuring the plans reflected mana whenua values and aspirations was central to the success of the process and Arowhenua was closely involved throughout the process.

Utilising urban design expertise from Boffa Miskell, the plans were developed using best practise urban design principles delivered to meet National Planning Standards specifications.