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Watch live: Housing Minister Chris Bishop releases more detail on RMA housing rule shake-up
Housing Minister Chris Bishop
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More details about how proposed housing rule changes will work have been announced.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop on Wednesday released a discussion document on how the changes will work in with the
government's resource management reforms
.
"Next year we'll replace the RMA with a new planning system that makes it easier to plan and deliver the housing and infrastructure New Zealand needs.
"The new planning system is an enormous opportunity to create a planning system that enables and encourages housing growth," Bishop said.
The document provides more details on six planned law changes.
Last month ministers released proposed sweeping
changes to rules covering councils' oversight
for public consultation.
Under the proposed Resource Management Act changes,
granny flats of up to 70sqm, and papakāinga of up to 10 homes
would be allowed without a consent on specific land zones.
Papakāinga would also allow commercial activities of up to 100sqm, conservation activity, accommodation for up to eight guests, along with education, health, sports, marae, urupā and māra kai papakāinga of up to 30 homes would be considered a "restricted discretionary" activity, with those of more than 30 units becoming "discretionary" activities.
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