Vision for quality built form

What we aim to achieve

We want to deliver a well-designed and planned city centre.

We can do this by linking the City Centre Masterplan and Waterfront Plan to Auckland's statutory planning and design tools:

• Auckland Unitary Plan
• Refreshed Auckland Plan 2050.

Other documents have a role in shaping the city, including:

• The Auckland Design Manual
• Auckland Climate Action Framework.

We plan to:

• continue to develop the city centre in a way that reinforces its unique context, cityscape, streetscapes and heritage
• use planning tools that promote growth and secure quality outcomes to ensure developments are of exceptional design quality, boast sustainable credentials and enhance public amenity.
• encourage early engagement between landowners, developers and design specialists to help achieve design quality and variety.

Related information

• Auckland Plan 2050 
• Auckland Unitary Plan 
• Auckland Design Manual