Adelaide Road - Planning for the Future

Overview

Adelaide Road

Adelaide Road is an important part of the city. It is an employment and services hub as well as an access route to Wellington Hospital, the Newtown shops, the Basin Reserve, Government House, and Massey University's Wellington campus.

Wellington City Council has worked with the community, landowners, businesses, developers, residents and others to explore the opportunities for future growth and development of the northern Adelaide Road area (between the John Street intersection and the Basin Reserve).

The Adelaide Road project has looked at how this area can be developed and enhanced to create a more attractive, people-friendly and prosperous part of the city.

The Adelaide Road Framework

The framework outlines a vision for the future growth and development of the Adelaide Road area. It expects significant urban changes over the next 10 - 20 years that will create a prosperous and high-quality mixed-use area.

The vision provides for more residential development (to accommodate approximately 1,550 more people by 2026), supported by public amenities and streetscape, employment opportunities, public transport, and a transport route that works well for everyone.

Key Goals

The framework identifies a number of key goals for the Adelaide Road area including:

allowing for more intensive high-quality residential growth along the northern part of Adelaide Road
improving the Adelaide Road transport corridor for various forms of transport, including walking, cycling, and public transport
providing attractive, green and safe public spaces
strengthening the local community, eg by promoting community facilities and investigating partnership opportunities
continuing to recognise and provide protection for valued heritage and character areas and buildings
recognising and protecting employment opportunities
using low-impact stormwater systems in the new development / redevelopment areas.

The Process

Phase 1: Information gathering and research (from June 2007)
Research was undertaken on a range of issues including the area' historic context and heritage, employment, traffic and transport, and urban design issues.

Phase 2: Initial public consultation (November - December 2007)
A consultation brochure was released for public feedback on key issues and ideas; 184 submissions were received.

Consultation Summary: March 2008 (218Kb PDF)
Adelaide Road Consultation Brochure (683Kb PDF)

Phase 3: Intensive public engagement (February - May 2008)
Targeted stakeholder and community meetings were held to understand key perspectives and issues. A four-day community "inquiry by design" workshop was held from 31 March to 3 April 2008.

Project Outline - 28 February 2008 (371Kb PDF)
Community & Stakeholder Meeting Summary - 28 February 2008 (49Kb PDF)
Community & Stakeholder Feedback (357Kb PDF)
Community Design Workshop: Summary Notes (52Kb PDF)

Phase 4: Development of the Adelaide Road Framework (May - end Nov 2008)
A draft framework was developed from the results of the community workshop and was released for public feedback; 96 submissions were received. After this consultation, the framework was reviewed and put to Council for adoption.

Draft Adelaide Road Framework (3.32Mb PDF)
Summary of Consultation and Feedback - November 2008 (204Kb PDF)

The final Adelaide Road Framework was adopted by the Council in November 2008.

Adelaide Road Framework (2.05Mb PDF)

Next Steps

The focus is now on carrying out the framework provisions, including getting funding for key actions, revising relevant provisions of the District Plan to be consistent with the vision, and working with key stakeholders and the community to achieve the vision.

The prioritisation and funding of the framework's proposals will be worked out as part of the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) and annual planning processes.

More Information

Kevin Murphy
Project Manager

Phone:	(04) 801 3204
Email:	kevin.murphy