Where are we now? Where are we heading?
A public hearing took place from took place from 13 November-24 November, 2023 where all submitters were able to be heard.
Auckland Council will make a recommendation as to whether or not the designation should be confirmed in the Auckland Unitary Plan (with or without modification to the conditions) or be withdrawn. The timeline for when Auckland Council will make their decision is to be confirmed.
There will be an opportunity for any submitter to appeal Auckland Council’s decision. Appeals are lodged with the Environment Court.
The majority of these projects are yet to be funded for delivery. It is anticipated they will be considered for funding in line with the long-term timeframes for the rezoning and release of land by Auckland Council.
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About Warkworth
By 2048, there will be another 7,300 homes in Warkworth's future growth areas, and the population is expected to rise from 5,000 to around 22,000.
To support Warkworth’s growth, Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth is planning a long-term transport network so that current and future communities can have better access to safe, accessible and low-carbon transport choices.
Our focus is on planning for future growth now by protecting the land required for the new transport corridors before homes and communities are built.
Our transport planning integrates with Auckland Council’s Warkworth Structure Plan to create high quality and more compact future communities with greater access to active and public transport options for north, south and north-east Warkworth. We have also considered how these projects will integrate with other priority projects such as the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Motorway, Te Honohono ki Tai - Matakana Link Road, the Hill Street Improvements and other transport upgrades delivered by the Rodney Local Board.
The majority of the proposed projects are yet to be funded for delivery. It is anticipated they will be considered for funding in line with the long-term timeframes for the rezoning and release of land by Auckland Council over the next 10-30 years.
What are we proposing?
The preferred transport network to accommodate future growth in Warkworth includes:
- Provision for walking and cycling paths on new and upgraded transport corridors to create a well-connected network and provide better access to sustainable travel choices
- In the long term, two new bus interchanges - a northern bus interchange with park and ride to replace the interim site and a southern bus interchange to encourage a shift to public transport.
- In the long term, a new southern interchange to provide additional access to Ara Tūhono – the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway.
- Future new transport corridors that will connect to wider destinations, enable future land uses, provide more choice for users and add further capacity across the network
- Future upgrades to several roads including the existing State Highway 1, which will function as an urban arterial road (as Ara Tūhono – the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway will become the new State Highway 1).
How have we used your feedback?
Community feedback has helped us to develop business cases and identify route options.
In 2019 we prepared an Indicative Business Case (IBC) for the future transport network for Warkworth. The resulting indicative strategic network took account of the views of the community, which included having greater transport choices with good walking and cycling facilities and frequent, reliable public transport.
In 2020 we started work on the Warkworth Detailed Business Case which included reviewing the IBC network and completing further technical assessments to provide more detail and inform future route protection work.
From April to June 2022 consulted on these refined route proposals with community and landowners to help us develop our Detailed Business Case. This feedback was considered alongside more environmental and technical assessments to help us make decisions around the preferred options. This resulted in some shifts to the alignment of the new transport corridors to better respond to existing and future land use and avoid environmental features.
