Sustainable subdivision development - An Environment Waikato perspective

The Waikato is a dynamic region where growth and development is rigorous,
bringing prosperity and expanded lifestyle choice to the region’s population. This has resulted in the rapid development of urban, rural and coastal subdivisions in some parts of the region. While there are many benefits of such development, the downside is the decline in environmental and amenity values which unfortunately all too often accompanies such development.

The aim of this document is to distil a vision for sustainable subdivision development from these policies, plans and strategies and to suggest ways in which we can make this vision a reality. Adopting such ideas will help to achieve both sustainable subdivision development and the environmental objectives expressed by the regional community. We hope this document will be useful to territorial authorities carrying out their land use planning functions, developers designing new subdivisions and contractors physically developing the subdivision sites.