A draft of the Cardrona Village character guidelines,
produced to encourage appropriate development, is being
reviewed by the Wanaka Community Board.
Queenstown Lakes District Council urban designer Nick
Karlovsky told the board last week the draft document
required minor adjustments before being considered for
adoption by the QLDC strategy committee in October. The draft
guidelines would then go out for public consultation.
The aim of the guidelines was to achieve effective
infrastructure that would meet growth needs; urban
environments of a high quality and preservation of the
district's cultural heritage, Mr Karlovsky's report to the
board said.
In 2006, the council undertook an urban design assessment of
the township. The review and subsequent community
consultation indicated the 2003 Cardrona Community Plan,
which had identified strategies for development sought by the
local community, did not provide assistance on how
contemporary interpretations of historic building forms could
be achieved.
The council decided a set of non-statutory character
guidelines would complement and help interpret district plan
rules and enable the community and developers to "identify
design elements that were appropriate for Cardrona and would
help reinforce its unique identity", Mr Karlovsky's report
said.
If approved by the strategy committee, the draft guidelines
will be available on the QLDC website, at council offices and
libraries.
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