Media Release | Final press release for CPB July 2009
Draft Blueprint a step closer
Feedback results show natural values of
The planning for the future of the Coromandel Peninsula took another step forward this week when members of the Thames-Coromandel District Council's Policy and Planning committee met to consider the draft Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint - Preferred Future report.
The draft has been put together by representatives from Thames-Coromandel District Council, Environment Waikato, Hauraki Whaanui and Department of Conservation. It is based on feedback gathered from the community on the ‘Possible Futures’ scenarios, combined with detailed planning considerations and constraints.
The development of the draft report involved collating large amounts of information about environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects of the District and comparing this with likely trends for the future. Over 2000 submissions were received.
‘The feedback we’ve received showed that most people put the highest importance on the natural values of the Peninsula, and a high number of people were concerned about the effectiveness of infrastructure and the level of economic growth’ says Thames-Coromandel District Council's Strategic Policy Manager, Katherine Palmer.
As a response to feedback showing a preference for a combination of two or four major centres, the draft Coromandel Peninsula Blueprint - Preferred Future report focuses future development in three main urban hubs:
Thames-Coromandel District Council and Environment Waikato will consider the draft Preferred Future at their respective meetings in August. If the draft Preferred Future is endorsed, communities and stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft before the Blueprint is adopted.
It will then fall on partner agencies to start developing ‘local area blueprints’ that will provide more detail at the individual communities’ level.
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Posted: Mon 27 Jul 2009