Confusion doesn’t help shortage
Thanks to the Housing Accord which speeds up the consent process and established Special Housing Areas (SHAs), progress is being made in addressing Auckland’s housing shortage – according to the Government and the Council.
With a fair degree of fanfare, Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith and Auckland Mayor Len Brown yesterday released the second year Housing Accord monitoring report.
Smith said that, overall, 23,806 dwellings have been consented and new sections created, as compared to the target of 22,000.
“So we are 1,806 ahead of where we aimed to be. It is a good result, although it is the Year Three target that will stretch us.”
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