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Designer's Guide to Design Statements

1. Introduction 2. What is a Design Statement? 3. What to include in a Design Statement? 4. Design Statements and best practice 5. Freqently asked Questions
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 2.1 What is a design statement?
  • 2.2 Site Analysis
  • 2.3 Existing neighboourhood context
  • 2.4 Opportunities and contraints
  • 2.5 Design response
  • 3.1 What to include in a design statement?
  • 3.2 Site Analysis
    • 3.2.1 Site Plans
    • 3.2.2 Streetscape character
  • 3.3 Existing Neighbourhood Context
    • 3.3.1 Natural and cultural environments
    • 3.3.2 Movement
    • 3.3.3 Built Form Character
    • 3.3.4 Use and activity
    • 3.3.5 Urban structure
  • 3.4 Planning Context
  • 3.5 Opportunities and contraints
  • 3.6 Design Response
    • 3.6.1 Concept Plan
    • 3.6.2 Proposed site layout
    • 3.6.3 Proposed building design
    • 3.6.4 Sunlight Access
    • 3.6.5 Landscape and open space
    • 3.6.6 Streets, Accessways & Lanes
  • 4.1 Site visits
  • 4.2 Pre-application meetings
  • 4.3 Design Statements as a communication tool
  • 4.4 How to present your information
  • 5.1 What is a design statement?
  • 5.2 What does a design statement consider?
  • 5.3 What do I do with a design statement
  • 5.4 How much does it cost to prepare a Design Statement
  • 5.5 What benefit does a Design Statement add?
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The Auckland Design Manual provides supplementary guidance to the Unitary Plan on design matters, which will be updated by the Council from time to time. The Manual is not part of the Unitary Plan and the Unitary Plan doesn’t incorporate the Manual by reference in the terms of the provisions of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991. While the Manual sits outside the Unitary Plan, advice notes are occasionally included in the text of the Unitary Plan to alert the reader to the existence of relevant guidance in the Unitary Plan.