Rodney District Council is committed to providing additional business land to encourage opportunities for local employment and business growth. To find out if there are any plans for further business land in your area, please click on the links below. Please contact Angela Goodwin if you have any questions or comments on business land in the district.
Silverdale
Council are in the initial stages of preparing a structure plan for an area of land to the west of the motorway at Silverdale. The structure plan proposes the development of approximately 230 ha (gross area) of business land, primarily suitable for group 1 activities. Group 1 activities are businesses that require large floor plates (but not retail). For more information on the Silverdale West Structure Plan please click here.
Extensive economic analysis has been undertaken on demand and supply of business land on the Hibiscus Coast, both at regional and district level. The most recent district research was undertaken by McDermott Consultants. The paper examines employment trends, supply of business land in the district and region and discusses the outlook for the Hibiscus Coast. Click here to view the report.
Kumeu
Council is currently investigating the feasibility of rezoning an area of future urban zoned land in Kumeu to allow for business activities in the medium to long term future. The investigations being undertaken include an analysis of the demand for additional industrial, commercial and retail land. This analysis is available by clicking here.
Wellsford
Research has been undertaken to determine the demand for business land in Wellsford, to guide the Wellsford Structure Plan. For information of the Wellsford Structure Plan please click here. To view the research on business land demand in Wellsford click here.
Warkworth
Information on business land in Warkworth is included in the Warkworth Structure Plan Background Information document. Please click here to view further information on the Warkworth Structure Plan and the background information document.
Rural towns and settlements
To ensure the sustainable growth of our rural towns, it is important that retail activity can be supported by the surrounding community. To guide Council in the preparation of structure plans, research was undertaken to determine how much retail land would be required in each of the following settlements:
- Waitoki
- Kaukapakapa
- Waimauku
- Puhoi
- Riverhead
To view this research please click here.
More information
Contact: Angela Goodwin
Phone: 0800 426 5169
Email: angela.goodwin@rodney.govt.nz