There are online and in-person information sessions to learn more about the proposed Plan Change 120. For session times and locations - or to register - visit Auckland’s Future Housing Plan – Plan Change 120 on AK Have Your Say.
PC 120: Housing Intensification and Resilience
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Open for submissions
Submissions close: 19 December 2025, 5:00 pm
Make a submission
For help making a submission online, watch our video "Plan Change 120 - How to make a submission."
Email your full submission to unitaryplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz directly:
- if you need to upload more than 3 documents
- if your total documents are larger than 20MB.
Send your full submission to:
Planning Technicians
Planning and Resource Consents Department
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Auckland 1142
Bring your completed submission form and supporting documents to one of our libraries with council services.
About the plan change
This proposed plan change to the Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in part aims to:
- better manage development for natural hazards across the region, and
- amend regional and district plan rules that will enable further intensification of housing mainly around rapid transit stops, along many major bus routes and around centres.
Timeline
24 September 2025
On 24 September 2025, Auckland Council’s Policy and Planning Committee voted to endorse PC 120 for public notification.
2 October 2025
PC 120 was sent to Government Ministers Hon Chris Bishop and Hon Tama Potaka on 2 October 2025 respectively requesting a direction for Auckland Council to use the streamlined planning process (SPP) to prepare the Auckland Housing Planning Instrument (known as Proposed Plan Change 120 - Housing Intensification and Resilience) as required under Clause 5(1) of Schedule 3C to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).
29 October 2025
The Ministers wrote to the council on 29 October 2025 confirming the use of the streamlined planning process and issued a direction and gazette notice on the process.
The Streamlined Planning Process is different from the usual Schedule 1 RMA process. The differences are explained in this document:
31 October 2025
The Housing Capacity Modelling Report: Housing Intensification and Resilience (Plan Change 120) together with accompanying memo were also sent to Ministers Bishop and Potaka on 31 October 2025.
Friend of the submitter
We understand that RMA processes can be a little daunting, so we have appointed a 'Friend of Submitters' who is an independent advisor to help submitters.
The Friend of the submitter can help explain the process, advise you on lodging your submission, how to express your views, and what to do after lodging your submission.
This free service is available throughout the submission period and in the lead-up to the hearings. This service will be unavailable from 19 December 2025, 5.00pm to 12 January 2026, 9.00am. We will respond to messages left during this period when the service resumes.
Contact a Friend of Submitter
Friend of submitter 1:
- Email: FOS1PC120@rdbconsult.com
- Ph: 0274 612 315
Friend of submitter 2:
- Email: FOS2PC120@planningplus.co.nz
- Ph: 027 525 7214
Friend of submitter 3 (specialising in Māori planning issues):
- Email: FOSMAORIPC120@duenorth.nz
Status of PC 120
Notification: 3 November 2025
Submissions close: 5pm on 19 December 2025
In accordance with section 86B (3) of the Resource Management Act, some of the proposed plan change rules have immediate legal effect. For more information, read PC 120 Proposed Plan Change – Explanatory Note [PDF 1MB].
Plan change documents
View the Plan Change 120 map viewer
How to use the Plan Change 120 Map viewer
You can also review the YouTube video explaining how to use the PC 120 map viewer.
Background information
Contact unitaryplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz if you have trouble downloading these documents.