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Latest news for Warkworth
We have lodged Notice of Requirement documentation with Auckland Council to protect the land we need for future transport projects in the Warkworth.
The lodgement documents are available for you to read by going to Auckland Council's website.(external link)
Find out more information on this process(external link)
By 2048, there will be another 7,300 homes in Warkworth's future growth areas, and the population is expected to rise from 5,000 to around 22,000.
To support Warkworth’s growth, Te Tupu Ngātahi Supporting Growth is planning a long-term transport network so that current and future communities can have better access to safe, accessible and low-carbon transport choices.
Our focus is on planning for future growth now by protecting the land required for the new transport corridors before homes and communities are built.
Our transport planning integrates with Auckland Council’s Warkworth Structure Plan(external link) to create high quality and more compact future communities with greater access to active and public transport options for north, south and north-east Warkworth. We have also considered how these projects will integrate with other priority projects such as the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Motorway(external link), Te Honohono ki Tai - Matakana Link Road(external link), the Hill Street Improvements(external link) and other transport upgrades delivered by the Rodney Local Board.
The majority of the proposed projects are yet to be funded for delivery. It is anticipated they will be considered for funding in line with the long-term timeframes for the rezoning and release of land by Auckland Council over the next 10-30 years.
The preferred transport network to accommodate future growth in Warkworth includes:
Community feedback has helped us to develop business cases and identify route options.
In 2019 we prepared an Indicative Business Case (IBC) for the future transport network for Warkworth. The resulting indicative strategic network [PDF, 178 KB] took account of the views of the community, which included having greater transport choices with good walking and cycling facilities and frequent, reliable public transport.
In 2020 we started work on the Warkworth Detailed Business Case which included reviewing the IBC network and completing further technical assessments to provide more detail and inform future route protection work.
From April to June 2022 we consulted(external link) on these refined route proposals with community and landowners to help us develop our Detailed Business Case. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback, a summary of the feedback received can be viewed here [PDF, 868 KB]. This feedback was considered alongside more environmental and technical assessments to help us make decisions around the preferred options. This resulted in some shifts to the alignment of the new transport corridors to better respond to existing and future land use and avoid environmental features.
The Warkworth Business Case process was completed at the end of 2022 and has been approved by the Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi Boards. We continue to engage with property owners who would be affected by the proposed transport network.
We are finalising Notice of Requirement documentation and this will be lodged with Auckland Council in May 2023. Auckland Council will then formally notify property owners, who can submit and be heard at a hearing if they choose, as part of a decision making process(external link).
The majority of these projects are yet to be funded for delivery. It is anticipated they will be considered for funding in line with the long-term timeframes for the rezoning and release of land by Auckland Council.
