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05 charactEr

iNtroDuctioN

HOW IS NEW LYNNS HISTORY AND

CHARACTER bEING ENHANCED?

Sense of Place refers to an individuals experience of a

location. It is not simply about the physical environment,

but the events that a person experiences there. It denes an

area, makes it unique and gives it meaning.

New Lynns town centre has been subject to sustained and

continuing redevelopment and has lost much of its original

fabric and identity. However, there are elements within the

town centre that are still recognised as contributing to the

overall sense of place within the area:

- The ner grained development along Totara Avenue

- Corner buildings on Totara Avenue that provide key

architectural statements along viewshafts on Great

North Road

- The new park along Totara Avenue

- The traditional triangle-shaped urban block between

Totara Avenue and Great North Road

- The Memorial Square area of remembrance

objEctivE

TO RETAIN THE EXISTING CHARAC TER OF THE AREA AS THE BASIS

FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

critEria

5.1 ESTABLISH A DESIGN REVIEW PANEL FOR DEVELOPMENTS

- It is suggested that the council work closely with

developers in early stages of developments, so that they

can inuence streetscapes through better urban design

solutions and more responsive architectural responses.

This is particularly applicable to buildings within the

Merchants Quarter, where buildings require sensitivity

in design so as not to detract from the existing

character of the area

5.2 INVEST INITIALLY IN PUBLIC SPAC E AND STREET UPGRADES

- Investing in initial public open space upgrades including

planting, furniture, parks and footpath upgrades will

help by building pride in areas seen as attractive places

to meet, sit and rest- This will also help in creating a consistent look within

the town centre to reinforce the local character an


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identity

5.2 ESTABLISH AN OVERALL BUILT FORM APPROACH TO

DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NEW LYNN TOWN CENTRE

- Differences in existing built form fabric within NewLynn could be stitched together by creating a gradual

transition in built form massing, setbacks and heights

between the ner-grained North-west areas, the large

grained Lynn Mall and the sparsely disbursed grain

along the southern areas of the town centre.

5.3 EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL OF EXISTING BUILDING FABRIC

- Although there are buildings and streetscapes within

the New Lynn town centre that have qualities that the

community values, little is likely to meet the threshold

for scheduling for protection in WCCs District Plan.

- Existing built forms worthy of protecting in the future for

character, not heritage values, need to be assessed

BUILT FABRIC PLAN

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Existing buildings

Proposed new Buildings


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KEY URBAN FEATURES PLAN

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Key buildings

Key artworks, sculptures

of landscape features

view shafts

gateways

Enhanced Streetscapes

5.3 IDENTIFICATION OF KEY FEATURES

- Identication of possible key buildings and features

within the New Lynn Town Centre will contribute to the

heritage of the area by putting in place design standards

and expectations for key development sites in the future

- This includes key buildings; gateways into main

streets; prominent corners; focal points at the end of

viewshafts; possible location of artworks, sculptures,

landscape features; and special streetscapes or areas to

be enhanced

- These should be based heavily on existing features

within the community that are held to be important e.g.

locally signicant public views along Great North Road


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APPROACH TO HEIGHT PLAN

Scale 1:6 000 @A4

Tall buildings

Increased height along Main Streets

and around Public spaces

Managed height within the Merchant

quarter centre to retain human scale

Medium control in height around the

Merchant quarter centre

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5.5 ESTABLISH AN APPROACH TO BUILDING HEIGHTS WITHIN

NEW LYNNS TOWN CENTRE

- This proposal suggests scope for unlimited height as

per the District Plan in certain areas of New Lynns

town centre, to give it the critical mass of residential

employment intensity required to support a transit

centre. Increase height along Clark Street will also aid in

balancing the potentially wide open spaces

Indicative Skyline (facing North) within New Lynns town centre


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