Demolition or removal of buildings and structures

Demolition or removal of buildings and structures Activity status: Permitted Where: The demolition or removal of a building: Is required to avoid an imminent threat to life and/or property; or Enables the creation of public space; or Is required for the purposes of constructing a new building or structure, or adding to or altering an existing building or structure, that is a permitted activity under MCZ-R21 or DEV1-R1, or has an approved resource consent, or resource consent is being sought concurrently; or The building or structure for demolition or removal is not on a site that has an active frontage or non-residential activity frontage; or The demolition or removal involves a structure, excluding any building. Activity status: Discretionary Where: Compliance with any of the requirements of MCZ-R20.1 is not achieved The assessment of the activity must have regard to: How the land will be utilised whilst it is vacant; and Creating a positive visual relationship between the site and streetscape whilst the site is vacant. Notification status: An application for resource consent made in respect of rule MCZ-R20.2.a is precluded from being either publicly or limited notified.