Waitakere frees up land for businesses

Until recently starved of business land, Stephen Saul, head of research for Jones Lang LaSalle, says, “The expansion of the metropolitan urban limit in the northern strategic growth area will alter the landscape in terms of current business location decisions”.

The shortage of business-zoned land, which has held back employment growth in Waitakere is being addressed with the addition of over 200 hectares of new business zoned land at Westgate and the Hobsonville corridor. This newly designated business zoned land will accommodate over 14,000 employees at full build out.

Waitakere’s existing centres (New Lynn and Henderson) have adopted planning rules that encourage higher density residential and business development.