1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Remember the old granny flats and the rule change that 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: lets you put one on your property without having to 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: get consent, Well, not so easy. You still need permission apparently, 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: which means that the promise of thirteen thousand more flats 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: is probably slightly overinflated. Managing director of witburn Group, David 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: Whitburner is with us. Now, Hi, David, David, are you there? 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: Yes? 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Are there? You are? 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 2: Okay? 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: If not thirteen thousand, how many? 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: I think it's far more likely to see it a 12 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: big more like three thousand or so extra dwellings. The 13 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: reality is it's a niche accommodation type of granny flat. 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: It's not everyone's dreamed to live in. A granny flat 15 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: can be very useful for extended far and no living. 16 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: Can be useful for an investment purpose to do it 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 2: as well, but it's often very poor density. For the 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: Tier one city, they're limited to only one story seventy 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: square meters in size. So it's a little bit of 20 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: a niche activity type. 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: Okay, what kind of permission do you still need to get? 22 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: You still need to get a PIM or a project 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: information memorandum. This gives the councils of territorial authorities, the 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: ability to screen out certain things like building too close 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: to the neighbors and floodplains and culturally sensitive areas significant 26 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: ecological areas. So there are quite a few constraints that 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: will still mean that you need to get things up, 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: surveys and architects involved to make sure that you're not 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: breaching any rules with hazards, and it can actually demonstrate 30 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: to council you're treading storm and waste water properly and 31 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: have got the appropriate vehicle access in parking, depending on 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: the council that you're in. 33 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: In all so, would you have to go through the 34 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: rigmarole of getting an architect in all cases or just 35 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: in the worst cases. 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: In most cases you'll still need it only because you'll 37 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: need to know what to order in terms of that, 38 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: and nowadays the software is designed that it's much easier 39 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: with computer aided design text you get your architect to 40 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: do it. There should be some savings and some streamlinings 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: from it, but not in all cases. But in most 42 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: cases it's present to get an architect, and how. 43 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: Much of pain and a butt it is a PEM 44 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: as opposed to go through for a resource consent let's 45 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: just say. 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: Oh, a pim's much easier than getting a resource consent, 47 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: but it still needs detailed information. This is where some 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: of the councils have aver already been on record for 49 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: being a little bit worried about it. They're worried about 50 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 2: now They're planning teams are going to have to be 51 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: the gatekeeper and block out numerous of these granny flats. 52 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: Whereas they think the resource concent process and building consent 53 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: processes are better, the PEM still needs detailed information on it. 54 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 2: So you still need to provide a site plan, a 55 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 2: floor plan and scale drawings to make sure that you 56 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 2: can demonstrate that you're hitting the key planning controls. 57 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: All right, Hey David, thanks for that. Appreciated. 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