One of the enticements for Developers to participate in Special Housing Areas was as a Government and Auckland Council specifically identified Housing Accord outcome, the offer of faster consenting to quickly enable development.

In return for the expediting of consents, 10% of the housing was to be "Affordable" based on the criteria set in the notified Auckland Unitary Plan.

It has been widely reported that very few Developers participated in the delivery of Affordable Housing. One reason is that the promise of expedited consents did not materialise.

Two Examples;

Consent No R/LUC/2016/4204

Lodged - 14 September 2016, Issued 28 February 2017

101 working days to issue. Statutory Time Allowed 20 working days. 81 days late.

Consent No R/LUC/2016/3806

Lodged - 19 August 2016, Issued 21 February 2017

134 working days to issue. Statutory Time Allowed 20 working days. 114 days late.

The two examples above are not alone but sufficient to make the point.