Marlborough Weekly 1 March 2022

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Council’s house shortage fears MAIA HART

Local Democracy Reporter

Marlborough will run out of land zoned for housing inside 30 years. And while the short-term fix might be to talk to landowners in areas already zoned residential –

persuading them to “pull the trigger” and develop – the long-term problem has prompted a refresh of the region’s growth strategy. The Marlborough District Council agreed last week the issue – a likely shortfall of about 900 homes – needs a “significant

sense of urgency”. The council’s environmental policy manager Pere Hawes presented the Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA) 2021 to councillors last Thursday. The report outlined the need to

refresh the 2013 Growing Marlborough strategy. Marlborough’s population was projected to reach 61,000 by 2048. Nearly 80 per cent of this growth was projected to occur within 10 kilometres of central Blenheim. Council chief executive Mark

Wheeler says there has been increased pressure on the housing market and faster than anticipated population growth in Blenheim since previous housing assessments were undertaken.

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