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Infrastructure Services
6 July 2022
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Naming of private ways
Department: Transport
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
report seeks the approval of road names for five private ways at five different
developments in Dunedin:
· 966
Blueskin Road, Waitati
· 33
Barnes Drive, Dunedin
· 8
Baker Street, Dunedin
· 6
Baker Street, Dunedin
· 2B
and 2C Belford Street, Dunedin.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Committee:
a) Names a private way off Blueskin Road, Waitati, as ‘Old Cottage Lane’.
b) Names a new private way off Barnes Drive, Dunedin, as ‘Peace
Drive’.
c) Names a new private way off Baker
Street, as ‘Charcot Court’.
d) Names a new private way off Baker
Street, as ‘Edmund Anscombe Place’.
e) Names a new private way off
Belford Street, as ‘Dawson Lane’.
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BACKGROUND
2 The
DCC Road Naming Policy provides the framework for timely and consistent naming
of roads that reflect the identity of the local community. For reference, the
DCC Road Naming Policy and Procedure can be accessed on the DCC website at www.dunedin.govt.nz/road-naming.
3 The
Road Naming Policy requires staff to consult with Community Boards where road
names are proposed for Community Board areas. The Road Naming Policy notes that
the role of a Community Board is to support community consultation, ensuring
that all stakeholders are identified and consulted and that proposals
appropriately represent community requirements. In this sense, Community Boards
do not have a decision-making role and can only support or not support
proposals.
4 According
to the Road Naming Policy, if a Community Board does not support an option
presented by staff, the applicant can either amend the proposal or ask for it
to be put to the Infrastructure Services Committee for consideration.
5 The
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board has been advised of the proposed road names
for the development at 966 Blueskin Road and does not support naming the new
private way off Blueskin Road as either ‘Old Cottage’ or ‘Old
Stable’. The Community Board advised that mana whenua should first be
consulted regarding the proposed names.
6 The
developer has been informed of the Community Board’s advice but has
requested that the names be presented to the Infrastructure Services Committee
for consideration.
7 No
consultation with Community Boards was required for the other road names
proposed as they are not located in Community Board areas.
DISCUSSION
Summary of proposed road names
8 The
table presented below provides a summary of the road names proposed by the
property developer. Additional detail including a full assessment for each
proposed road name and maps of the new roads, are provided in attachments A to
N.
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Development details
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Location
of Road
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Preferred
Road Name
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Alternative
Road Name
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Alternative
Road Name 2
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Recommended
Road name
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966
Blueskin Road, Waitati
SUB--2011-1783
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Private
way off Blueskin Road
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Old
Cottage Lane
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Old
Stable Lane
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N/A
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Old
Cottage Lane
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33
Barnes Drive, Dunedin
SUB-2021-237
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Private
way off Barnes Drive
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Peace
Drive
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Kindness
Drive
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Harmony
Drive
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Peace
Drive
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8
Baker Street
SUB-2021-45
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Private
way off Baker Street
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Charcot
Court
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Not
provided
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N/A
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Charcot
Court
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6
Baker Street
SUB-2021-126
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Private
way off Baker Street
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Edmund
Anscombe Court
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Not
provided
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N/A
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Edmund
Anscombe Place
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2B
and 2C Belford Street
SUB-2021-193
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Private
way off Belford Street
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Dawson
Lane
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Dunford
Lane
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N/A
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Dawson
Lane
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Private Way at 966 Blueskin Road, Waitati
9 The
developer of the land located at 966 Blueskin Road, Waitati has proposed ‘Old
Cottage Lane’ as the preferred option and ‘Old Stable
Lane’ as the alternative road name.
10 Both,
the preferred name ‘Old Cottage Lane’ as well as the
alternative name ‘Old Stable Lane’ relate to buildings on
the site of the development. ‘Old Cottage Lane’ and ‘Old
Stable Lane’ connect the development to the history of the site.
11 The
two names proposed, ‘Old Cottage Lane’ and ‘Old
Stable Lane’ are considered to meet the appropriateness criteria of
the Road Naming Policy. (See assessment forms and map of the development as
attachments A, B and C). Staff will meet with mana whenua to discuss the road
names for the development prior the committee’s meeting and will provide
a verbal update to the Committee on 6 July 2022.
Private Way at 33 Barnes
Drive, Dunedin
12 The
developer of the land located at 33 Barnes Drive, The Dhammakaya International
Society of New Zealand is associated to the Thai Buddhist Temple, Wat Phra
Dhammakaya Dunedin and has proposed ‘Peace Drive’ as the
preferred option, ‘Kindness Drive’ as the first alternative
road name and ‘Harmony Drive’ as the second alternative for
the road name.
13 The
names ‘Peace’, ‘Kindness’ and ‘Harmony’
have been proposed as tenets of the Buddhist religion. All the options are
proposed as symbols of world peace.
14 The
three names proposed, ‘Peace Drive’, ‘Kindness
Drive’ and ‘Harmony Drive’ are considered to meet
appropriateness criteria of the Road Naming Policy. (See assessment forms and
map of the development as attachments D, E, F and G respectively).
Private Way at 8 Baker
Street, Dunedin
15 The
developer of the land located at 8 Baker Street, Dunedin has proposed ‘Charcot
Court’ as the preferred option for the private road and has not
provided an alternative name.
16 The
name ‘Charcot Court’ is proposed as a link to the site which
formerly housed the Multiple Sclerosis Society. ‘Charcot Court’
refers to Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) a French neurologist who is
recognised as a pioneer in the field of neurology.
17 The
name proposed, ‘Charcot Court’, does not comply with the
appropriateness criteria of the Road Naming Policy as it does not have
significant local content or meaning, however, the policy notes that the
appropriateness criteria is less important when naming private roads (See
assessment form and map of the development as attachments H and I).
Private Way at 6 Baker
Street, Dunedin
18 The
developer of the land located at 6 Baker Street, Dunedin has proposed ‘Edmund
Anscombe Court’ as the preferred option and has no provided an
alternative name.
19 The
name ‘Edmund Anscombe’ is proposed as a link to the site of
the development which housed one of the first dwellings he designed. The
house was later relocated.
20 The
name refers to ‘Edmund Anscombe’ (1874-1948) who was born in
England and emigrated to Dunedin as a baby. After training as an architect in
the United States from 1901 to 1906, he returned to Dunedin and designed many
buildings for the University of Otago, several churches and the buildings for
the NZ and South Seas International Exhibition 1925-26.
21 There
is already a road named ‘Anscombe Close’ in Mosgiel. The use of the
full name ‘Edmund Anscombe’ with the suffix ‘Place’ is
supported by staff as being unlikely to be confused with ‘Anscombe
Close’.
22 The
name proposed ‘Edmund Anscombe Place’ (suffix change suggested
by staff) has been chosen from the Road Name Register and is considered to
comply with the appropriateness criteria of the Road Naming Policy. (See
assessment form and map of the development as attachments J and K).
Private Way at 2B and 2C
Belford Street, Dunedin
23 The
developer of the land located at 2B and 2C Belford Street, Dunedin has proposed
‘Dawson Lane’ as the preferred option and ‘Dunford
Lane’ as the alternative road name.
24 ‘Dawson
Lane’ is the preferred name. It relates to William Dawson (1852-1923)
who was a New Zealand politician and member of Parliament in Dunedin. He was
originally born in Scotland and was first elected to Council in 1885, elected
mayor for a single term in 1887 and elected to Council again in 1892. He served
as the Member of Parliament for Dunedin Suburbs from 1890 to 1893.
25 ‘Dunford
Lane’ is the alternative name, proposed after a Dunedin family from
Andersons Bay that lost three sons during World War I: Patrick (Ypres, 1917),
James (Egypt, 1918) and Thomas (Dunedin, 1918, of wounds sustained at Messines
1917).
26 The
two names proposed, ‘Dawson Lane’’ and ‘Dunford
Lane’ have been chosen from the Road Name Register and are considered
to meet the appropriateness criteria of the Road Naming Policy. (See assessment
forms and map of the development as attachments L, M and N).
Names for the Road Name
Register
27 The
Transport team are in the process of expanding the list of potential road
naming options. Several new names have been proposed for the Road Name Register
that would increase its diversity. Staff are assessing the names and will
consult on their inclusion in the register.
OPTIONS
Option
One – Recommended Option. The Committee approves
naming of the private way off Blueskin Road as ‘Old Cottage Lane’;
naming the new private way off Barnes Drive as ‘Peace Drive’;
naming the new private way off 8 Baker Street as ‘Charcot Court’;
naming the new private way off 6 Baker Street as ‘Edmund Anscombe
Place’ and naming of the new private way off Belford Street as
‘Dawson Lane’.
Advantages
· The
roads will be named, and landowners gain a street address allowing them to
progress with building and access to services.
Disadvantages
· There
are no significant disadvantages identified with this option.
Option
Two – Alternative Option. The Committee approves naming of the private
way off Blueskin Road as ‘Old Stable Lane’; naming the new private
way off Barnes Drive as ‘Kindness Drive’ or ‘Harmony
Drive’; not naming the new private way off 8 Baker Street; not naming the
new private way off 6 Baker Street and naming of the new private way off Belford
Street as ‘Dunford Lane’.
Advantages
· For the cases that presented alternative options, the roads
will be named, and landowners gain a street address allowing them to progress
with building and access to services.
· There are no advantages identified with this option for the
cases that did not present alternative option.
Disadvantages
· For the cases that presented alternative options, there are
no significant disadvantages identified with this option.
· For the cases that did not present alternative options, the
roads will not have a name until a new option is presented and this will
inconvenience new or potential new property owners within the subdivisions.
Option
Three – Status Quo. The Committee rejects the proposed names.
Advantages
· There
are no advantages identified with this option.
Disadvantages
· The
roads will not have a name until a new option is presented and this will
inconvenience new or potential new property owners within the subdivisions.
NEXT STEPS
28 If
the new road names are approved, staff will process the required documentation
and advise the developers and Land Information New Zealand of the new road
names.
Signatories
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Author:
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Paula Barragan - Policy Analyst - Transport Regulation
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Authoriser:
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Jeanine Benson - Group Manager Transport
Simon Drew - General Manager Infrastructure and
Development
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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⇩a
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966 Blueskin
Road-Assessment for Old Cottage
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47
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⇩b
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966 Blueskin
Road-Assessment for Old Stable
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48
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⇩c
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Map-966 Blueskin Road
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49
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⇩d
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33 Barnes
Drive-Assessment for Peace Drive
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50
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⇩e
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33 Barnes
Drive-Assessment for Kindness Drive
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51
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⇩f
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33 Barnes
Drive-Assessment for Harmony Drive
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52
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⇩g
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Map-33 Barnes Drive
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53
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⇩h
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8 Baker
Street-Assessment Charcot Court
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55
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⇩i
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Map-8 Baker Street
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56
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⇩j
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6 Baker
Street-Assessment for Edmund Anscombe Place
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57
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⇩k
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Map-6 Baker Street
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58
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⇩l
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2B and 2C Belford
Street-Assessment for Dawson Lane
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59
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⇩m
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2B and 2C Belford
Street-Assessment for Dunford Lane
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60
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⇩n
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Map 2B and 2C Belford
Street
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61
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SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
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Fit with purpose
of Local Government
This
decision supports the social, environmental, and cultural well-being of
communities in the present and for the future.
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Fit with strategic
framework
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Contributes
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Detracts
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Not applicable
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Social Wellbeing Strategy
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Economic Development Strategy
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Environment Strategy
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Arts and Culture Strategy
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3 Waters Strategy
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Spatial Plan
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Integrated Transport Strategy
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Parks and Recreation Strategy
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Other strategic projects/policies/plans
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This
is an administrative function.
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Māori Impact
Statement
Staff
are investigating options to add Māori names to the Road Name Register
in a way that is meaningful for mana whenua.
Mana whenua are being consulted on the road naming of a private way off
Blueskin Road, Waitati.
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Sustainability
There
are no implications for sustainability.
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LTP/Annual Plan /
Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy
There
are no implications.
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Financial
considerations
There
are no financial implications as the costs of installing the road signs will
be charged to the developers.
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Significance
The
significance of this decision is considered low in terms of the
Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.
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Engagement –
external
There
has been engagement with developer and affected properties.
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Engagement -
internal
There
has been internal engagement with Business Information Services and Digital
Services.
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Risks: Legal /
Health and Safety etc.
There
are no known risks.
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Conflict of
Interest
There
are no known conflicts of interest.
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Community Boards
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board has not supported the
naming of the road at 966 Blueskin Road, Waitati and advised that mana whenua
should first be consulted regarding the proposed names.
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