The conversion of Dunedin's warehouse precinct into a place to ''live, work and play'' should be easier following a significant change in zoning rules, the Dunedin City Council says. Until now, the redevelopment of the precinct's ageing warehouse heritage buildings has been held back by its existing large-scale retail zoning. That was designed for big box retailers, but was considered incompatible with the warehouse precinct's development, council city development manager Anna Johnson said. ''Really, that's not the type of development we'd like to see there [the warehouse precinct]. Under the second generation district plan (2GP), the area would be covered by a new warehouse precinct zone with more relaxed rules for land use, development and the reuse of heritage buildings, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 06, 2018 15:33 UTC