The overlay is applied to a limited number of significant road corridors or significant segments of these corridors. The purpose of the overlay is to provide additional opportunity to those commercial activities (predominantly retail activities) that:
•may not be appropriate for, or are not able to locate in centres due to the size, scale or nature of the activity, and
•are not typically provided for in the underlying zone.
Where commercial activities are enabled by an identified growth corridor, these should:
•respect the current land uses and the outcomes anticipated by the underlying zone
•support a compact urban form
•maintain the safety and efficiency of the road network and promote integrated transport
•not diminish the function and viability of the city centre, metropolitan, town and local centres.
The overlay only relates to those sites that have direct frontage to the identified growth corridor.
The overlay is a policy overlay. It does not change the activity status of land use activities within the overlay area. It provides additional objectives and policies that must be considered when assessing a proposal for a resource consent.