The Centre for Subtropical Design provided comment and feedback to Council on its original Draft City Centre Masterplan and is interested in maintaining dialogue with Council on achieving subtropical design outcomes across the City. Council is to be congratulated on the inclusion of subtropical design aspects within the draft City Centre Neighbourhood Plan. This report has been prepared by John Gaskell Planning Consultants on behalf of the Centre for Subtropical Design to review the draft City Centre Neighbourhood Plan and prepare a submission to Council in response to the Neighbourhood Plan