Whenuapai first of many residential plan changes expected this year
Close to a five-year delay would be normally expected on a development of this size.
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The country’s first concurrent plan variation and qualifying development consent has been issued by Auckland Council in 101 days for 650 new homes at Whenuapai Village.
Oyster Capital is developing stages 1-4 of 168 residential sections and 14 super-lots, a town park and relocating an on-site villa to be used as a café.
Close to a five-year delay would be normally expected on a development of this size under the usual resource management process but this was pushed through under the council’s SHA accord.
The land was zoned future urban under the proposed Unitary Plan, which prevented immediate development. Oyster Capital applied to have it changed to mixed housing suburban and can now begin subdivision earthworks and building homes.
The first conversion of a big chunk of Auckland land in a residential zone is the start of about a dozen plan variations expected to go through the council this year on other SHA projects.
Sally Lindsay for NBR NZ property investor
Wed, 04 Mar 2015
Wed, 04 Mar 2015
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Whenuapai first of many residential plan changes expected this year
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