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Riverbank Rd development proposal puts residents backs up Pat Deavoll
editor@thewanakasun.co.nz
everal residents living on the east side of Riverbank Rd are up in arms over a proposed Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) amendment that would allow a 600 house subdivision across the road. The proposed sub-division of 40 hectares
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would encompass the land on the west side of Riverbank Rd between Ballantyne Rd and Orchard Rd and would require this to be rezoned from Rural to Lower Density Suburban Residential (LDSR). The UGB would be moved to Riverbank Road. The residents, who don’t want to be named, think the subdivision would have “a huge environmental impact” and they feel a “duty of care to let the
community know of this development.” In 2018 an appeal was lodged with the Environment Court by Boyd, Redai & Ors. Through the course of Environment Court mediation, the parties reached an agreement that LDSR zoning was the most appropriate zone for the land. The Court confirmed, through an interim decision issued on October 9 2020 that it was
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appropriate to consider the rezoning request. The proposed planning provisions included a structure plan that showed the layout of roads, intersections and a walking/cycling trail along the Orchard and Riverbank Rd frontages. The proposed changes to the planning provisions also included rules to manage noise from an existing frost fan. Continued on page 3