Those opposing Tauranga City Council's plan to sell off park land bordering Takitimu Drive have petitioned the authorities today.

The petition was presented to the Strategy and Policy committee.

The properties in question. Photo: Supplied.

The land includes seven properties bought by Tauranga City Council to enable the construction of Route P, as it was named before being re-named Takitimu Drive.

The properties are beside the walkway running alongside the road.

After the construction of Takitimu Drive in the 1990s, council decided to keep the land to help mitigation of the noise from the new motorway. The land was subsequently zoned as a park, or residential.

In 2012, council staff changed their mind, and persuaded councillors that the parcels of land were surplus to requirement and officers were asked to investigate their disposal.

The potential sales are part of the larger property land sale plan, which is hoping to bring in $27.7 million over the next 10 years.

Tauranga city councillors have not made a final decision about the sale of the Takitimu Drive lands, and the decision will be made once further consultation is undertaken and submissions are considered.

Council will be undertaking a land sale programme review in the next quarter. The review is to gather detailed information on all properties included in the property land sales plan.

This will include updating value assessments, evaluating the revenue each parcel generates and how much it costs ratepayers at this stage to own and maintain them.

The review will also look at the amenity value and community benefits generated.

The review report on the Takitimu Drive/Avenues properties is expected in September, and will inform further decision-making around the sale of the council-owned properties, say council staff in a prepared statement.

The Takitimu Drive properties are 120 Fourth Avenue, 121 and 127 Fourth Avenue, 98 Fifth Avenue, 97 Sixth Avenue, 99 Sixth Avenue, and 105 Eighth Avenue.