Papamoa's Pacific Coast Village will double in size after parent company Generus Living Group gained resource consent to expand the village recently.

The expansion will see the construction of another 120 retirement villas, larger community centre and an aged care complex comprising serviced apartments plus rest home and hospital facilities.

Expansion of the Pacific Coast Village in Papamoa will begin in early January. Photo: Supplied.

It will expand north along Maranui Street across 20 acres owned by village partner Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Incorporated, which recently donated a hectare of land to Tauranga City Council to enable the completion of the Grenada Street link.

Earthworks are already underway on the new land with the building of villas starting in early January, many of which have already been secured by purchasers.

Generus Living Group director Graham Wilkinson says with the village well established, it's time to invest further to provide all the facilities that residents want and need.

'With 40 acres of beachside land, Pacific Coast will be one of the largest villages in New Zealand once the expansion is complete – and possibly the best located,' says Graham.

'We have engaged renowned Auckland architects Sumich Chaplin to design The Beach House, the village's main community centre, together with serviced apartments and an 80 bed rest home and hospital facility.

'With the boardwalk, bowling green, swimming pool and summerhouse community pavilion, the new facilities will ensure we can cater for every village resident's needs both now and in the future.”

It's estimated at least 60 villas will be built next year, with work on The Beach House commencing as soon as final plans are complete sometime in the second quarter of 2016. Work on the aged-care complex is scheduled to commence later in the year.

Generus Living Group director Graham Wilkinson. Photo: Supplied