Council is recommending the establishment of new Special Housing Areas at Golden Sands and Palm Springs in Papamoa East.
Council agreed yesterday to recommend to the Minister of Housing that two Special Housing Areas (SHAs) be established adjacent to previously approved SHAs in the Wairakei urban growth area, at Golden Sands and Palm Springs.
Tauranga City councillors Steve Morris (left) and Matt Cowley at Golden Sands where developments are proposed. Photo: Bruce Barnard.
Council also agreed to recommend a variation to the existing SHA at Golden Sands, which would increase the building height limit from 9.5m to 17.5m over a small area of the existing SHA.
In 2015, Hawridge Developments Ltd (Palm Springs) and Bluehaven Holdings Limited (Golden Sands) approached Council with these proposals, says council group communications advisor Emma Cottin.
'The proposed developments are expected to provide approximately 350 additional new dwellings, which would be serviced by both existing and new infrastructure.
'Council consulted with the neighbouring community on these proposals in January and February of this year.”
Emma says council received written feedback from 35 parties on the Golden Sands proposal, and 27 parties on the Palm Springs proposal.
The main concerns expressed by residents revolved around the timing on delivery of infrastructure for both Palm Springs and Golden Sands and current congestion on Papamoa Beach Road.
The extension of Te Okuroa Drive is scheduled to be completed on time, in 2018.
This will provide an alternative to Papamoa Beach Road, along with additional water supply, by the time the new dwellings within these SHAs are constructed and occupied. In addition, a number of improvements along Papamoa Beach Road are scheduled for this and the next financial year.
Another concern raised was the proposed height of 17.5 metres within the Golden Sands development, says Emma.
The proposal is to move this 17.5 metre height limit from the zoned Neighourhood Centre and relocate it adjacent to the future Town Centre (buildings can be built up to 24 metres within the Town Centre).
'This will provide for a comprehensive residential development in a more appropriate location, without impacting existing residents, as the surrounding area is yet to be developed.”
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Posted on 23-03-2016 09:52 | By Capt_Kaveman
Would think finishing Granada or Gloucester connections would be more important, yet we wait another decade and its still not done, The start of Papamoa B road is a disgrace
Hmmmm
Posted on 23-03-2016 10:01 | By How about this view!
Is this good News? Where are the local employment prospects being generated for unskilled workers? Maybe our councillors are happy to have the countries largest retirement and unemployment centre? Will our infrastructure cope? Our transport services and roading certainly doesn't
@How about this view...
Posted on 23-03-2016 13:16 | By Jimmy Ehu
in answer to your questions..... very simply NO!!!, one only has to look at our residential examples from the 80s Welcome Bay, yep access/ egress has worked well, the Lakes wait and see how that turns out, the Lakes Industrial area one way in and out, absolute madness!, why are developers not required to fund infrastructure before the first house is built?.
Please release me
Posted on 23-03-2016 14:55 | By The Beaten Generation
Hope they are going to release more than 3 at a time.
How about this view
Posted on 23-03-2016 16:16 | By Kenworthlogger
The local employment prospects for unskilled workers are 10 minutes down the road in Te Puke. They are so desperate for these unskilled workers that they import them from the south Pacific islands.
Developers are never
Posted on 23-03-2016 17:43 | By Towball
Going to allow their local tradies a liveable wage that would impinge on their record breaking minimal tax profits. Instead seek scab labour and you get what you pay for. Just look at Christchurch and the imported labour force that has cost millions extra just rectifying their incompetence. Ensure those properties are going to the rightfull people for a change would be a change. Latest trend in NZ is everyone wants to be a landlord . Thing is NZ has minimal assets now being shared by a nation of renters. Well done to the Governments and local body Councils?
For the record
Posted on 23-03-2016 21:40 | By Matt.Cowley
Please note the photo is an old photo from 2014. I a conflict of interest on the bluehaven special area.
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