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Different seawall, different decision

July 25, 2024 9:43am

Jul 25, 2024 9:43am

The timber wall built in 2022.
As it looks now.

While some land owners on the Whangateau Harbour had a big win in the courts after being granted retrospective resource consent for seawalls they had built without permission (MM June 24), this wasn’t the case for everyone.

The owner of this property on Leigh Road was issued with an abatement notice requiring him to remove the timber seawall he had built without consent in 2022.

The original rock wall was reinstated earlier this year, which Auckland Council says is now compliant. The rock wall had been in place for decades, a council spokesperson said.

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