There has been a swift and promising response from Auckland Council to a heritage overlay mistake on Matakana pensioner Brian Leach’s property, as featured in the last issue of Mahurangi Matters (Feb 28).
Following publication of the story, Brian received confirmation that the Historic Heritage Overlay on his property at 2 Ward Road, Matakana is a mapping error. In an email from Council, a heritage team leader says that Council will undertake to correct this error, pursuant to Clause 20A of the Resource Management Act.
“The Planning Department has confirmed that the Auckland Unitary Plan will be updated, with the correction, on April 8,” the email says. “In the meantime, I hope this email goes some way towards reassuring yourself and any potential purchasers that there is no protected or scheduled historic heritage place located at 2 Ward Road, Matakana.”
Brian says he is grateful for the email particularly since it says that the work will be done at no cost to him.
