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A proposal to replace a single residential dwelling at 8 Moenui Ave, Ōrewa with seven, three-storey terraced houses is being considered for resource consent by Auckland Council.
An independent commissioner decided last November that the consent application would not be notified.
The 1156sqm site is in the Residential – Terraced Housing and Apartment Building zone, which enables high density.
The application notes that this form of development “is likely to result in a change from suburban to urban built form over time” – changes that have already begun on a number of sites around Ōrewa town centre.
Like much of Ōrewa on the flat, the land is on a flood plain and overland flow path, with the plans showing how that has been factored in, including placing the floor level above the anticipated flood level.
Each unit will have a two car garage.
The application notes that shading and dominance over nearby properties will be different from what currently exists, but that the three-storey complex will provide less of those issues “than is typically expected”.
The resource consent is being considered by an independent commissioner, and Council hopes to release a decision early in the New Year.
Property owner Eight Moenui Limited, sole director William Hewitt of Ōrewa, was contacted for comment.
