A total of 61 apartments can now be built at 85-89 Brightside Road in Stanmore Bay, with resource consent approval given by Auckland Council last month.
The approved plan is for three apartment blocks, all of which are six storeys high.
This makes the proposed development the most intensive and tallest construction in a generally low-rise area of Stanmore Bay.
Resource consent for the build was processed under the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas legislation, which does not allow for public notification. The decision, dated March 22, was signed off by Resource Consents principal project lead, premium, Colin Hopkins.
It states that the proposal provides for a high standard of design as well as the efficient use of land to ensure that housing affordability is achieved. It also says that comprehensive landscaping, in conjunction with a built form and architectural design that responds to its context, will modulate the potential cumulative bulk of the buildings.
The 4012sqm site behind New World supermarket, on the corner of Brightside and Ozone Roads, was bought by Centurion Management Services (director Colin Craig) in early 2016. A company called Ozone Ltd was incorporated for this project – also with Colin Craig as director.
Mr Craig says that a timeline for construction is being worked out over the next couple of months.
