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Hearings have been scheduled for three days this month on a private plan change application to rezone 2.2 square kilometres of rural land, west of Mangawhai village, for residential development.
The Mangawhai Hills consortium wants to develop an area some of which was formerly known as Frecklington Farm – 218.3 hectares bounded by Tara Road, Cove Road, Old Waipu Road and Moir Street – to create around 600 large-lot residential sites amid wetlands, native bush and walking and bike trails.
Private plan change 84, notified by Kaipara District Council last summer, seeks to rezone the site from rural zoning to the Mangawhai Hills Development Area, to enable residential activities.
KDC received 76 submissions during the notification period, and 12 more during a further submission period in December.
The hearings panel comprises independent commissioners Greg Hill (chair) and Barry Moseley and Cr Gordon Lambeth, and will convene at the Mangawhai Bowling Club at 219 Molesworth Drive from May 28 to 30.
