Retirement complex proposal goes to hearing

Independent commissioners will consider the evidence relating to a retirement village proposed for north Orewa.

The hearing, before Janine Bell, Trevor Mackie and Michael Parsonson, will be held in Orewa, starting on November 30.

Developer Coastal Properties wants to build a five-storey retirement complex on its land at 25-35 Annalise Place. Opponents are concerned by the bulk, height and scale of the proposed buildings as well as potential detrimental effects on the environment – the land is alongside Nukumea Stream and adjacent to Eaves Bush Reserve.

The village as it is currently proposed would contain 120 apartments in three blocks varying in height from 3–5 storeys.