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Earthworks are underway for a subdivision that will eventually bring 124 more homes to Gulf Harbour.
The development, on Parkview Drive, runs alongside the 11th and 14th fairways of Gulf Harbour Country Club and the club has raised concerns about potential runoff.
The company behind the development is Boezo Ltd, sole director Ye Zhao of Auckland. The land is zoned Residential Mixed Housing Suburban.
Last April, Auckland Council granted consent for a three stage subdivision that includes 124 residential sites, access roads, pedestrian access and a recreation reserve.
Consent was required in part because of the size of the earthworks required – 52,600sqm over an area of 6.65ha.
The Council planners gave the development the nod in a decision dated April 17, 2019.
All dust and noise from the earthworks and subdivision work must comply with construction noise standards in the Auckland Unitary Plan.
The decision also says that the proposal “will not result in traffic effects that will adversely affect the convenience and safety of the roading network, including road users and pedestrians, or that of the owners/occupiers of adjacent sites”.
A large segment of the decision focuses on potential runoff issues. It states that Gulf Harbour Country Club raised concerns, which include the potential for insufficient drainage from the development – primarily during heavy rain when a large volume of water flows through the fairways from a pond (known by Council as Pond C) on the golf course, adjacent to the development site.
In response, the report finds that this pond was designed to take into account the proposed development, but, according to Council’s Stormwater Specialist, Oliver Ferrick, it has not been maintained in accordance with relevant resource consents, and therefore does not have the capacity to absorb the subdivision discharge.
“As such, compliance functions need to be carried out to ensure Pond C is of an adequate standard … as required by the relevant Network Discharge Consent,” the decision says.
The developer has offered to address the golf club’s concerns, including having a report prepared by a stormwater engineer to confirm whether Pond C has been modified or maintained and if not, whether there is a legal agreement in place ensuring the works required will occur.
Boezo Ltd also proposes to review Council records to ascertain what obligations lie with the golf course as well as seeking feedback from contractors about the options and costs to most efficiently achieve the storage volume proposed.
The company also offered to meet with the golf club to see whether a fair compromise can be achieved.
A Gulf Harbour Country Club spokesperson says the club is working with the developers and Council to ensure the drainage solutions meet the needs of the golf course and surrounding properties.
