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Earthworks are underway on the final portion of land allocated to the residential Aero Park, designed for aviation enthusiasts, near North Shore Aero Club in Dairy Flat.
A total of 50ha of land adjoining the aero club has been made a special precinct under the Unitary Plan, which allows landowners to have their own hangers. Sealed taxiway access is provided from all of the properties, in and out of the club’s airfield.
The precinct allows for Residential – Large Lot-sized sites of 2500sqm-8000sqm.
A number of private developers have worked on the Aero Park since its inception back in the days of Rodney District Council.
Most of the precinct has already been developed with around 50 percent built on so far. Roads within the Aero Park go with the theme, having names such as Runway Rise and Throttle Close.
The latest site, 20.7ha at 244 Postman Road, was sold last October for $14.1 million and is now being developed by Horizon Heights Development (sole director Ronghuan Lin of Auckland) into around 39 lifestyle blocks. Most of this land falls within the Aero Park precinct, but a small portion is zoned Future Urban.
Aero club general manager John Puncheon says similar developments are being built near airfields at Springhill Aerodrome, north of Wellsford, and Kaipara Flats Aerodrome, but that the Dairy Flat Aero Park is the largest of its type in Auckland.
He says not every homeowner has taken up the option of building a hanger, so the reality is not quite as it was envisioned, but that may change over time.
