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This piece of land on the corner of Hiwi Crescent and Whangaparāoa Road (opposite Scott Road) will be sold by Auckland Council (via its CCO, Panuku Development Auckland) but the proceeds of sale are not destined to be invested back into the Hibiscus Coast.
The 809sqm former residential site, now grassed, is the remainder of property acquired by the former Rodney District Council in 1998 to widen Whangaparāoa Road.
Ownership was transferred to Auckland Transport (AT) when the councils amalgamated and the AT board resolved in November 2015 that the land was surplus to requirements, and no longer required for the Whangaparāoa Road upgrade (between Hibiscus Coast Highway and Red Beach Road).
The plan to sell the land was made public in Hibiscus Matters in 2017 when it was first mooted.
The Hibiscus & Bays Local Board endorsed the disposal of the property at its May 16 meeting last year.
At that time the board requested that any sale proceeds be allocated to a relevant Penlink transport infrastructure budget, as the property was originally acquired for road widening in conjunction with Penlink.
However, a Panuku Development Auckland report presented to last December’s local board meeting stated that Council’s Finance and Performance Committee considered the local board’s request and advised that in accordance with council’s Revenue and Financing Policy 2017, proceeds from the approved disposal of the site will be used to repay council debt or fund investment in another priority strategic asset.
The land is zoned Residential – Single House and has a capital value of $530,000.
