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Planning tragedy
We have watched the development of the Warkworth Ridge subdivision with a growing sadness at the way council planning rules and city-type developmental thinking are slowly going to destroy the beautiful rural town nature of Warkworth.
A recent drive through the subdivision confirmed to us what a mish-mash of a development it is, devoid of any beauty, with housing units squashed in together and barely room to swing a cat between them.
In our opinion, before any new subdivisions are consented in the Warkworth area, there should be a proper public consultation process, to determine whether this type of development is all that Warkworth deserves, or whether we can do better to create pleasant and desirable living developments. A good example of such a well-done development is the recent residential subdivision at Point Wells, where adequate space and aesthetics have been taken into account.
We would be interested to know what other readers think.
John and Barbara Maltby, Point Wells
