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Devonport Heritage - protecting and celebrating Devonport’s heritage since 1994.
“The fast track consent regime specifically cuts out the requirement to consult with the wider community.” Sixty five projects have been referred so far.
Read More“A contentious plan to re-develop a seaside village on Auckland’s North Shore has been referred to the fast-track approvals process, despite community opposition.” RNZ notes the red balloons went up 27 metres.
Read More“A proposed development in Devonport has been referred to the fast-track consenting regime despite some local opposition.” Five new buildings, a 50-room hotel, and apartments ranging from four to eight storeys.
Read MoreOn Monday 17 August we have been granted speaking rights at a Tupuna Maunga Authority (TMA) meeting to express our concerns for the terrible impacts Peninsula Capital’s development will have on Takarunga/Mt Vic.
Read MoreAn Auckland heritage group has accused a developer of “hypocrisy”, saying it was “falling over itself” to engage until fast-track consenting became an option.
Read MoreA collection of photos taken Friday in calm conditions. These show the accurate depiction of the 27 metres which is the height of the proposed 8 storey buildings.
Read MoreRNZ’s The Detail looks at the growing anger over housing developments pushed through the fast-track process, with Infrastructure NZ’s Nick Leggett, BusinessDesk’s Maria Slade and Newsroom’s Fox Meyer.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who came along and to all the people who helped get the balloon launch off the ground on Sunday. The five, bright red balloons flying at 27 metres were a great way of showing the impact of eight storeys on the Devonport village.
Read MoreGreat to see so many out in support of opposing the Fast Track application on Sunday. See the media coverage of the event here.
Read More“Blocks planned to rise above Devonport’s heritage buildings will be recessed from the main street frontage to cut dominance, the developer says.” Published as locals prepared the balloon launch.
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Come and See What 27 Metres Looks Like
There will be five 4 to 8 storey buildings in the heart of Devonport if the Fast Track proposal by Peninsula Capital is successful.
This Sunday morning we will launch five balloons to show what that height looks like.
Come and join us from 9.30am Sunday for the grand launch of five large helium balloons in lower Victoria Road and Wynyard Street.
Gather outside the library and bring your family and protest signs and show you care about Devonport.
It’s called STOP FAST TRACK FOR DEVONPORT
People will be handing out flyers and getting signatures on our petition from today and over the weekend.
Watch out for messages on the concrete wall at the top of Victoria Road!
On Saturday at 2pm we are meeting at Simon Watts’ electorate office at
1 Earnoch Ave Takapuna asking to speak to him about our concerns.
If he won’t see us, I will deliver a letter and maybe you can do the same and he will receive dozens of letters.
Make a sign, come and join us and spread the word!
Around 200 people gathered at Harmony Hall on Wednesday night to hear four architecture and planning experts talk about Peninsula Capital’s proposal to redevelop the Devonport village through Fast Track.
You can view the transcripts and presentations from the speakers here:
Full Presentation
Lindsay Mackie
Margot McRae - Bespoke Heights
Architect Linsday Mackie summed up the mood of the evening when he said: “Creating good cities and villages takes time and we should not destroy the very qualities that make this place so specifically unique and precious by grasping at the first eight storey cab off the rank.”
Landscape architect Richard Reid said: “Takarunga will become a background feature hidden behind this development. It will block local views, including that critical arrival point at the wharf. And it will diminish the setting for the maunga and the town centre. And those are critical factors in the unitary plan for upholding the values of the place. So the project will destroy the planned intimate relationship between the maunga and the town centre, and we will never get that back.”
Heritage architect Jackie Gillies spoke about the impact on historic buildings and Dave Serjeant described the Fast Track process.
Encourage your friends to join us on the website as a supporter if they want to keep up with developments.
We have formed an Action Group to consider further moves we can take to prevent the proposal being referred to Fast Track.
The first meeting is at Harmony Hall next Wednesday 22 July at 7pm.
Importantly this proposal for changing the face of Devonport would still be secret if the Devonport Flagstaff hadn’t published the leaked plans.
We are indebted as a community to the courageous journalism by Rob Drent and his team.
We urge you to donate to the Flagstaff to help keep this vital community newspaper going.
Peninsula Capital have applied to have their radical plans for the Devonport town centre approved by Fast Track.
This cuts out locals from having any input into the process.
It is outrageous that Devonport people will be robbed of having a say in a development which will effectively transform the centre of the village.
We support having apartments in Wynyard Street but not 6-8 storey buildings that will block out views to Takarunga and overwhelm the historic Victoria Road buildings.
It is misuse of the Fast Track system which is for significant regional or national projects like major housing projects and new infrastructure. This is a private developer wanting to build expensive apartments for the local market. They should go through the normal resource consent process like the rest of us.
What You Can Do
We need to stop the application being given the green light for the Fast Track process. Minister Chris Bishop will chose the applicants and this goes to cabinet for approval. You can write to the cabinet ministers and raise these points:
This is a local project that has no place being in Fast Track. It is a mis-use of the process.
It will fundamentally alter Devonport centre but gives no voice to local people.
It cuts out proper scrutiny of the proposal.
It is a non-complying application because of the extreme infringements of heights and historic building demolitions
You can also email the same points to the Fast Track committee at -
contact@fasttrack.govt.nz
You can also register your objection to the Fast Track submission here
You Are Invited
We are holding a public meeting on Wednesday 15 July, 7pm at Harmony Hall, Wynyard Street.
We are inviting the Peninsula Capital directors and their architects as well as planning and heritage experts to discuss the proposals. Local politicians and Simon Watts our local MP will also be invited.
Do come along to hear about the latest on this major development in Devonport.
Cabinet emails:
Christopher.Luxon@parliament.govt.nz
Nicola.Willis@parliament.govt.nz
Chris.Bishop@parliament.govt.nz
Simeon.Brown@parliament.govt.nz
Erica.Standford@parliament.govt.nz
Paul.Goldsmith@parliament.govt.nz
Simon.Watts@parliament.govt.nz
Louise.Upston@parliament.govt.n
Mark.Mitchell@parliament.govt.n
Todd.McClay@parliament.govt.nz
Tama.Potaka@parliament.govt.nz
“The Devonport village skyline would be radically altered.” The local paper obtained the master plan for Peninsula Capital’s $400-million-plus Devonport Lanes development.
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