Local consents and bylaws for election signs
Attached is a fortnightly list of consent applications received 14 – 22 February 2013 (1) by the council There are two local requests: one for Carter Rd. – removal of a dying Kauri Tree; and one for Parker Rd. – application for non-residential activity. See link for details. BYLAWS UNDER REVIEW – ELECTION SIGNS Last […]
$40,000 earmarked for Oratia
Fantastic result as our Local Board in their final December meeting approved $40,000 funding for Oratia towards implementation of the Oratia LAP. The new domain land surrounding the halls has been largely an empty space, and the project begins with a discussion and landscape design. We look forward to a future for the Halls […]
Central Rail Loop and Draft Annual Plan Submissions
Draft Annual Plan Submissions are now open, and you should have received a submission form in your letterbox. You can also make a submission online at the Auckland Council Site. The Central Rail Loop plan is also open for submissions. There is video information available on the Auckland Transport website in which Mayor Len Brown suggests […]
Local Board Agenda includes a request for a $40,000 investment in Oratia History and Village
tem 15 (pg 47) on the Agenda for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board meeting tomorrow night, is a request for funding approval of $40,000 for a project that will assist with implementing Local Area Plan policies and actions relating to the enhancement of the village of Oratia’s historical and cultural identity. The item recommendation is […]
518 West Coast Rd: a word from the developer.
Last month the Oratia R&R wrote to Daniel Thomas, one of the Directors of 518 West Coast Rd Ltd, who is undertaking the development at 518 West Coast Rd. We outlined some of the concerns residents had expressed about the work – i.e. the nature and density of the housing, and the future of the […]
Oratia Village Defined: Plan Change 35
inal court documents and decisions regarding Plan Change 35 have been finalised. Of particular interest is the decision relating to the appeal from Waitakere Ranges Protection Society, regarding the size and scale of the land that will form Oratia village. The Map (see attachment at the end of the document) shows the […]
Subdivision – 518 West Coast Rd – more information
In the previous item (below) about the subdivision at 518 West Coast Rd I cited an adjoining property owner who phoned the Council and reported being told that Council “could neither confirm nor deny that a subdivision was planned, and furthermore that under existing legislation certain organisations are able to apply to subdivide properties without notification […]
Event Update on Kauri Dieback and the Hillary Trail Event the Lactic Turkey
Latest news from the Auckland Council on Kauri Dieback and the Hillary Trail event from the Parks Policy advisor. Following on from the stakeholder meeting held at Arataki on 2 July and the article in the Western Leader about the proposed event on the Hillary Trail we have received feedback from a number of individuals […]
Signs and Street Junk
So signs were the hot topic at the Waitakere Ranges Combined Residents and Ratepayers meeting. Road signs. Real Estate signs. Business signs. Heritage signs. Our road signs are multiplying, and our hand-painted rural farmers’ signs are being replaced with large commercial signs and overscale road signage. Traditional thinking is – if there is a road […]
Waitakere Ranges Local Board July Newsletter
Waitakere Ranges Local Board July Newsletter The most recent newsletter from the Auckland Council local body. How is the local board’s discretionary fund to be spent? And what funding will impact us in Oratia?