Housing fast track for Papamoa

A number of property developers are eyeing Tauranga City's new Social Housing Accord to fast track up to 2,000 new homes in Papamoa East.

Tauranga City Council has been approached by five developers wishing to fall under the Housing Accord and Special Housing Area legislation to deliver their development plans in the suburb.

Tauranga City councillors Steve Morris (left) and Matt Cowley at Golden Sands where developments are proposed. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

This is the second Special Housing Area proposal to be consulted on, with the first at 162 Waihi Road, Judea.

The developers are Papamoa Junction, Zariba, Nga Potiki, Hawridge Developments and Golden sands, with the proposed number of dwellings ranging from 100 to 600.

All proposals are for residential type subdivisions but only Nga Potiki has outlined a 'significant focus on delivering affordable housing.

Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby says the proposals are an example of council and developers working together to address complex planning issues, including housing affordability and supply.

He says: 'With the Tauranga Housing Accord now in place, it gives us the ability to speed up the consenting process for areas, like Papamoa East, where there is a clear demand for housing.”

In total the proposed developments would provide capacity for nearly 2,000 new houses, which would be developed over a period of five years or longer.

To educate and discuss the applications with residents, the council is holding a public open day next Tuesday, October 14, from 3pm-7pm in Papamoa (see below).

Mount Maunagnui/Papamoa councillor Steve Morris says: 'It's quite important for the people who are down there to have their say on it because they are going to be living right next to it.

'I'm calling on all residents to have their say as part of the SHA.”

Steve adds the main point of the proposal is to increase the number of consented sections from 1,000 to 1,400 being completed in Golden Sands and Palm Springs prior to a second road connection to Papamoa East being completed through the extension of Te Okuroa Dr.

This extension is programmed to be finished in 2018 and project completion is on schedule.

According to council, 1,400 dwellings may result in traffic volumes on Papamoa Beach Rd exceeding the threshold identified in the City Plan of 14,300 vehicles per day for up to 18 months.

Traffic volumes on Papamoa Beach Rd would reduce once Te Okuroa Dr was connected through to Golden Sands and Palm Springs.

If traffic volumes did increase beyond the current threshold, Council would deliver improvements to Papamoa Beach Rd in the form of a new roundabout at Palm Springs Boulevard and two pedestrian crossings to address safety concerns.

This would be in addition to the planned roundabout at the Parton Rd intersection programmed for 2017 and the four pedestrian refuges currently being built.

Details of each developer proposal can be found at here, along with information about how the public can give feedback. Feedback must be received by 5pm on October 28, 2014.

Papamoa East Special Housing Areas open day:

Golden Sands Primary School Hall, 26 Golden Sands Drive, Papamoa

Tuesday, October 14, from 3pm-7pm.

Council staff and developer representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

6 comments

HOUSING

Posted on 08-10-2014 13:15 | By surfsup

How do you define affordable. Property developments are there to make money and there is no desire I suspect to provide housing for those people who are missing out ie 1st home buyers.The proposal unless controlled by a $$$ figure will simply result in more houses being built that will be out of reach of the average wage earner.Reports of Auckland people selling up and moving into properties here while being able to put money in the bank is all the develops need to hear.1st home buyers once again will be neglected.


All

Posted on 08-10-2014 14:03 | By Capt_Kaveman

I ask is build the layout of the roads properly, and not like the present ant farm design + with enough exits routes and not just one


New Housing in Papamoa East

Posted on 08-10-2014 14:12 | By Beppie

My main concern is that the area will be too big and turned Into a huge ghetto!!!


Porkies AGAIN.

Posted on 08-10-2014 17:05 | By Murray.Guy

Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby says: 'With the Tauranga Housing Accord now in place, it gives us the ability to speed up the consenting process for areas, like Papamoa East, where there is a clear demand for housing.” ... The ability to be more efficient, proactive and supportive was always available to Tauranga City Council. The difference now is that the Government has recognised the unwillingness of some councils and put in place legislation to force them. My concern the suspect selective approach by this Council which I have NO DOUBT will bite the ratepayers in their wallets needlessly as developers maintain profit, and increase, levels and ratepayer subsidies are applied. The Mayor will in the future shift blame to the Government.


Beware!

Posted on 09-10-2014 07:58 | By Paul Melhuish

Read carefully Papamoa East residents the letter you received yesterday from TCC. It fails to discuss if/why Tauranga is deemed to have an unaffordabilty issue with housing. Is there evidence for this or do we simply take them at their word. In addition, the letter contains a subjective view of what a short amount of time should be determined as, in this case 18 months; inaccurate and implausible comparisons of Papamoa Beach Road with other roads in Tauranga (Waihi Road, Fraser Street, Chapel St) using purely traffic volume and a tone that overall is obviously attempting to answer (poorly) some of the long standing problems that they know will arise from increasing traffic volume and quell opposition. I am meeting Steve Morris today to try to rectify this mis-information in some way as it is vital the public are given only the facts, and not spin in this correspondence.


Dodg scheme

Posted on 09-10-2014 12:39 | By YOGI BEAR

This is simply a way for developers to get approvals for land to be developed on a fast track rather than the usual decade long costly process that normally occurs. One only hopes that the result is better for section buyers with lower prices.


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