Published as Issue No. 114
October 14, 2014
Subdivision 215 Houghton Bay Road: Recent communication from Ryan O’Leary, Senior Consent Planner, Wellington City Council:
“I am contacting you to advise that further information has been received by the Council in the form of revised plans. To summarise, the proposal in front of the Council remains as 13 new residential buildings in a similar configuration as previous plans submitted (with some amendments). I have attached a proposed subdivision plan submitted as a reference to the proposed site layout. [No attachment]
A full copy of these plans can be requested from the Council’s dedicated Planning helpdesk, or viewed at the Council Offices. Please direct any queries you have the Council’s dedicated ‘Planning Helpdesk’ service. The Council’s reference number is SR No: 295568 and the document number for the revised plans is Docs No: 2723062.
Currently the application remains ‘on hold’ at this point in time. However, I will inform you via email when the Council is a position to make a decision. I do wish to make it clear that: (i) the application is still on hold, (ii) no formal decision on notification (or non-notification) has been made; and (iii) at the time that any such decision is made I will advise, and any such decision would be available to the public.”
Gone with the Wind: Found in a garden on October 9, driftwood coloured cotton fitted sheet.
Vision: “The Lifting the Creek Project in Houghton Valley is an inclusive, holistic response to the need to increase community resilience; end pollution on the beach; and exemplify best civic practice.” What started in life as an engineering brief ended up as a document created by the community in partnership with the Council. This is presently with two consulting engineers.
Houghton Valley Progressive Association: Notes from Sunday’s quarterly meeting from new president Ken. A community brainstorm the previous week celebrated the many activities that go on in the valley and suggested that the HVPA had an important role in communicating with residents and publicising all the opportunities that exist to get involved. As well as looking after the hall as a centre of activity, there is an important role in keeping in touch with council and other groups.
Discussion followed these themes and, as a result, we will be talking with other Residents’ Associations, exploring what funding is there to encourage strong community spirit and offering an information display at the School Fair on November 8. Several projects were started including a noticeboard for the hall, investigating a mural and an activity contributing to Neighbours Day, 2015.
Norman and contributors