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Goodbye grapes Green light for residential development
By Kristy Martin The owners of a vineyard near Omaka Airfield are thrilled following a court’s decision to allow them to develop the property for residential housing. The Environment Court has overturned a rejection by Marlborough District Council for Colonial Vineyards to be rezoned from rural to residential land after a five year battle by its owners. But the controversial decision has got council and the aviation industry concerned for the future of the airfield, which contains the oldest set of grass runways in the country, and the nearby Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, as they believe residents will have concerns over the noise of the aircraft. Continued page 3 Colonial Vineyards chairman Mark Davis (left), with part-owners John Davis and Jono Bushell, will say goodbye to the grapes now that their land has been re-zoned for residential development.
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