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Working from the of the Devonport village for over 20 years
Devonport
7A Macky Avenue
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Auction Thursday 6th July at 1:00pm
In Rooms (Unless Sold Prior)
View Saturday/Sunday 12.00pm-12.30pm harcourts co nz/DP24567
Idyllic Beachside Sanctuary
7A Macky Avenue is a solid and attractive 1970's English style concrete block home resting on a private north facing site just a short walk to the wonderful Cheltenham Beach Set over two levels with high quality fixtures and fittings throughout, this superb easy-care residence has four bedrooms, family bathroom, additional en suite bathroom, and a spacious open plan lounge with modern kitchen and a sunny upper balcony You will enjoy the panoramic views from Mount Victoria across to the ocean, and Rangitoto Island. This property will suit a variety of buying tastes, including City executives, active retirees, international buyers seeking a 'lock up and leave', and family buyers
Howard Walsh 027 373 4700 howard walsh@harcourts co nz
Ian Cunliffe 027 227 9322 ian cunliffe@harcourts co nz
The council U-turn on making resource consents in the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board area available to the media and resident associations is a minor victory for democracy.
The long-held tradition of handing on the resource applications was put on hold after council-officer advice they should be confidential.
Local board member George Wood and the Devonport Flagstaff challenged this ruling and a different council official, further up the hierarchy, decided the practice could continue.
It probably needed to according to the law. Under the Building Act, local authorities have to provide resource-consent information on specific addresses, if asked. As far as I can see, providing a general list of resource-consent applications for an area is no different.
People have a right to know at the earliest possible time what developments are planned for their area.
Auckland Council had to reverse this decision in the interests of a proper flow of public information. I’m glad they have.
It looks like Devonport is having another scooter influx. Beam (purple) and Lime (green) were granted licences to operate by Auckland Council in October 2022. Beam scooters have been common around Devonport since then, and Lime is starting to drop scooters in the area now.
I know they are a popular mode of