CONS
SHA’s_ TO HELP COMBAT AUCKLAND’S HOUSING CRISIS SPECIAL HOUSING AREAS
(SHA) ARE BEING IDENTIFIED ACROSS THE CITY WHERE FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAN TAKE PLACE, LOCATED IN SELECTED URBAN AND RURAL AREAS EARMARKED FOR DEVELOPMENT
ISSUE_FAST TRACK DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL HOSUING AREAS HAS PROVEN TO
BE A CUE FOR UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS AUCKLAND. CAN BELLFIELD ROAD SHA BRIDGE THIS GAP AND BE A LEADING EXAMPLE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AIMING TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTH AUCKLAND GREEN SPACE?
SITE_ 28 HECTARES OF PAPAKURA’S EX-GOLF COURSE (BELLFIELD ROAD) HAS BEEN
DESIGNATED AS A SPECIAL HOUSING AREA FOR A NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 350 DWELLINGS
‘’HOW CAN SITE HYDROLOGY BE NATURALLY DEALT WITH MEANWHILE CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS A BETTER INTEGRATED APPROACH OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AUCKLAND’’?
BELLFIELD ROAD SHA PAPAKURA
SITE AREA_28 HECTARES PROPOSAL_350 DWELLINGS
FLOODPLAINS ONSITE & EXISTING CONDTIONS_
FLOODPLAINS COVER APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE SITE. CULVERTS & PONDS ARE FEATURED ACROSS THE EXTENT OF THIS WATER SATURATED LAND AND BY NO MEANS ARE SUFFICIENT WATER CATCHMENTS TO WHAT IS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVABLE OUTCOMES_ NATURAL HYDROLOGICAL MANAGEMENT_
SUFFICIENT NATURAL CATCHMENT SYSTEMS AS NATIVE PLANTED TRIBUTARIES TO IMMEDIATELY DEAL WITH WATER ON SITE, CLEANSING IT BEFORE ITS RELEASE INTO THE UPPER STRETCHES OF THE MANAKAU HARBOUR
CONNECTING ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR_
A MID WAY POINT BETWEEN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE HUNUA RANGES & UPPER MANAKAU HARBOUR TRIBUTARIES THE SITE ACTS AS NATURAL ‘LUNGS’ CONNECTING NICELY IN BETWEEN THESE TWO LOCATIONS INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ECOLOGICALLY DEPRIVED BLOCK OF LAND
SELF SUFFICIENCY_
SELF SUFFICIENCY OF OFF GRID ENERGY AND WATER COLLECTION THROUGH SOLAR AND RAIN WATER COLLECTION, ULTIMATELY SAVING RESIDENCE MONEY AND DECENTRALISING ITSELF FROM AUCKLAND CITY AS A WHOLE SYSTEM
COMMUNITY DESTINATION FOR PASSIVE RECREATION_ COMMUNIT
AN ASSORTMENT OF WEAVING BOARDWALKS AND PLATFORMS DOMINATE MUCH OF THE WETLAND WATER CATCHMENT CREATING AN IDEAL DESTINATION FOR NOT JUST RESIDENTS, BUT THE WIDER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PEOPLE USING THE OPAHEKE SPORTS GROUNDS ACROSS THE STREAM
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