Roberta Ave developer denied consent for infill housing reapplies

Roberta Ave developer denied consent for infill housing reapplies
An artist's impression of the proposed Roberta Avenue development. (Image: Auckland council)
Oliver Lewis
A developer seeking to build 17 townhouses in a coastal Auckland suburb has reapplied for consent after his initial plans were thwarted by wealthy neighbours.David Southcombe, director of Maidstone Properties, has lodged the new application through his company 69 Roberta Avenue, named after the address of the planned development in the affluent East Auckland suburb of Glendowie.The development was a mix of two and three-storey units in terraced blocks. The new application follows a decision issued on July 26 by the three independent commis...

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