High Court deals blow to flats once opposed by Luxon

High Court deals blow to flats once opposed by Luxon
Box Property wants to develop 70 apartments on land occupied by this former service station. (Image: Google Maps)
Oliver Lewis
A developer whose apartment project was once opposed by Christopher Luxon has failed to have a decision declining consent overturned in the High Court.Last July, an expert panel convened under the covid-era fast-track consenting pathway refused consent for the Quarterdeck development in the Auckland suburb of Cockle Bay, saying the proposal wasn’t compatible with the existing neighbourhood.The applicant, Box Property Investments, wanted to build 70 residential units across three four-storey apartment buildings and 12 two-storey terraced h...

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