James Kirkpatrick's K Rd development may get reprieve

James Kirkpatrick's K Rd development may get reprieve
James Kirkpatrick Group's proposed Karangāhape Rd development. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
James Kirkpatrick Group’s proposed 11-storey building on Karangāhape Rd looks set to get a last-minute reprieve from Auckland Council.The property developer was headed to the Environment Court after being denied consent for the $100 million mass timber building near the new Karanga a Hape City Rail Link train station.Chris Bishop, the minister responsible for Resource Management Act reform, called the decision to reject the project because it was too large and out of keeping with the area “insanity”.But now the council’s...

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