| Submission point number/s: | S288.002 S288.003 S288.004 |
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Submitter and address for service details
Reference: 809266
Name Flat Iron Group Organisation (if applicable) Flat Iron Group Contact person/agent (if different to submitter) C/- Paterson Pitts Group Postal address (address for service)
PO Box 5933 Moray Place Dunedin 9058 Email address: Vyvienne.Evans@ppgroup.co.nz Contact phone number: -
Hearings
Do you wish to speak in support of your submission at a hearing Yes If others make a similar submission, would you consider presenting a joint case at a hearing Yes -
Trade competition
I could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission No My submission relates to an effect that I am directly affected by and that: a. adversely affects the environment; and b. does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition. -
Submission
Variation 2 change ID A1, A2, A3, B1, B3, B4, B6, E9, A1-Alt1, A2-Alt3 and a change with no ID as of yet. Provision name and number, or address and map layer name As relate to the above Change IDs, and the mapped area at 179 and 183 Mornington Rd. My/our submission seeks the following decision from the Council: Accept the change with amendments outlined below Details Accept all of the changes proposed by the following Change ID's: A1, A2, A3, B1, B3, B4, B6, E9. Accept Council's proposal to reject the following Change ID's: A1-Alt1, A2-Alt3. Amend the 2GP maps so that the Urban Biodiversity Mapped Area (UBMA) encompassing 179 and 183 Mornington Rd follows the extent of the existing forest cover on these sites. Reasons for these views We believe that the proposed changes to the minimum size, density and family flats standards will be effective in addressing the projected shortfall in Dunedin's residential development capacity over the short and medium term. Regarding the UBMA at 179 and 183 Mornington Rd, these sites have some forest cover where they border Caversham Valley Forest Reserve. The reserve is the area of this UBMA with the highest biodiversity values; under its exotic canopy secondary growth māhoe (whiteywood) and remnant kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia) are thriving, and it is home to a population of the endemic velvet worm (Peripatus species). However, most of 179 and 184 Mornington Rd lack any forest cover, and their unforested area is unlikely to hold any biodiversity values. Furthermore, the UBMA in its current form reduces the feasibility of residential development on these sites, as resource consent will be required even if proposals comply with all other relevant performance standards. This is particularly problematic given that the inner suburbs (where the sites are located) have the greatest shortfall in housing capacity, and the Section 32 report anticipates that there will still be a medium-term shortfall after Variation 2 is implemented. We therefore propose that the 2GP maps are amended so that the UBMA follows the forest cover on both sites rather than encompassing their entire area.
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