Council has accepted this private plan change request from Mount Maunganui Golf Club Incorporated.
What is proposed by the Private Plan Change?
The request seeks to have approximately 4,378m2 of land near the western corner of the golf club rezoned from Passive Open Space Zone to Medium Density Residential Zone. Approximately 2780m2 is proposed to be utilised for the purposes of medium density residential housing. The remaining land is proposed to be utilised for carparking, access and manoeuvring. This equates to a potential practical yield of up to 15 dwellings, and a maximum potential yield of 36 dwellings. Mount Maunganui Golf Club Incorporated has also considered options for eight standalone dwellings.
The request seeks to adopt the Medium Density Residential Zone provisions in the Tauranga City Plan without amendments. The only changes proposed to the City Plan are the ePlan maps to rezone the land identified.
Background
The site, 11 Fairway Avenue, is located near the western corner of the Mount Maunganui Golf Club, adjoining Mount Maunganui Intermediate School and the existing residential zone on Fairway Avenue.
The site is currently zoned Passive Open Space Zone in the Tauranga City Plan. The site is currently vacant and an existing access track from Fairway Avenue runs through part of the site, which is proposed to be relocated. Planning has been undertaken by Mount Maunganui Golf Club Incorporated to identify areas of land which are surplus to the golf course layout and operational requirement.