Foundation Village – Building 3

This project has been referred to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).

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Project ID

2023-147

Applicant

The Foundation Village Partnership

Project summary

To construct a retirement village building and associated facilities and infrastructure on an approximately 1.4 hectare site. The project comprises the third and final stage of a comprehensive retirement village development This includes two 4–5 storey buildings (‘Building 1’ and ‘Building 2’) currently under construction on the north-eastern corner of the Foundation site, together with the refurbishment of a scheduled heritage building fronting Titoki Street (Pearson House).

The Project includes one building up to 13 storeys high (or up to 49 metres high including lift overrun and plant) to be sited between scheduled heritage buildings (Pearson House and the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind office and workshops) providing –

  • approximately 65 independent-living retirement units
  • administrative facilities including a lobby and reception/administration area, areas for staff use, and a kitchen
  • communal facilities for residents’ use such as reception, lounges, bar, café, therapy, salon, swimming pool, health/wellness centre and library.

Location

10 and 16 Titoki Street, and 4 Maunsell Road, Parnell, Auckland and to use an approximately 0.12 hectare site at 8 Domain Drive, Parnell, Auckland.

Referred projects order

Schedule 88 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]

Reasons for decision

The project will:

  • generate employment by providing approximately 385 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs over a 6-year design and construction period and approximately 15 ongoing FTEs once the project is operational
  • increase housing supply through the construction of approximately 65 apartment style retirement units
  • progress faster than would otherwise be the case under standard Resource Management Act 1991 process.

Any actual and potential effects on the environment, and proposed measures to avoid, remedy, mitigate, offset, or compensate for any adverse effects, can be appropriately tested by an expert consenting panel against Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.

Section 17 report

Section 17 report [PDF, 1.4 MB]

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