Henderson Valley/Opanuku Local Area Plan ... - Auckland Council

Large Property Management Area 23 (LPMA) is the preferred option for larger sites (refer Figure 35)based on an application of a 4.0ha average site size with a recommended minimum 2.0ha site size.Figure 35: Proposed large Property Management AreasThis site specific approach will allow the various heritage features on the sites to be better managedaccording to their differing importance as assessed on a site by site basis. For example visuallandscape issues will be more relevant on sites that are more visible and have a higher sensitivity tochange such as the Lockington and Lyon site, where retention of productive capacity and existingrural activities, or enhancement of riparian vegetation may be a key concern on other sites. A moredetailed description of the Large properties follows:LPMA 1.Valley View:55 Grassmere Road/Opanuku Rd. Currently has subdivision potential for 5 new sites, with 1dwelling. There are a total of 8 separate parcels of land including non-contiguous sites, some ofwhich are amalgamated together (requiring a ‘subdivision’ to separate), some are simply vacanttitles.This property forms the pastoral and vegetated western backdrop to Grassmere Road and is highlyvisible. The site has been assessed in the Landscape Study as being of Elevated Sensitivity to VeryHigh Sensitivity.23 Large Property Management Areas are existing provisions in the Waitakere District Plan, however anysimilar approach could be used. The LPMA policies and explanations implies sites would be in the WaitakereRanges Environment and over 30Ha, and so some modification of these requirements may also beappropriate.Page 55 of 65