This week the Hearings are being held for the resource consent application made by the Hobsonville Land Company to develop the first stage of the former Hobsonville Air Base development according to their Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP). The hearings are being conducted until Thursday and so far have been held at the Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City but we understand that later in the hearing the commissioners will conduct a tour of the site.
Included in the CDP plans is the triangle we propose to turn into a historic village. They are proposing to build twenty houses on this small piece of land. Earlier in the planning stages they were proposing to build fifty houses on the triangle.
It has been interesting to hear what the devlopers have to say in relation to their proposal and to hear some of the submitters have their say on this issue.
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Well done for listening, be encouraged, 50 is not 20 and 20 could become 0. Love D & Mx
Good luck - the best source of info on Limeburners Bay is "The Heavy Clay Industry in Auckland, 1830-1930 - Myfanwy May Eaves - A thesis submitted a partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology,University of Auckland,February 1990". The university will have copies of it. Ms Eaves currently works at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
This thesis documents sites in the area that have already been irreparably damaged by "development". Carder's floor was largely intact at that stage but is now gone. A nineteenth century staircase up to the workers cottages has disappeared. Council approved service trenching and earthworks for the "Banning's Way" subdivision trashed a lot of the older end of the site.
Harvey, the city council, the Auickland Regional Council and the Historic Places Trust made all the right noises at the time but failed to walk the talk.
If you're not already in touch with Brain Heron he is worth speaking to as he has been attempting to get the heritage value of the site acknowledged for 15 years. He is a generous and passionate man.
When Barry Brickell and Richard Quinn first proposed a ceramic heritage museum at Clark House there was much verbal support and little positive result. There's an issue of 'New Zealand Potter' with an article about this.
The Portage Ceramics Heritage Trust will have information about the potteries associated with Crown Lynn.
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