New Zealand

Delmore housing development approved through fast-track process

A proposal to build up to 1,200 homes on farmland north of Auckland has been granted fast-track consent, with treated wastewater to be trucked away during summer.

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A major residential development near Auckland has received fast-track approval to construct up to 1,200 homes on farmland. The development will transport treated wastewater off-site during summer periods as needed in its first phase. The approval comes as Auckland's mayor raises concerns about the fast-track process for out-of-sequence housing developments.

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RNZ

Delmore housing development with plan to truck wastewater away gets fast-track approval

Treated wastewater will be transported off site during summer periods "when necessary" during the first phase of the development.

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BusinessDesk

Fast-track approval for Auckland farmland-to-residential development Delmore

A proposal to construct up to 1,200 homes on farmland north of Auckland has been granted consent through the fast-track process. It comes as Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and his Queenstown counterpart, John Glover, lobby the Government over the challenges…

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NZ Herald

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown accuses Ōrewa’s Delmore developers of sending ‘threatening’ letter

Letter claims Delmore developer tried to muzzle the mayor over 1217-home Orewa project.

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