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Pohutukawa. 58 Beach Valley Road Piha. Melean Absolum Report 2005. WCC’s Coastal Villages, Landscape Assessment for WCC as part of WRHA Act, on Beach Valley Road “retention of a significant number of large pohutukawa creates a distinctive and highly attractive valley landscape...” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Pohutukawa
58 Beach Valley RoadPiha
Melean Absolum Report 2005• WCC’s Coastal Villages, Landscape Assessment for WCC as part of
WRHA Act, on Beach Valley Road
• “retention of a significant number of large pohutukawa creates a distinctive and highly attractive valley landscape...”
• “strong sense of enclosure...”• “Loss of vegetation is probably the biggest threat
to this Landscape Unit.”• “continued diligence with regard to vegetation
removal will be an ongoing requirement.”
Plan Change 41
• Beach Valley RD pohutukawa nominated to WCC pre-amalgamation
• Nominated to Waitakere Ranges Local Board with proposed removal of urban tree rules
• Not assessed because of resource constraints• Submitters reassured during PC 41 hearing
that their nominations would go forward to Unitary Plan
Loss of pohutukawa since amalgamation
• January 2012, 28-30 Beach Valley Rd• Nearly lost more than one limb as more of
trees in 4.25 metre road corridor envelope• Seaview Road, severely pruned during
footpath construction, 2011• All these trees nominated for scheduling
Community consultation
• Pattern with all these trees is lack of consultation with community
• Consultation with WRLB? By AT or Parks?• Contrasts with previous WCC practices• In middle of Plan Change 41
Resource Consent Application
“We wish to pursue hard pruning now as a controlled activity to minimise concern around risk, then we shall apply in future for removal of the tree – also attached is email account of the alleged injuries caused to pedestrians using the thoroughfare”
• Applied as a “controlled activity” instead of “restricted discretionary”
4.25 metre road corridor envelope
• What AT working for• Implications for rest of coastal villages and
entire HA
North Piha Road pohutukawa
Are these at risk ?
Garden Road pohutukawa
Are these at risk?
Bigger picture?
• What does the future hold?• Where is Auckland Transport going with
approach to WRHA?• Issue wider than Piha – relevant to whole HA• Other issues - numerous complaints about
infrastructure, signage, heavily engineered approach
Who owns the land?
• NOR talks about “Auckland Council owned and Auckland Transport managed roads in the Auckland Region”
• Role of Local Board?
Auckland Transport proposed Designation
• Applied 14 June 2012• Maintaining, pruning and removal of vegetation
on roads• Maintaining, pruning and trimming of overhanging
vegetation from private property and in the road• Full width of legal roads...between the boundaries
of its adjacent private properties• No consents needed except for scheduled trees• Consistent approach across Auckland - ? WRHAA
Alternatives
• Do nothing• Shared space• Move half round barrier• Sign and monitor