Clevedon rural land will enable growth
Agents expect developing a swathe of rural land now for sale at Clevedon will one day transformation of the quiet rural town.
Bayleys salespeople Peter Sullivan, John Algie and Kristina Liu, are selling a substantial parcel of land, they say will close to double Clevedon’s housing capacity plus create a unique wetland park. The block of flat-gently undulating land, at 17 and 49 Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd, is being marketed for sale, with tenders closing at noon on July 5.
The 20.33ha block is behind existing houses and commercial premises fronting the township’s main street, North Rd; it could sustain at least 150 new dwellings on generous section sizes.
The land is part of Auckland Council’s 847ha Clevedon Precinct Plan for residential and commercial expansion.
An initial concept shows up to 150 north-facing homes being built — many overlooking what will be a floodplain environmental wetland area.
New streets will run off both North and Clevedon-Kawakawa Roads (the land is zoned Residential and Country Living under the Unitary Plan).
A report compiled by Infrastructure NZ identifies Clevedon as one of five of Auckland’s highlypreferred growth nodes, alongsude Karaka and Paer¯ata¯, Kumeu¯ to the west and Dairy Flat/Silverdale to the north.
The new enclave is to be named Glencairn, after a parish just north of the city of Dumfries in Scotland.
Sullivan, Algie and Liu say under the existing council zoning, some seven hectares of the Glencairn land is to have a 120-home residential development.
A pending council earthworks consent, is expected to allow for an additional 30 homes at the very least, says Algie. “The balance of the property is bordered at its lower level by the Wairoa River, zoned Country Living with a flood plain overlay.
“This allows for the area to be developed into a wetland reserve receiving stormwater from the surrounding catchment,” he says.
“Sections on the upper level will have calming countryside vistas over a new eco-friendly plant and wildlife zone, as well as being near the town’s retail and social amenities. It is intended the wetland eco-zone will be totally accessible to the public through a network of walking tracks, with wooden promenades through some parts of the swampland.”
Sullivan says Clevedon is growing rapidly as one of South Auckland’s satellite settlements — supported by a major upgrade of the town’s utility services for up to 810 homes longterm when all potential greenfield sites are sold off and subdivided from farms into residential sections.
Liu says a heritage-listed residence on the property is to be kept on-site and refurbished.