We are proud to present the evaluation report for a proposed Historic Heritage Area that encompasses Takarunga Mt Victoria, Victoria Road, Windsor Reserve & Marine Square. This was prepared by Richard Reid, Jeremy Salmond and Dave Serjeant and has been presented to Auckland Council.
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This is a new documentary about the seven-year long journey to restore a crumbling mansion in Mays Street. It is the sixth in a series made by Devonport Heritage about restorations in and around Devonport. Get in early to secure your seat
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It is vitally important for everyone who cares about Devonport’s heritage protections, to give feedback on Auckland Council’s housing density proposals. Here is a Guide to the feedback form.
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This is a new documentary about the seven-year long journey to restore a crumbling mansion in Mays Street. It is the sixth in a series made by Devonport Heritage about restorations in and around Devonport. Get in early to secure your seat
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On Tuesday 19 April Auckland Council will publicly release its proposals for dealing with intensification in the city and whether Special Character Areas like Devonport will retain its protections. Mark the date!
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Special Character Areas are more important now than ever. Conservation architect, Jeremy Salmond, says the council approach (to assessment of heritage) is flawed and that the presence of non-heritage buildings does not diminish the value of a character area.
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“Nearly a third of Auckland’s historic villas and bungalows could be flattened for high-density housing”. (NZ Herald, 12/3/2022). The impact on Cheltenham Beach in Devonport would be devastating.
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Despite widespread and rigorous opposition the Government passed the Resource Management Enabling Housing Supply Act that will allow 3 storey, 3 house developments to be built on any residential site in Auckland from August this year.
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The Devonport/Takapuna Local Board wants to retain the heritage bus shelters on the peninsula. Here is the Board’s submission to Auckland Transport.
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This Bill that will allow three storey/three house developments on sites throughout Auckland without a resource consent and any urban design requirements.
It will do away with the protections of Special Character areas like Devonport and will result in unsympathetic developments and the slow ruination of Devonport’s heritage.
The Government is trying to ram this through Parliament in December so we urge you to make a submission.
The deadline for submissions is 11pm 16 November. You can write a full submission or just fill in a form online.
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Dear Councillor, Auckland is at one of the most crucial turning points in its history. As an Auckland councillor we are urging you to stand up for the city against the latest attack on local democracy by central government.
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The government’s announcement of 3 storeys and 3 homes throughout the city could ruin our Special Character areas.
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Auckland Council withdrew this Plan Change in May 2021 despite the many months of resources and work put into it by planning staff and dozens of submitters including Devonport Heritage.
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Auckland Council has proposed downgrading many of Devonport’s heritage buildings, dating from the 1880s through to the 1930’s, from their existing category A to category B. Devonport Heritage is fighting to retain the Category A value of Victoria Road’s heritage buildings.
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