Public access to the banks of part of Lindsay Creek in north Dunedin could be lost if a housing development goes ahead without a reserve being created, Dunedin City Council staff are cautioning. The Watts Road Property Trust is hoping to subdivide land at 35 and 37 Watts Rd, as well as parts of 43 Watts Rd and 309 North Rd, to build 14 new homes in the area. The subdivision itself was seen as relatively uncontentious and was proceeding without public notification or a hearing, council senior planner Phil Marshall said yesterday. However, a planner’s report noted the 309 North Rd site was also the site of the former Palmers Quarry and part of Lindsay Creek, which runs through the area. And, in including part of 309 North Rd in the wider development plan, it effectively meant the whole property was considered part of the subdivision, the report said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 13, 2019 15:22 UTC