An aerial overview of the 55-57 Ripon Crescent site in Meadowbank where Summerset plans to build a $150 million retirement village. Plans by retirement village operator Summerset to build a massive $150 million development in Meadowbank could get the go ahead if no appeals are lodged this month. READ MORE:* Details of design U-turn on controversial retirement village revealed* Retirement villages are booming, but what are the catches? A photo simulation of the original Summerset retirement village proposal. New Zealand's largest retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare had similar problems getting resource consent to build a 600-bed complex in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore in 2017.

Source: Stuff November 13, 2019 03:57 UTC