Haven Housing has applied to the district council for resource consent as it plans a complex of 10 one-bedroom units for over 60s in Hampstead.
The proposed project at 10 Cambridge St follows Haven Housing, operated by the Ashburton Housing and Support Trust, opening a similar 17-unit complex at Mona Square in 2023.
The ten units would consist of five conjoined dwellings. Each unit would have a bedroom, bathroom/laundry, open plan kitchen/lounge, and a porch.
Haven Housing is applying for a land use consent to address noncompliances associated with the project. The site, bare land that contains a weather station, is zoned Open Space A, where playground equipment is allowed but other buildings are a non-complying activity.
No recreational activity has been undertaken on the site, although the district council maintains the site in respect to mowing. In the past it was the site of the Hampstead School principal’s house.
In a notification report, the district council concluded the resource consent application must be publicly notified because the complex would have, or be likely to have, adverse effects on the environment that were more than minor.
These adverse affects included the site would not be retained for recreational activities, and there would no longer be relief from the surrounding built environment.
The application was publicly notified in The Ashburton Courier last week, and can be accessed via the link ashburtondc.govt.nz/news/publicnotices. The public notice includes instructions on how to make a submission. Submissions close February 28.
