Developer John McKearney, of Connell Place Ltd, submitted a resource consent application to fell the Rosebank Road Pohutukawa, just before Auckland City Council's City Development Committee agreed to immediately start the process to add the Oak and the Pohutukawa at 321 Rosebank Road, Avondale to the list of notable trees in the District Plan. His application, unfortunately, takes precedence.
Under the terms of the legal agreement following The Tree Council's High Court action to stop the felling of the Pohutukawa, The Tree Council has the right to be notified of any subsequent application to fell the Pohutukawa. Auckland City Council has refused to grant full notification (something which The Tree Council considers to be against the rules of their District Plan), but our agreement states that, at a minimum, The Tree Council must be given 'limited notification'. This is what has happened.
See here for our submission. The deadline for our submission was 16th August. We are very grateful for the suppport of nearly 50 people who have stated they are willing to speak in support of our submission at the subsequent hearing. The hearing date has yet to be announced.
Also see our arborist's report (1.5Mb pdf) the developer's application, and his schematic plans for the site. See also here for a plan of the full 25 acre development site.
