Draft Town Belt Management Plan - Wellington City Council

Table 4: Town Belt additions, removals and boundary rationalisations – Brooklyn Hills sector
Site name Legal description and
area
Corner of Lots 5, DP 10508,
Washington
Ave and
comprising 0.0785ha.
Brooklyn Lot 6, DP 10508, comprising
Road
0.1518ha.
Corner of
Nairn Street
and Brooklyn
Road
67 & 67 A
Epuni Street
110 .
Lot 7 DP 10508, comprising
0.4127ha, certificate of title
12 D/1438.
The land in this CT is subject
to the Town Belt Deed and
therefore legally Town Belt.
Pt Lot 9, DP 10508
comprising 0.0048ha.
Pt Lots 11, DP 10508
comprising 0.0206ha.
Both lots being part of CT 12
D/ 1438.
Section 34 Town of
Wellington, comprising
0.4071 ha, CT 75/271.
Section 36 Town of
Wellington, comprising
0.2522 ha, CT 125/25.
Description, location, current
use
The area involves three parcels of
land at the intersection of
Washington Avenue and Brooklyn
Road. The sites are subject to the
Town Belt Deed.
This area is complex with access and
service encroachments over Town
Belt land.
This land takes in the existing
electricity substation on the corner
of Nairn Street and Brooklyn Road.
It was part of the Town Belt Deed.
An area of undeveloped land on the
east side of Epuni Street was
acquired by Council in 1985 for
housing purposes through a land
exchange with the then Wellington
Hospital Board.
Previous policy Discussion, criteria
assessment
The TBMP 1995 identifies these The end of Washington Ave
areas as requiring a review of is legally Town Belt and
their status.
needs to be surveyed, the
Town Belt status removed
To transfer the three areas (in and the road made formal
Nairn Street, Brooklyn Road and legal road. This will mean
Connaught Terrace) to road the adjoining lot 5 will then
reserve.
be isolated from the rest of
Town Belt.
To transfer the land in Nairn
Street and Brooklyn Road to
road reserve.
The TBMP 1995 states:
To add the adjacent Council
owned land in Epuni St to the
Town Belt, either in total or
extending from Levina Ave
access to the existing Town belt
boundary with this land.
The plan proposed that:
“the residents of Levina Ave be
given the opportunity to
purchase part of this land to
enable them to put in a private
driveway. The remainder of this
land will then be added to the
Town Belt. If residents do not
purchase the land within two
years all of it will be added to
the Town belt under
appropriate legislation………”
Draft Town Belt Management Plan October 2012
These two small areas are
isolated from the main Town
Belt area and better
managed as road reserve or
sold.
These sections adjoin Tanera
Park, existing Town Belt and
the back portions are
perceived to be part of the
park, comprising the
existing mown grass area
and dog exercise area. The
sections strengthen the
character of Tanera Park and
accommodate a well used
pedestrian link between
Brooklyn, Central Park and
Aro Valley.
49 Epuni Street is land
administered by the
Council’s City Housing Unit
and its future role will be
considered under the City
Housing Strategy.
Recommendation Land covered
by this TBMP
It is recommended that lots 5 and 6 Yes, currently
be removed from Town Belt.
legal Town Belt.
It is recommended that:
a) The land on the corner of Nairn
Street and Brooklyn Road, described
as Pt Lot 9, DP 10508, comprising
0.0048ha, part of CT 12D/1438, be
removed from the Town Belt.
Following this, the land will become
road reserve.
b) The land on the corner of Nairn
and Thompson streets, described as
Pt Lot 11, DP 10508, comprising
0.0206ha, part of CT 12D/1438, be
formally removed from the Town
Belt.
It is recommended that these lands
be added to the Town Belt.
To work with the City Housing Unit
regarding the future of the back
portion of 49 Epuni St.
Yes, currently
legal Town Belt.
Yes