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3.3 43 Tory Street is legally described as Lot 2 DP 91134 and has an approximate area of
162m 2 . No interests are registered on the Certificate of Title that may affect Council’s
assessment. The site contains no buildings and is currently used for informal parking
purposes. Access to this property is achieved via the existing vehicle crossing off Tory
Street.
3.4 The entire site is considered to be flat in topography. No notable vegetation is present
on the site.
3.5 I can confirm that all of the subject properties are within the Petone Commercial
Activity Area (Area 1) of the City of Lower Hutt District Plan. The site is also within the
Heritage Area identified in Chapter 14F of the District Plan. No other notations
contained within the District Plan are applicable to this site.
3.6 Jackson Street Historic Area is registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
and consists of the area of buildings located along both sides of Jackson Street
between the intersection with Victoria Street in the west and Cuba Street in the east.
The subject site is within this area.
3.7 The Certificates of Title for 350 Jackson Street and 43 Tory Street have been
reviewed and do not contain any interests that may affect the committee’s decision.
3.8 In regards to the Certificate of Title for 352 Jackson Street, a memorandum of
encumbrance pertains to the upkeep of the building on the application site that
Council is party to.
3.9 The wider environment to the west and east of the subject site is characterised by the
commercial and retail precinct of Jackson Street. Both sides of Jackson Street
generally consist of a mix of one and two storeyed buildings with small frontage retail
activities and commercial activities at road level, and residential flats or offices above.
The majority of buildings on the street were built from the 1920s to the 1940s and
form part of the Jackson Street heritage precinct. To the south of the subject site
towards The Esplanade, the character is predominately residential and generally
consists of single storey detached dwellings in bay villa and cottage style which face
towards their respective street frontage.
3.10 The committee should note that there is no requirement to provide a verandah under
residential balconies in the Petone Commercial Activity Area. However should
consent be granted, the consent holder should be alerted via a note on the consent
that separate approval from the Roading and Traffic Division is required for the
balconies encroachment over the footpath.