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Published on: 6th April 2009 OWNER SEEKS TO EXPAND USE OF FELLWORTH HOUSE OWNER SEEKS TO EXPAND USE OF FELLWORTH HOUSEA plan to expand the use of historic Fellworth House in Nelson would secure the future of the heritage building, a Nelson City Council planner says. However, seven of 10 submitters to a resource consent application to allow other practitioners to operate in the private home and practice of dentist Aleksandra Mark, are opposed to the idea, mainly on the grounds of signs, noise from events, increased traffic flows and access on the right-of-way which extends off Milton St. The New Zealand Historic Places Trust has given its conditional support to the application, as long as proposed signs are compatible with the heritage building, and that a planned telecommunications cable is placed on its least visible corner. The resource consent hearing was to be heard by the city council hearings panel today. Council planner Susanne Bernsdorf has recommended that the application be granted, subject to special conditions, but said the final decision rests with the panel. (The Nelson Mail, Wednesday 1 April 2009) CONSENT CONDITIONS MIGHT BE APPEALEDA Golden Bay mussel farmer has been granted consent to continue operating in Wainui Bay until December 2024 – but he might appeal against a condition limiting the operating hours of his business. A Tasman District Council resource consent hearing panel, chaired by commissioner Dr Hamish Rennie, has permitted Waitapu Fishing Company Ltd to farm mussels and catch spat within two existing 3ha sites at Wainui Bay. Company director Winston Rountree, who has been catching spat from the sites for 16 years, said his decision on whether to appeal against the conditions would depend on whether the council imposed the same conditions on other Wainui mussel farms. (The Nelson Mail, Wednesday 1 April 2009) MALL DONATES HOUSE TO FUNDRAISING PROJECTAn uninhabited house in Richmond will be renovated and sold in a community project to raise funds to help orphans in Zimbabwe. The Richmond Mall has donated the house, and Richmond residents are being encouraged to get in behind the project and give it a makeover and help the orphans. The three-bedroom house in Talbot St formerly housed Jellicoe Arts. The site was recently purchased by the mall to extend its car parking. The house will be renovated, marketed and then sold using donations of labour, skills, time, money and resources. Kiwilink is coordinating the large renovation project and is seeking builders, joiners, plumbers and electricians to help. It also needs donations of materials, appliances and landscaping supplies. (The Nelson Mail, Thursday 2 April 2009) ECO-VILLAGE GETS APPROVEDThe first stage of the planned Atamai eco-village in the Motueka Valley was granted resource consent this week. It allows the subdivision of land on Mytton Heights, 7km from Motueka, into 10 lots of between 0.5ha and 1.07ha. The 10 houses to be constructed will be the first stage of a proposed European-style village which will incorporate sustainable development features such as solar panels, roof rainwater collection and composting toilets. (The Nelson Mail, Saturday 4 April 2009) PROPERTY WATCHHeritage house sold An Edwardian heritage house at 14 Endeavour St – described as one of Nelson’s landmark properties – has sold for the first time in 40 years, to an expatriate Kiwi family who intend making it their home. Harcourts agent Caroline Fletcher said Ronaki was initially put up for auction two years ago. Negotiations had been taking place for some time and a sale became unconditional during the past month, she said. The five-bedroom, two-bathroom home was built in 1909 and sits on a 3399sq m site with several protected trees. It has a rateable value of $980,000. “It sold significantly above RV.” It had served the vendors’ family for three generations, she said. The new owners will take over in May. New home for business Construction has started on a commercial building at 52 Vanguard St, Nelson, although the new tenants are keeping the identity of their business under wraps for now. A Mapua couple who own the property said the 286sq m building with nine car parking spaces was being developed to house an existing Nelson retail business which was relocating. The building is due to be completed in June. Listing median increases The median listing price of houses in the Nelson region rose 12.7 per cent to $425,000 during the past year, according to a survey by the real estate industry-owned website Realestate.co.nz. Nelson and three other tourist hotspots – Northland, Gisborne and Otago Lakes – were the only regions to see asking prices increase more than 10 per cent in March. However, new listings in Nelson reduced to 289, a drop of 3 per cent from March last year. “The relative shortage of new listings in what is an inherently competitive market forces agents to secure new property listings by agreeing to list at what may turn out to be unrealistically high asking prices set by the vendor,” website chief executive Alistair Helm said. “It remains to be seen whether the market meets these expectations.” Discount for volume The chance to purchase five “lower priced” residential properties and receive a two-bedroom property for jus $1 attracted an “interesting response”, according to the vendors, who placed an advertisement in The Nelson Mail. It’s claimed that the sixth property has an RV of $175,000 and a rental income of $10,400 a year. A man fielding responses to the ad, identifying himself only as Aaron, said talks were under way with various parties. “This is a novel way of attracting buyers’ attention, and is based solely on a substantial discount for volume.” He failed to respond to further questions about where the properties were located. Subdivision potential It seems unlikely a 11.5383ha property with subdivision potential in Paton Rd, Richmond, sold through tender process that closed over a week ago. Summit agent Kit Brydon refused to comment or say whether the property had been signed up. It was advertised last week with price by negotiation after the tender closed. The property, in a deferred residential zone, includes a three-bedroom summerhill stone home, garaging and sheds. The RV is $1.175 million. QV records show it has been owned by the same people for more than 20 years. (The Nelson Mail, Saturday 4 April 2009) DID YOU KNOW?Duke & Cooke’s range of services includes market valuations of proposed developments. |
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