A large vacant piece of land on Russell St, Waipukurau may be turned into a retirement village if a resource consent application currently before the CHB District Council, and open to public submissions, is successful.
Ocean Developments is seeking subdivision and land use permission to develop a 13-unit lifestyle village for people of retirement age on a block of land that stretches between Russell St and River Terrace, running behind the Tukituki Motel on Herbert St.
Under the current CHB district plan, which was currently under review, the size of the sections being suggested was smaller than allowed, so the subdivision would be more dense, thus requiring the development to be publicly notified.
The development had been in the pipeline since 2015, and neighbours had been consulted regarding the plans.
Acting on behalf of Ocean Developments, registered surveyor Brian Foote from The Surveying Company Hawke's Bay said that in order to meet the demands and needs of senior citizens in the future, high density housing was required.