The developer of a subdivision on an Otago Peninsula isthmus has halved the number of houses planned for the site, surprising opponents ready to argue against the plan. The trust originally applied to the Dunedin City Council to subdivide the rural zoned land at 78 Cape Saunders Rd. The plan was to create 10 new sites of between 2ha and 194ha on the land between Hoopers Inlet and Papanui Inlet, and on the northern slopes of Mt Charles. Those opponents of the plan at the hearing called for an adjournment so they could take in the changes. However, the new application was ''much more positive'' in terms of landscape effects, though compliance in future was a key issue.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2017 17:45 UTC