A very brief summary of today's hearing:
Bal Matheson (lawyer representing Qualcare) opened Qualcare's evidence with an overview of the proposal, and noted some further proposed amendments, these being*:
a) Blocks 1 and 4A (along the Meadowbank Rd frontage) to be reduced from 3 1/2 storeys to 3 storeys.
b) Blocks 5A and 5B to be reduced by 1/2 storey to the outer edge to address privacy issues, potential dominance and effects on outlook from the Bonnie Brae properties. (The units facing into the centre of the development will be maintained).
c) Blocks 4C to have the two corner units that face MacPherson St removed (again, the internal facing units will be retained).
Evidence was heard from:
Brett Meyer - Development Manager for Retirement Care New Zealand Ltd (in place of Mark Stockton who is on leave)
Anthony Flannery - Managing Director at Chow Hill Architects Ltd
Rob Pryor - Director LA4, Landscape Architects
Rachel de Lambert, landscape architect, Boffa Miskell Ltd
Paul Culley, Senior Engineering Technican, MSC Consulting Group Ltd
Simon Miller, Arboriculturalist, Peers Brown Miller Ltd
Bronwyn Coomer-Smit, Director, Flow Transportation Specialists Ltd (her evidence will continue on Tuesday afternoon)
The evidence presented was basically the same as contained in the various document that we have seen over the last 12 months.
* for the legal people out there, these amendments came with the footnote "These amendments are put forward for consideration at this hearing, however the Applicant is not formally amending its application." I'm not exactly sure what that means!
I'll attempt to update this website each evening (but don't count on it).
