ahuareka estate

Common Ground developed a unique 200 house village covering only 20% of the 100ha site, incorporating a productive land development strategy. Sustainable engineering and design methodology are driving a new approach to peri-urban development in the wider city.

Backed by a robust land-capacity analysis, a comprehensive design approach and low-impact engineering, the project team successfully argued through both Council Hearings and the Environment Court that the village approach developed by Common Ground delivered not only on Council’s high-level policies and objectives, but was more sustainable and desirable than what the rules were enforcing.

This development has influenced a changing planning position of allowing appropriate development in peri-urban environments by demonstrating qualitative and quantitative environmental and economic benefit to the community.

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