12 Jun 2024
Studio Pacific Architecture is delighted that an application for a private plan change to enable development at Beachlands South has been granted. Following four years of dedicated collaboration, the approval of the Beachlands South Private Plan Change 88 marks a milestone for the project.
Congratulations to Beachlands South Limited Partnership (BSLP) – comprising Russell Property Group and its partners the NZ Super Fund, local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Hāpai Development Property LP.
The coastal development encompasses the re-zoning of over 300 hectares, including the Formosa golf course site adjacent to the Pine Harbour ferry terminal — a crucial link between Beachlands and Auckland city centre. The approval sets the stage for the creation of a vibrant, masterplanned community that will enhance the Beachlands area.
Up to 4,000 homes are set to be integrated into this extension of the Beachlands community, accompanied by essential amenities. These include new schools, a village centre boasting shops, cafes, and restaurants, mixed-use land for business ventures, as well as ample parks, reserves, and recreational trails. Notably, the project retains space for a golf facility, preserving an essential aspect of the area's character.
The masterplan is focused on protecting and enhancing the natural environment, providing more commercial, retail and education amenities, a network of sustainable, safe and accessible transport options, local employment and business development opportunities, a variety of high-quality housing choices, and creating compact neighbourhoods that promote and nurture a sense of wellbeing and belonging.
To fulfil the development vision, Beachlands South incorporates a holistic sustainability strategy that addresses: water management and water sensitive design, biodiversity and ecological regeneration, health, wellbeing and culture, low-carbon development, renewable energy and energy efficiency; and transport – modal shift and healthy streets.
A significant part of this approach is the creation of an extensive open space network that includes large areas of native planting for biodiversity and on-site carbon sequestration to reduce the emissions associated with the development.
The granting of the Beachlands South Private Plan Change 88 reflects a collective team effort by BSLP and all its partners. Working alongside Woods Bagot, Jasmax, and Studio\Woodroffe\Papa, as well as our wider masterplanning team at Studio Pacific, we have helped play a crucial role in bringing together this vision for a sustainable and inclusive community.
We look forward to working with the wider project team to bring this vision to life.
Beachlands South, Marina Point. Visualisation created by One to One Hundred
Beachlands South, Village Centre. Visualisation created by One to One Hundred