Overwhelming Support for Bayswater Marina Village
MEDIA RELEASE: BAYSWATER MARINA
VILLAGE
Sunday 27 July 2014,
10:30am
Survey Shows
Overwhelming Support for Bayswater Marina
Village
A new survey by Colmar Brunton shows nearly 70 per cent of local residents want the proposed Bayswater Marina Village.
As well as terraced houses and low level apartments, the Marina Village will include two public parks on the water’s edge with children’s playgrounds, cafes, retail and upgraded boating facilities and a new home for the Takapuna Grammar Rowing Club.
“We have had extensive consultation with the local communities around the Bayswater area and this new survey showing 68 per cent of residents in favour of the proposed Bayswater Marina Village is very encouraging,” said Marina owner Simon Herbert.
The key findings from the survey
were:
Overall 70% of residents were aware of the
proposed Bayswater Marina Village before the
survey
The majority of residents were in favour of
the following aspects of the development; improved access to
the water (93%), public parks and playground (90%), and the
new facilities and home for Takapuna Rowing Club
(86%).
Overall, 68% of residents were in favour of
the proposed Bayswater Marina Village.
“We’ve engaged
positively with the local community and they told us that
improved public access to the water was a high priority for
the marine village. This will be achieved by the inclusion
of board walks, concrete steps to the water and a north
facing white sand beach,” said Mr Herbert.
“The village itself is designed to align itself with a marine environment and will include terraced housing and apartments using building materials such as timber board and batten, weatherboards and shingles.”
“While Bayswater Marina
Village locals will be well serviced by public transport
with an emphasis on using existing ferry and bus services,
it will also offer visitors and tourists a new and exciting
destination to travel to on Auckland’s
harbour.”
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Background
Notes to Editors.
Colmar Brunton conducted a
survey on behalf of Bayswater Marina Holdings Ltd to find
out whether residents were in favour or, or against the
proposed Bayswater Marina Village.
A total of n=322
telephone and online interviews were conducted with
residents of Bayswater and surrounding suburbs of Belmont,
Narrow Neck and Hauraki to assess the appeal of the
development.
The data has been weighted to reflect
the demographic profile of residents from the area bases on
2013 Census statistics.
The following explanation of
Bayswater Marina Village was provided to all respondents:
o Today’s survey is about the proposed Bayswater
Marina Village in your area.
o The proposed
Bayswater Marina Village will be a mixed use residential and
retail village based around the ferry terminal. It will be
built using 85% of the land for open space and will include
two public parks on the water’s edge with children’s
playgrounds, cafes, retail and an upgraded boating facility
and new home for the Takapuna Grammar Rowing Club.
o Improved public access to the water is a high
priority for the marine village and will be achieved by
including board walks, concrete steps to the water and a
north facing white sand beach.
o The village will
also include terraced housing and apartments. Each terrace
will have three levels with garaging underneath and a
pitched roof. The design will be suitable to the local
environment and use building materials such as timber board
and batten, weatherboards and shingles in keeping with a
marine environment.
o The Bayswater Marina
Village will be well serviced by public transport with an
emphasis on using the existing ferry and bus
services.
Three questions were
asked:
1. Before today, were you aware of the proposed
Bayswater Marina Village that has been planned?
Yes =
70%, No = 27%, Not sure/Don’t know = 3%
2. And are you
in favour of against the following aspects of the proposed
Bayswater marina Village?
- Improved access to the water;
In favour of = 93%, Against = 7%
- The two public parks &
children’s playground; In favour of = 90%, Against
10%
- The new facilities and home for the Takapuna
Grammar Rowing Club; In favour of = 86%, Against =
14%
3. Are you in favour of or against the Bayswater
Marina Village overall?
- In favour of = 68%, Against
32%