A plan for a 118-lot residential development at Mosgiel will go back before a resource consent committee next week, but the council planner dealing with the issue is maintaining her position the project should be declined.
The development went through the consent process earlier this year, when 25 of the 33 people who presented submissions opposed the plan.
At the heart of the opposition of both the submitters, and council planner Lianne Darby, was that under the proposal, 35 of the properties would be smaller than allowed in Dunedin's district plan.
The consent was requested by Allan and Martin Dippie, of Otago Business Park Ltd, who have argued rules for the land were too restrictive, and limited choice for homeowners.
The application was for subdivision of land off Gladstone Rd North, to be developed in three stages, on land zoned residential 6.
Under residential 6 zoning, sites must be no less than 1000sq m, but the proposal asked for 35 of the sites to be smaller than that.
The hearing in January, before a committee of Dunedin city councillors Colin Weatherall, Andrew Noone and Fliss Butcher, was adjourned for more information to be gathered.
That information is contained in a report from Ms Darby, released yesterday, which dealt with issues including a revised roading layout, and stormwater issues, about which she raised concerns regarding ownership of infrastructure, and responsibility for maintenance.
But her main concern remained the percentage of under-sized lots within the subdivision, which she said was too high to be mitigated.
The value of residential 6 zones was in their larger lot sizes and the space between homes, she said, and the proposed smaller lots would "compromise the quality of lifestyle for residents within the subdivision".
The hearing will reconvene next Thursday.
