Winstone wants to fill in quarry at Three Kings

The owner of the 15ha Three Kings Quarry in Auckland plans to start filling in the site next year. But the suburban land's future is uncertain.

Winstone Aggregates, a division of Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure which is part of Fletcher Building, has applied to cart vast loads of fill to the site at 985 Mt Eden Rd.

In seeking to do this, Winstone is giving no indication about what use the land might be put to, except that development will be possible.

"The proposal does not involve any future building or development. However, the cleanfill works will be completed to a standard which will not prevent any future development," Winstone said in its notified application to Auckland City.

Three Kings United, the lobby group formed to protest about the quarry, has raised issues about ground subsidence and water contamination.

For years, neighbourhood groups in the area have been lobbying Auckland City to come up with a plan for one of the biggest vacant city sites.

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Posted: 5 May 2009

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