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Near-vertical aerial view of the completed Mangawhai Heads Road residential development between both roads

Project case study · Staged residential development

Mangawhai Heads Road

A three-stage residential development planned to preserve future access, servicing and subdivision options through successive stages.

DevelopmentResidential subdivision
DeliveryThree stages
FocusFuture access and servicing
ScopeLong-term development planning

Before and after

The development in context

Historic 2014 aerial photograph of the original Mangawhai Heads Road property before staged development
Before

Original property

Deliver residential sites progressively while protecting the access, service corridors and layout options needed for later stages.

Current aerial view of the completed three-stage Mangawhai Heads Road residential development
After

Completed three-stage residential development

A completed three-stage residential development that retained practical access, servicing and subdivision options as the project progressed.

Project delivery

Capability carried through every phase

01

Project objective

Deliver residential sites progressively while protecting the access, service corridors and layout options needed for later stages.

02

Site or delivery challenge

Early decisions could not compromise the efficiency or feasibility of the land that would be developed in subsequent stages.

03

Our role

We planned the subdivision and staging around the completed development, not simply the lots being delivered first.

04

Planning and resource-consent process

The scheme and staging strategy considered the land as a complete development so that each consented stage could support the stages that followed.

05

Civil engineering and construction delivery

Access, servicing and lot configuration were considered across all three stages so each stage could stand alone without closing off future options.

06

Cadastral survey, Council certification and titles

The title and easement requirements were coordinated stage by stage while preserving the legal arrangements needed for the balance land.

07

Outcome

A completed three-stage residential development that retained practical access, servicing and subdivision options as the project progressed.

Services provided

FeasibilityScheme planningStaging strategyResource consentAccess planningServicing coordinationCadastral surveyTitle completion

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