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David321

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#320357 4-Aug-2025 14:18
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Hi all, 

 

My wife and I live next a large paddock in Rolleston, I figure the owners have the large property with the pool. 

 

Our subdivision is just a few years old and the developers have roads leading up to their paddocks to line up with roads on the other side, its obvious they have future proofed with the assumption that they will sell the land one day and then the roads can connect.

 

Currently the driveway to the big house runs a very long way down along the back fence of all the properties to the bottom right of the photo, and there are many more out of the picture. When and if they sell their land I don't see any viable access to their house as the roads that look as though they will be connected through their paddocks one day would cut across this driveway.

 

Today I noticed that google maps have updated their aerial imagery and street imagery and there is a faded line through one property, it gives me the impression it's perhaps supposed to be a road, but has not been built yet, the thing is it goes through a house and all of the houses on that street are less than 3 years old.

 

I am curious if perhaps the owners of that large house sell their huge paddock if they will be given a driveway through this house (knock the house over), I doubt it, but given the circumstances there could be a very small chance that is the plan?

 

The big house I am talking about is located near the corner of Frogmore Way and Northmoor Boulevard Rolleston - if anyone is keen for a look.

 





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  #3399877 4-Aug-2025 14:26
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I'm in Rolly and moved in 14 years ago. I was told the House opposite me would be a road if a subdivision behind it happened. Over the years, it has never happened, but it has shown on some maps. With layout changes since (Goulds Rd), I can't see it ever happening that way now. Check the title you got when purchased, and Selwyn Council can be good if you pop in to answer stuff like that.  




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  #3399934 4-Aug-2025 15:58
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My parents driveway also features like that on Google Maps. 

 

Definitely not a future road in their case.  


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  #3399951 4-Aug-2025 17:30
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Why would they need to demolish when there's another empty section?




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  #3399963 4-Aug-2025 18:37
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Similar is happening around West Auckland, it becomes quite stark when looking at, for instance, https://basemaps.linz.govt.nz/@-36.8151836,174.5934489,z15.22,p8 

 

Each of those strips of land coming off Fred Taylor Drive seemed to be managed by different development companies, so personally I'm on the assumption that the various councils, given the land has been earmarked for development opportunities have a master development plan that the various developers have to fit their designs around (obviously with some flexibility). Contacting the relevant planning departments would likely get a copy of those to see the overall roading vision.


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  #3400037 4-Aug-2025 20:29
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Does the council in that area have their own GeoMaps service like Auckland has? May be able to find some clues there.


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  #3400051 4-Aug-2025 22:14
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KiwiSurfer:

 

Does the council in that area have their own GeoMaps service like Auckland has? May be able to find some clues there.

 

 

Yep - this covers the entire Environment Canterbury area - https://canterburymaps.govt.nz/help/map-viewer/ 

 

The anomaly the OP mentions is not visible on the ECan map - but neither are any/many of the homes - looks like the aerial imagery for this area is woefully out of date.





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  #3400109 5-Aug-2025 10:00
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Bung:

 

Why would they need to demolish when there's another empty section?

 

 

Because the empty section doesn't lead to the large paddock 


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  #3400113 5-Aug-2025 10:27
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Jase2985:

 

Bung:

 

Why would they need to demolish when there's another empty section?

 

 

Because the empty section doesn't lead to the large paddock 

 

 

The empty section has also recently been sold





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  #3400114 5-Aug-2025 10:39
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Maybe the large house owners bought it. The large paddock and the adjacent one already have stubs of Hungerford Drive.


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