A plan to build a $200 million high rise housing and retail block on Mission Bay’s beachfront has been refused resource consent because it would be too tall.

The proposal by developers Urban Partners would have seen Mission Bay given a major facelift but would have required the demolition of some of the area’s most well-known buildings, such as the De Fontein Belgian Beer Cafe.

Civic Trust made a submission asking for the consent to be declined. The submission can be read on our Submissions page.

See here for NZ Herald report on the declined resource consent:

Mission Bay buildings to go in proposed development.