Media release

27 February 2009

Piha café gets go-ahead from Environment Court

The Environment Court yesterday upheld Waitakere City Council’s decision to grant resource consent for a café development at the popular coastal village of Piha.

Consents were approved in February 2008 for a café to be developed on the former telephone exchange and postal service site, bought in 2006 by Preserve Piha Ltd.

However, the Protect Piha Heritage Society Inc appealed the decision to the Environment Court, believing it would set a precedent for development at the beach.

Environment Court judge Gordon Whiting dismissed the appeal, ruling that a 35-seat café be allowed to open between the hours of 7am to 7pm, with the cooking of light meals only.

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