Appendix 11.5.10 Warkworth 1 Indicative site development plan Indicative landscaping regime Landscape regime Design purpose Physical form and Typical plant species feature characteristics Type 1: Riparian margin Enhance pedestrian Natural ambience Mixed tall and medium (Mahurangi River edge) movement along the height canopy height native tree species esplanade reserve (mature trees, understorey, Native shrubs and Enhance amenity value of and ornamental) grasses (eg titoki, existing native riparian Walkways, park benches rewarewa, ponga, nikau, vegetation and furniture tea tree) Riparian margin stabilisation Type 2: Avenue (Mansel Create an avenue of trees Strong linear element of Pohutukawa (Mansel Drive and Riverside Create a sense of tall trees lining Mansel Drive) Road corridor) enclosure to reduce traffic Drive avenue and (internal pedestrian speed Riverside road corridor axis) Visually vehicular Strong linear internal and pedestrian traffic pedestrian / park axis Tough attractive specimens Pairs of tall trees used to strengthen visual axis on Mansel Drive Single tall trees at regular spacings used to strengthen visual axis on Riverside road corridor Type 3: Visual screening Improve and soften the High and dense visual High dense coverage, (Eastern service road appearance of roadside screen rapid growing screen trees corridor) frontages and site and plants (eg Visually screen buildings pittosporum, akeake with from outside of the flax and grasses as site understorey infill)
Appendix 11.5.10 Warkworth 1 Indicative site development plan Indicative landscaping regime Landscape regime Design purpose Physical form and feature characteristics Typical plant species Type 1: Riparian margin (Mahurangi River edge) Enhance pedestrian movement along the esplanade reserve Enhance amenity value of existing native riparian vegetation Riparian margin stabilisation Natural ambience height canopy (mature trees, understorey, and ornamental) Walkways, park benches and furniture Mixed tall and medium height native tree species Native shrubs and grasses (eg titoki, rewarewa, ponga, nikau, tea tree) Type 2: Avenue (Mansel Drive and Riverside Road corridor) Create an avenue of trees Create a sense of enclosure to reduce traffic speed Visually vehicular and pedestrian traffic Strong linear element of tall trees lining Mansel Drive avenue and Riverside road corridor Strong linear internal pedestrian / park axis Tough attractive specimens Pairs of tall trees used to strengthen visual axis on Mansel Drive Single tall trees at regular spacings used to strengthen visual axis on Riverside road corridor Pohutukawa (Mansel Drive) (internal pedestrian axis) Type 3: Visual screening (Eastern service road corridor) Improve and soften the appearance of roadside frontages and site Visually screen buildings from outside of the site High and dense visual screen High dense coverage, rapid growing screen trees and plants (eg pittosporum, akeake with flax and grasses as understorey infill)
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