Public consultation on the draft management plan for the Dunedin City Council's 328ha Harbour Cone block has yielded 40 submissions, most of them supportive.
Submitters' views will be aired at a planning hearing on November 23 and 24 before Mayor Dave Cull and Crs Jinty McTavish and Kate Wilson and former Otago Peninsula Community Board chairwoman Irene Scurr.
Both Mr Cull and Ms Scurr served on the steering group formed to consider the future of the block.
The draft plan produced by consultants Forest Environment Ltd built on the work done by this group and also involved extensive community participation.
One of the results of that consultation was the dropping of a contentious proposal for a cluster of housing in Bacon St, Broad Bay.
Acting community and recreation services policy team leader Dolina Lee said the submissions received, which were generally supportive, would be published on the council website in about two weeks.
The plan does not set out how the property will be classified and governed, but in June city councillors instructed the Harbour Cone steering committee to investigate governance models and report on a preferred option.
Mr Cull said the steering committee would consider governance after the outcome of the hearing process.
The council bought the property for $2.6 million in 2008.
Farming has continued on the property with public walking access allowed outside the lambing season.
The plan proposes most of the property would remain publicly owned and continue to be a working farm.
It divides the property into five management areas, with possible uses suggested for each.
Among the ideas for the block are the development of a visitor and education centre, community orchards, small-scale specialised wood lots and more tracks for mountain-biking, walking and horse-riding.
The plan also calls for an intensive archaeological assessment of the whole property, which contains 42 known historical sites and structures.
Suggested management
• 40 submissions received.
• Planning hearing to be held November 23 and 24.
• DCC bought property for $2.6 million in 2008.
• Plan proposes most of property to remain publicly owned; to continue to be a working farm.
• Property divided into five management areas.
• Ideas include visitor and education centre, community orchards, small-scale specialised wood lots, mountain-biking, walking and horse-riding tracks.
