Waitakere City Council has decided not to change the district plan rules for Whenuapai Air Base after spending $517,000 on preparations.
A residents' group spokesman welcomed rejection of the council policy by nine votes to five on Wednesday night as "a huge relief".
It ended seven years of uncertainty and worry for residents that their homes would be under the flight approaches to a proposed commercial airport, said Russell Stewart, of Whenuapai Airbase Action Group.
Should Whenuapai airbase become a commercial airport? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
Should Whenuapai airbase become a commercial airport?
Photo / Martin Sykes
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
