Auckland rich-listers Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray will be facing community feedback on their proposal to build a helipad at their Westmere home.

It will now be publicly notified, so opponents will get a say at a public hearing. 

Herne Bay Residents Association co-chair Dirk Hudig says helicopters are incredibly noisy and dirty. 

He says they're not needed in an urban environment - and explained there was a facility where they can launch 10 minutes from their house.

LISTEN ABOVE