I'm considering a new build property that overlooks a large-ish attenuation pond (it's as wide as one of the property lots and as long as 10 lots). There is a private road between the front yard and the attenuation pond, and the pond is backed by tall trees.
As the property is still under development, I can only imagine what it will really look like, though the developer has a detailed soft landscaping map that specifies the type of vegetation that will be grown in the pond and around it (mostly wild/wet-loving plants).
The marketing brochure depicts this as a blue pond, which I thought looked lovely, but realised after some research that this is not actually a pond, and will rarely have water, and will also have a somewhat overgrown look due to the wetland vegetation that will be planted there.
I imagine this is what it will look like (this picture is from a different development, different builder - I looked for 'attenuation ponds' on Google Images):
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As the pond stretches along the front of about 10 lots, it will dominate the visual field for about 120 degrees from left to right on the front of the property. The near edge of the pond is about 15m from the driveway.
My questions - what is the general view on houses overlooking attenuation ponds? Do they hurt property values or resale prospects? Are there maintenance or safety issues?