The public will not have a say on Scentre New Zealand's bid to almost double the size of its Westfield St Lukes shopping mall.

Auckland Council has decided to proceed without public consultation.

Councillor Linda Cooper said residents already had their say in the existing consent granted in 2011.

She said the latest application makes only minor changes to the consent already granted.

Cooper said the resource consent would proceed on a non-notified basis.

"The proposal is in line with the St Lukes Concept Plan, which was developed following extensive public consultation."

"The proposal will have a height and separation distance to neighbouring properties that will avoid dominance, amenity or shadowing effects for neighbours."

Yesterday, one resident of Aroha Ave - the quiet, leafy residential street just a block from the mall - told the New Zealand Herald she was appalled to read the committee documents after the Herald told her about Scentre's plans.

Elaine Gallagher fears traffic effects on her quiet street, which Scentre hopes will become one of the entranceways into the mall.

The shopping centre's expansion would be mostly to the north, where Aroha Ave lies.

Gallagher said the traffic effects could be horrendous and there had been no agreement.