A Queenstown company has applied to the Queenstown Lakes District Council for resource consent to create a five-lot subdivision on a historic gold-mining site at Tuckers Beach.
Arnold and Isabelle Middleton, of Queenstown Hill Developments Ltd, are seeking consent for the 8.8ha subdivision on Tucker Beach Rd, 5km from Frankton.
The application states the site is on an elevated terrace between Tucker Beach Rd and the Department of Conservation reserve overlooking the Shotover River.
"Areas of the terrace face have a past history of historic gold-mining activities," it says.
The site is separated from the couple's farm and is overgrown.
"The majority of neighbouring properties have provided affected party approval for the development preferring to see the site utilised for residential development and maintained in a manner that is consistent with the surrounding rural living environment," it says.
The five allotments with building platforms range in size from 3255sq m to 9677sq m.
Two walking tracks are also proposed to provide access from Tuckers Beach Rd to the reserve.
The Historic Places Trust had been consulted and granted authority for the development.
The application concluded no adverse effects were anticipated.
