On Tuesday, acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced Glenpanel Development Ltd’s Flint’s Park West, mooting up to 315 residential units on 8.6ha at Queenstown’s Ladies Mile, has been approved for consideration under the Government’s fast-track consents.
It is the second application given the nod for fast-track consideration by the company.
Last year, Flint’s Park, on adjacent land to the east, was also given the approved for consideration.
It envisages either 384 residential units, or, if a proposed primary school is constructed, 179 residential units on 15.6ha of land.
Glenpanel Development Ltd’s directors are Mark Tylden and Lindsey Topp.
Mr Tylden said both the developments had been designed to be compatible with the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s protracted master plan for Ladies Mile, adopted last October.
He anticipated the consent application for Flint’s Park would be lodged by July.
Subject to consent being granted, Mr Tylden said both it and Flint’s Park West would give effect to the council’s vision for the northwestern end of Ladies Mile, by providing medium-density residential development, with a more diverse range of housing types, and links to the active travel network and public transport infrastructure.
"Queenstown’s lack of housing supply and diversity have been driving inequality.
"The Flint’s Park and Flint’s Park West developments will help address those issues and bring hope to many in Queenstown who love living here but cannot get ahead due to lack of availability and prohibitive housing costs."
He said both he and Mr Topp had been "thrilled" with how supportive the Environment and Transport ministries and other local and central government agencies had been with fast-tracking the projects.
"Despite negative publicity, government agencies and ministers are pushing hard for affordable housing, and their support has dramatically sped up these developments," Mr Tylden said.
However, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult remained steadfast there needed to be solutions to the notorious congestion issues at Ladies Mile before any development progressed.
But Mr Tylden said the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would invest through the Government’s "NZ Upgrade Programme — Transport", which included $115 million committed investment in Queenstown, with a focus on building infrastructure to support public transport.
Once Glenpanel Development Ltd lodges its consent application for Flint’s Park, an independent hearings panel will be convened by the Government to consider the application.
The QLDC will provide advice around matters like district plan compliance.
- A report in yesterday’s Otago Daily Times incorrectly referred to Flint’s Park. Flint’s Park West is the development approved this week for fast-track consent consideration.
What is proposed
Flint’s Park (15.6ha)
- Either 384 residential units or, if a proposed primary school is constructed, 179 residential units.
- Neighbourhood commercial centre.
- Early childhood centre.
- Historic Glenpanel Homestead retained and added to for commercial use.
- Public open space.
Flint’s Park West (8.6ha)
- 315 residential units, or 180 residential units, a church/chapel and state-integrated school.
- Public open space.
