Queenstown Lakes District Council to consider Hāwea SHA Expression of Interest

Date:

Jun 25, 2018

Queenstown Lakes District Council’s elected members will consider a report recommending they approve the Expression of Interest (EOI) for a Special Housing Area (SHA) in Hāwea at their meeting on 28 June.

QLDC General Manager Planning & Development, Tony Avery says although not required to do so under HASHAA, QLDC committed to seeking public feedback on all SHA applications in the district.

“The feedback period closed on the 21 June and this has generated a lot of community interest and discussion with 183 comments received. These have been provided to the Councillors who will consider them alongside the background and recommendations in the report, and other relevant materials,” says Mr Avery.

The officers’ report recommends that the EOI be approved in principle subject to negotiation of a draft Stakeholder Deed with the developer that addresses a number of requirements of the Lead Policy.

These requirements include the contributions to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust, infrastructure requirements, a restriction on visitor accommodation, the developer’s proposed affordability mechanisms, and parks and reserves.

Mr Avery confirmed that if the report is approved this is a significant step in the process but not the final decision.

“This draft deed would need to be considered by Council at a future meeting, and at that point a determination made whether to recommend the EOI to the Minister for Housing and Urban Development,” says Mr Avery.

The full report is available on the Council’s website and will be considered at the Council meeting on 28 June.

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For more information please contact the QLDC Communications team via communications@qldc.govt.nz or 03 441 0499