Faringdon South West and South East development
This project has been referred to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).
Project ID
2020-027
Applicant
Hughes Developments Ltd
Project summary
To subdivide land and construct:
- either 1,089 lots and 1,087 residential units, or up to 959 lots and 957 residential units (if a secondary school is developed in the project location)
- 2 commercial centres
- recreation reserves and associated infrastructure including roading, walking, and cycling infrastructure, and three waters services.
Location
2 blocks of land on Selwyn Road, south of Rolleston township in Canterbury
Referred projects order
Schedule 16 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]
The project:
- will help to achieve the purpose of the Act
- will generate up to 13,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the engineering, design, and construction sectors over a 7-year planning and construction period
- will create a further 400 FTE ongoing permanent jobs when the project is completed
- will provide economic benefits to the construction industry, which has been affected by COVID-19
- will increase housing supply by up to 1,087 residential units (or up to 957 residential units if a secondary school is developed) in an area that has been identified as unable to meet the medium-term housing demand
- will progress faster than would otherwise be the case under the standard processes of the Resource Management Act 1991
Any adverse effects arising from the application and mitigation measures can be tested by an expert consenting panel against Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.
Section 17 report
Section 17 report [PDF, 342 KB]