Man Street Hotel - Queenstown
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
2022-125
Applicant
The Queenstown Hotel (NZ) Limited Partnership
Project summary
To construct and operate a hotel up to 6 storeys (20.6 metres) high above an existing 2-storey basement car parking building, and to construct a loading zone in the adjacent road reserve. The hotel will include 175–185 guest rooms, ancillary uses (some of which will be located in the existing carpark building), and connections to existing infrastructure.
Location
12–26 Man Street, Queenstown.
Referred projects order
Referred projects order: Schedule 73 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]
The project will:
- generate employment by creating approximately 180 direct full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs over a two-year construction period and a further 100 ongoing FTEs once operational
- contribute to a well-functioning urban environment by providing employment in a location which has good accessibility to housing by way of public and active transport
- progress faster than would otherwise be the case under standard Resource Management Act 1991 process.
Any actual and potential effects on the environment, and proposed measures to avoid, remedy, mitigate, offset, or compensate for any adverse effects, can be appropriately 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, 1.3 MB]