Wooing Tree Estate
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
2020-023
Applicant
Wooing Tree Property Development LP
Project summary
To develop a 25ha block of land in Cromwell for 309 dwellings/sections, a hospitality/neighbourhood centre, and associated open space and infrastructure
Location
64 Short Cut Road, Corner SH8b and SH6, Cromwell, Otago
Referred projects order
Schedule 13 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]
The project
- offers the opportunity for up to 650 full-time equivalent jobs and for additional permanent jobs through commercial activities
- will provide economic benefits to those in the Central Otago area and to the viticulture and construction industries which have been affected by COVID-19
- will increase housing supply in an area experiencing rapid population change and housing shortages
- will contribute to a well-functioning urban environment given its location close to the Cromwell town centre and within an area identified in the Cromwell Spatial Plan as being suitable for residential intensification
- will enables construction to occcur sooner than would otherwise be the case under standard RMA processes.
Any adverse effects arising from the activities that are to occur under the project and potential mitigation measures can be tested by an expert consenting panel, having regard to Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.
Section 17 report
Section 17 report [PDF, 369 KB]