780 days ago

Queenstown's $1 billion Lakeview development faces fast-track rejection

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

Commissioners will reject a fast-tracked billion-dollar central Queenstown development plan unless building heights are significantly reduced.

The proposed Lakeview/Taumata development proposal includes three hotels, 500 apartments and commercial spaces on a former camping ground site.

Plans for the first five buildings show some buildings will be 13 storeys high and about twice the allowable height limit.

An expert consenting panel is considering granting permission for the project under the Government’s fast-tracking legislation but is concerned the buildings are too high.

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