Neighbourhood Plan Change Drop in Sessions this week

The proposed high density residential neighbourhood plan change is the topic of drop-in sessions in Queenstown and Wanaka starting tomorrow (Wednesday), QLDC senior policy analyst Scott Figenshow said.

“The drop-in sessions are an opportunity to share your views about the future of your neighbourhood.” Mr Figenshow said.

The proposed plan change identified areas in both Wanaka and Queenstown High Density Residential zones that preserved the mix of permanent residents and visitors around the heart of the town centres. The Council was committed to addressing any potential issues raised through the consultation period.

“The plan change would also ensure enough capacity within those zones to allow for future growth, both for visitor accommodation and residential uses,” Mr Figenshow said.

The discussion document had been carefully prepared to enable ratepayers in Wanaka and Queenstown to understand how the proposed plan change affected landowners in the central area.

The document was available at council offices and on the council website www.qldc.govt.nz.

“We are really keen to get some strong engagement on this proposal and some good feedback before we consider moving ahead with the actual plan change process,” Mr Figenshow said.

If the plan change did advance then it would be formally notified and the public would have an opportunity to make submissions. But that would only occur after feedback from the discussion document and a report back to the strategy committee at its September meeting.

The drop-in sessions would be held from 3-6pm at the Memorial Hall, Queenstown tomorrow (Wednesday) and at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Thursday.