Published date29 April 2021
Date29 April 2021
Dedicated workers’ accommodation is part of a proposed development at Mt Iron.

Consent has been granted by the Environment Court for Mt Iron Junction, a mixed-use development on 6ha of land at the base of Mt Iron bordered by SH6 and SH84.

Mt Iron Junction Ltd owners Steve Schikker and Peter Green applied to Queenstown Lakes District Council for a resource consent for the development in November 2018.

Consent was initially declined by a panel of three commissioners because the development plan was outside the scope of the underlying zone of Rural General.

But after an Environment Court mediation process involving council planning and landscape assessment staff, interested parties and Mt Iron Junction Ltd, a compromise was reached in late 2020.

The amended plan was submitted to the Environment Court and signed off on Monday, April 19.

The amended plan consists of a service station, a dedicated workers’ accommodation village and 13 two- and three- bedroomed terrace houses.

WASTE SURVEY

Wastebusters is running a survey to understand more about people’s behaviour with waste.

Project manager Sophie Ward said the Resourceful Communities Survey was first undertaken in 2019 and provided information on a range of shopping behaviours including takeaways, using reusable cups, bringing your own containers, buying second-hand and repairing instead of replacing items.

“Among the things we learned from the 2019 survey results was that people are deeply concerned about waste and the impact it has on our environment, but this concern is not always reflected in their shopping behaviour,” she said.

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