Queenstown Lakes District councillors voted to decline three special housing area (SHA) proposals for the area at its council meeting today. He believed the council could not approve any further development on Ladies Mile until they were addressed. Queenstown Lakes District Council staff had recommended councillors green-light the Laurel Hills special housing area development in principle. Developers propose building 156 homes along Ladies Mile, in a move that riled up Shotover Country and Lake Hayes Estate residents. Council planners said it should be approved, although they warned the council would have to address major traffic and transport issues.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 18, 2019 03:11 UTC