Development lodged under fast-track rules

A large proposed housing development at 250 and 256 West Hoe Heights has now been lodged under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track consenting) process.

Developer Shildon Ltd wants to build 467 homes on the 24.3ha site, and a number of residents in the surrounding area are worried and angry.

Under the fast-track legislation, residents in the immediate vicinity of a proposed development can have input into the resource consent process, and it is up to the expert panel whether they choose to invite other residents to have a say too.

Rob Matthews, who lives alongside the site in Bo...

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