Residential greenfield growth areas

HOUSING Our residential greenfield growth areas

Peacocke

68 sections

Resource consents in processing

1403 sections

Resource consent granted

60 sections

Sections finished (titled)

34 homes

Building consent granted 272 homes

Completed 6300 homes

Total

FROM 2018

TO Feb 2022

BY 2041

Development in Peacocke was bought forward when funding was secured through the Housing Infrastructure Fund to unlock the area. The bridge connecting Peacocke to Cobham Drive is currently under construction along with other major infrastructure projects to service the area. The bridge and surrounding roads are due to open in late-2023.

Developer activity and interest in the Peacocke area remains high. Current pre-application discussions, consenting and construction activity totals approximately 3000 homes - about 80% of the projected 10-year developer uptake of 3750 homes in Peacocke. The first housing is expected to follow in the following year. When completed, Peacocke will be home to up to 20,000 Hamiltonians.

The Amberfield subdivision was given the green light from the Environmental Court in September 2021. The subdivision will have 830 residential sections and is the first major subdivision consented in the area. The resource consent was initially approved in 2019 but several environmental conditions were appealed by both the developer and the Department of Conservation.

Consent was also granted in December 2021 for the Aurora subdivision. The consent was for a total of 192 residential sections, though the plan is to further subdivide some of the larger sections for apartments and duplexes (subject to Council approval) in the future.

Rotokauri

607 sections

Resource consents in processing

312 sections

Resource consent granted

39 sections

Sections finished (titled)

29 homes

Building consent granted 195 homes

Completed 2400 homes

Total

FROM 2014

TO Feb 2022

BY 2041

Rotokauri is a key growth area for development in the region because of its proximity to employment, education, retail, transport connections and community amenities. Rotokauri has a total capacity of over 6000 homes for about 16,000 people. To date, the majority of consenting activity has occurred in Rotokauri Stage 1 with a total of 195 homes completed (CCC issued) since 2015.

The latest subdivision consent granted in Rotokauri was for the 196-lot subdivision Brymer Heights in November 2020. Earthworks were well underway in 2021 and expected to continue through the next construction season.

Further development in Rotokauri Stage 1 requires a funding solution for the construction of critical infrastructure – the Rotokauri greenway and transport corridor. Council continues to explore funding options for this infrastructure with developers and government

In early September 2021, the MADE Group announced that they had secured $100 million in funding to enable 2000 homes within a 122ha area in Rotokauri North (Rotokauri Stage 2). The development will also include a retirement village, primary school, sports park and neighbourhood centre. An application for a Fast-Track Consent application within the Stage 2 area was received by Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in October 2021.

18 sections

Resource consents in processing

FROM 2015

602 sections

Resource consent granted

70 sections

Sections finished (titled) 110 homes

Building consent granted 515 homes

Completed

TO Feb 2022 1500 homes

Total

BY 2041

Chedworth Properties are developing the 138ha Greenhill Park at the northern end of the Ruakura growth cell. This residential development is well underway and is already a well-established community, which will become home to 1600-1800 houses for up to 4500 people upon completion.

Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) has begun to develop two precincts they have earmarked for residential use. First, bulk earthworks are underway at Tuumata Rise, a 10ha parcel of land on Powells Road. TGH expects the first Titles to be issued here by December 2022. The second residential area is Taapapa, a 3ha block of land located at the southern end along Silverdale Road, where Council will be working with TGH to ensure the appropriate water and roading infrastructure is in place to ensure the best shared housing outcomes can be achieved.

Te Awa Lakes

Te Awa Lakes was granted resource consent in October 2021. The area is in the northern end of Hamilton in Horotiu, and adjacent to the Waikato Expressway. The resource consent allowed the developer to begin preparing the site for future transport corridors, infrastructure, and open space areas. Earthworks began in late November to support to development of Stage 1.

The 10-year project will eventually include 1500 new houses, including 1000 homes within the city boundary, and be home to up to 4000 residents. It will have retail, commercial and recreational areas, as well as a proposed lake that will be maintained to a contact recreational and possibly swimmable standard.

The project is currently in the planning and design phase but expected to begin construction on an initial 90 homes in late-2022.