An intensive residential subdivision is being proposed along Alexandra’s Dunstan Road.

Glenoir LP is a land development entity comprising Shanon Garden, George Collier and Shaun O’Docherty, hoping to subdivide the 4.1ha property into a 30-lot housing development.

The Central Otago District Council invited submissions on the proposal and noted four adjoining landowners on Dunstan, Gilligan’s Gully and Hillview Roads as being adversely affected.

The application was made under the new Plan Change 19 (PC19) zoning that was about to be changed from a Rural Resource Area to Large Lot Residential, but it was still subject to an appeal by the company in the Environment Court.

Glenoir LP hoped to change the zoning to Low Density Residential, and that would mean the majority of the development would be complying (Lots 5-30 ranged from 900sqm to 1880sqm).

Meanwhile, further along Dunstan Road, Molyneux Lifestyle Village was granted resource consent for its 16ha William Hill winery subdivision after eight years.

Owner Russell Ibbotson said he was still waiting on the tender documents for the engineering specifications, but he hoped the Large Lot subdivision would go to market in the next few months.

The old winery site would offer a range of 2000sqm to 3000sqm sections and was fully compliant with the District Plan.

He said the new housing developments, including Ngai Tahu, were great for Alexandra, “because we badly need it.”

Meanwhile, Glenoir’s application stated that the design of the subdivision and the allotment density was made under the Comprehensive Residential Development (CRD) framework introduced into the District Plan.

The CRD framework allowed for lots to be created below the 1500sqm minimum lot sizes, provided the threshold for minimum development area was achieved as an average across the total or gross site area - the site also had to be at least 2ha.

Glenoir LP applied for resource consent in September 2023, and revised its application down to just 30 lots a year later - the proposal was then withdrawn and the current one lodged in its place.

The developers also want to introduce four small lots with a higher urban density, to allow for a variety of housing typologies - of between 550sqm-700sqm.

Smaller lot sizes promoted lower cost housing as well as enabling viable rental investment opportunities, and the developers believed this node of housing was in keeping with the character of the surrounding neighbourhood.

Glenoir LP said in its application that the subdivision sought to enable some variation in lot sizing, “reflecting the inherent benefit of allowing for a variety of residential living options, within communities, and avoid ‘one-size-fits-all’ urban form.”

The size of the sections increased at the rear of the property, where the landscape was sloped and bordered the tree belt behind.

Submissions closed Friday June 6 with a hearing to follow.

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