In an update to our Plan change 13 story in the April issue of Summerfruit magazine, an Environment Court appeal regarding a large subdivision in Cromwell has been withdrawn.
The Otago Daily Times reports that 'the appeal was lodged in February by River Terrace Developments and related to a Central Otago District Council decision in December to decline plan change 13, which would have allowed the development to go ahead.
'Central Otago District Council chief executive Sanchia Jacobs said she was notified the case had been withdrawn about 1pm yesterday. ‘‘That’s the end of plan change 13 but that doesn’t preclude River Terrace Developments from making further applications relating to the land.’’
'The plan change would have led to almost 50ha of land being rezoned for intensive development, including 840 residential sections opposite Highlands Motorsport Park in Sandflat Road.'