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December, 2018 The Queenstown Lakes District Council is supporting a controversialrural hotel development, which has attracted strong opposition from neighbours. A planning report recommends the proposal for a 380-room hotel at Waterfall Park, near Arrowtown, proceed with conditions. The proposed four-star hotel would be built in four blocks with two restaurants, facilities for large events, a wellness centre with day spa, yoga studio and swimming pool and a wedding chapel. The resource consent application attracted 13 submissions 12 in opposition to the plan, including those from neighbours, as well as the Friends of Lake Hayes Society Incorporated and Arrowtown Landscape Protection Society Incorporated. Developers Winton Partners, a company associated with developers Chris and Michaela Meehan, have had three previous proposals for the site turned down by the council. The council rejected plans in August 2016 to recommend a 141-lot subdivision at Waterfall Park for Special Housing Area status. Two earlier proposals for retirement villages on the neighbouring Ayrburn Farm land, which is included in the hotel proposal, were also rejected. Residents are concerned the hotel proposal will degrade the water quality of Mill Stream, which runs through the proposed development, and nearby Lake Hayes. They also believe there is insufficient infrastructure to support the hotel, including potable water, wastewater and roading. Conditions recommended by the council include increased tree planting to screen buildings from nearby viewpoints and protect the native eco- system. A public hearing of the proposal before independent commissioners is scheduled for January 22 and 23. Source: stuff
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