Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block

Project summary

In stages, develop a quarry with a maximum pit depth of 60 metres over a 50-year period, to be serviced using existing infrastructure and facilities.

Project location

100 hectares adjacent to the existing Drury Quarry (southeast of Drury) at 121 MacWhinney Drive, Drury; 1189 Ponga Road, Drury; and Ponga Road, Papakura.

Project listing application

Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block application – Ministry for the Environment website

Completeness decision 21 May 2025

The substantive application by Stevenson Aggregates Limited was deemed complete on 21 May 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 30 April 2025.  

Decision on completeness and scope – Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block substantive application (PDF, 119KB)

Competing applications decision 5 June 2025

The substantive application by Stevenson Aggregates Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 5 June 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

Record of decision on competing applications − Drury Quarry Expansion - Sutton Block substantive application (PDF, 68KB)

The application has now been referred to the panel convener for determination by a panel.

Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions

On 29 July 2025, the panel convener issued a Minute. This covers:

• the appointment of the expert panel

• the timeframe for panel decisions for the Drury Quarry Expansion - Sutton Block project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act.

The minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for the Drury Quarry Expansion - Sutton Block project.

Correspondence