Invitation to comment
On 21 May 2026, the Mt Iron Junction Housing Scheme expert panel released Minute 2, recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.
Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 562KB)
The closing date for comments is 19 June 2026.
Information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application
Comments received
Ministers
Queenstown Lakes District Council
- FTSA2601 S53 QLDC Comments Final (PDF, 403 KB)
- Appendix_1_-_Transport_Peer_Review (PDF, 641 KB)
- Appendix_2_-_Landscape_Peer_Review (PDF, 28 MB)
- Appendix_3_-_Acoustic_Peer_Review (PDF, 278 KB)
- Appendix_4_-_Urban_Design_Peer_Review (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix_5_-_Property_and_Infrastructure_Technical_Memo_(Peer_Review) (PDF, 223 KB)
- Appendix_6_-_Land_Development_Engineering_Technical_Memo_(Peer_Review) (PDF, 368 KB)
- Appendix_6A_-_SCION_Fire_Risk_Report (PDF, 11 MB)
- Appendix_7_-_Parks_and_Reserves_Technical_Memo_(Peer_Review) (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix_8_-_Planning_Technical_Memo_(Peer_Review) (PDF, 266 KB)
- Appendix_9_-_QLDC_Land_Use_and_Subdivision_Conditions_QLDC_Comments (PDF, 1 MB)
Otago Regional Council
- Otago Regional Council (PDF, 332 KB)
- Otago Regional Council - Appendix 1 - Revised consent conditions and ORC comments (PDF, 143 KB)
- Otago Regional Council - Appendix 2 - Technical peer-review undertaken by Mr Nicholson (PDF, 210 KB)
- Otago Regional Council - Appendix 3 - Comments from ORC Transport Team (PDF, 340 KB)
- Otago Regional Council - Appendix 4 - Assessment of proposal against National Policy Statement for Infrastructure 2025 (PDF, 81 KB)
New Zealand Transport Agency
Adjacent parties
- Comment from CM Morgan 1 (PDF, 425 KB)
- Comment from CM Morgan 2 (PDF, 891 KB)
- Comment from Gillian Ryan and Scott Johnson (PDF, 309 KB)
- Comment from Gordon Lang (PDF, 190 KB)
- Comment from Ian and Lois Miles (PDF, 54 KB)
- Comment from Janet Lang (PDF, 168 KB)
- Comment from Jonathan Fitchew and Janine Fitchew Carroll (PDF, 74 KB)
- Comment from Pete Barham and Lisa Mcfarlane (PDF, 4 MB)
- Comment from Stella Park South Limited (PDF, 60 KB)
- Comment from Vida and Luke (PDF, 7 MB)
- Comment from Wayne Casey (PDF, 461 KB)
Applicants' response to comments
On the 26 June 2026 the applicant provided a response to comments received.
- Legal-Submissions,-Section-53-Response-to-Comments,-26-06-2026 (PDF, 5 MB)
- Andy Carr (Transport), Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-2026 (PDF, 2 MB)
- David Compton-Moen (Urban Design), Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-2026 (PDF, 18 MB)
- Duncan White (Planning) Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-26 (PDF, 49 MB)
- Paul Smith (Landscape), Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-2026 (PDF, 485 KB)
- Sam Connell (Architecture), Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-2026 (PDF, 228 KB)
- Tom Grandiek, (Environmental Management), Evidence, Section 53 Response to Comments, 26-06-2026 (PDF, 175 KB)
- Rewa-Satory-Acoustic,-Evidence,-Section-53-Response-to-Comments (PDF, 202 KB)
- Natalie-Hampson-Economic,-Evidence,-Section-53-Response-to-Comments, (PDF, 11 MB)