• Listed
  • Applied
  • Comments
  • Panel considering
  • Decision

Project summary

Develop approximately 3,400 residential dwellings, an approximately 7.6 hectare town centre, retail and healthcare buildings, 3 retirement villages (with approximately 600 independent living units and care beds), approximately 27.7 hectares of open spaces, green links, recreation parks and reserves, and enable the potential development of a school.

Project location

244.5 hectares at Old Wairoa Road, Cosgrave Road, and Airfield Road, between Takanini and Papakura, Auckland.

Project listing application

Sunfield application – Ministry for the Environment website

Completeness decision 29 April 2025

The substantive application by Winton Land Limited was deemed complete on 29 April 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 3 April 2025.  

Decision on completeness and scope – Sunfield substantive application (PDF, 70KB)

Initial substantive application returned to applicant on 6 March 2025

Winton Land Limited lodged a substantive application for the project on 14 February 2025. The Fast-track team has returned the substantive application, which did not comply with all the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. 

Decision on completeness and scope - Sunfield Masterplanned Community substantive application (PDF, 89KB)

Winton Land Limited then prepared and lodged a new Fast-track substantive application.

Competing applications decision 13 May 2025

The substantive application by Winton Land Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 13 May 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

Record of decision on competing applications − Sunfield substantive application (PDF, 72KB)

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 10 June 2025, the panel convener issued Minute 2. This covers:

  • the appointment of the expert panel

  • the timeframe for panel decisions for the Sunfield project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act. 

The minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for the Sunfield project.

Correspondence

  • Substantive application

    The substantive application documents for the Sunfield project.
    Substantive application
  • Correspondence

    Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Sunfield project.
    Correspondence
  • Comments from invited parties

    The expert panel invites written comments on the application from the persons or groups set out in section 53(2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
    Comments from invited parties
  • Reports and advice

    Read reports, advice and further information sought in relation to the Sunfield project.
    Reports and advice
  • Expert panel

    Information about the expert panel appointed to consider and decide the Sunfield project.
    Expert panel
  • Conferences, workshops and hearings

    Watch and learn more about conferences, workshops and hearings in relation to the Sunfield project.
    Conferences, workshops and hearings