Approvals granted 10 March 2026
The expert panel for the Sunfield project granted approvals for the application, subject to conditions.
- 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.
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.
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Correspondence
Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Sunfield project. -
Expert panel
Information about the expert panel appointed to consider and decide the Sunfield project. -
Reports and advice
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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. -
Applicant's response to comments
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Conferences, workshops and hearings
Watch and learn more about conferences, workshops and hearings in relation to the Sunfield project. -
Expert conferencing
The expert panel requested expert conferencing commencing the week of Monday 17 November 2025. Read the joint witness statements from the experts involved in the conferencing. -
Draft decision and conditions
On 10 February 2026, the Sunfield expert panel released its draft decision and conditions. -
The decision
The expert panel for the Sunfield project has granted approvals for the application, subject to conditions.