Andrew Spittal News Today

The hearing for the proposed private plan change to rezone 287 hectares in the Maitai Valley begun last week with the plan's applicant and the public delivering arguments for and against the plan.

Land earmarked for a housing development near central Nelson will be transferred into iwi ownership.

Developers want a planned upgrade of McShane Rd, near Richmond, to be brought forward as traffic volumes more than triple along the increasingly busy “country lane”.

Skara Bohny16:44, Jul 07 2021 Supplied The plan change which could see the dotted white line (centre top) filled with houses has been suspended, but developers say it is just a temporary break to give them a chance to “refine” their plans. The syndicate behind the Maitahi-Bayview development have temporarily suspended its plan change, but expects things to get going again shortly. The suspension was indicated by the Nelson City Council via a brief notice on its website saying that the appl...

Though opposition is vocal, many in the community are supportive of the proposed development, albeit with some major conditions to their support.