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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 applicant had advised the council on June 23 that the private plan change would go on hold. The plan ch...

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

Housing is the No.1 issue in the Nelson electorate, says MP Rachel Boyack and even if a proposal for about 750 homes near the city centre gets the nod, it won't be enough.

The total proposed number of houses in the development is 750, but the Save the Maitai campaign is focused on stopping 550 slated for the Kākā Valley. At the public meeting, organisers said they needed to raise about $110,000 to legally challenge the Nelson City Council’s 2019 Future Development Strategy, and to contest the proposed subdivision at an upcoming Resource Management Act (RMA) hearing. A key part of the group's argument alleges inadequate consultation in the 2019 Future Development Strategy. Dr Aaron Stallard told the meeting the council did not make its intentions clear a...

Cherie Sivignon07:12, May 05 2021 Supplied An aerial photograph of Nelson with the Maitahi-Bayview development site marked by a dotted white line at the top of the image. Landowners behind a proposal to build about 750 homes on a greenfield site near central Nelson say just one-quarter of the signatures on a petition opposing residential development in the area came from Nelsonians. A syndicate of two companies is behind the venture, known as the Maitahi-Bayview development – Maitai Development Co General Partner Ltd and Bayview Nelson Ltd. The proposed development is earmarked for a 287ha ...