6 | Covid adds to complex problem from page 4 DEVELOPMENT Classic Developments East Quarter, Papamoa. Joint venture with Bluehaven Group, 300 lots. First three stages sold. Roading and infrastructure being completed on stage one. Throw in the new National Policy Statements and there is yet more complexity. Peter believes the RMA ombudsmen could make things happen faster by providing coordination. “Someone needs to be in charge of the different regions, work collaboratively and have the authority to make things happen. To have any chance of solving this issue we need to act with pace and scale.” The other key issue is infrastructure and who pays. Like many developers Peter says it is not feasible for the development community to foot the bill nor is it practical for councils to pay. He says the government stands to make about $420m in GST from the Tauriko West development and only $80m is needed to get the infrastructure underway. It seems a no-brainer so why is it not happening, he questions. “More work needs to be done to create commercially viable options like developers receiving Government loans on agreeable terms to progress with infrastructure. This would increase costs to the consumer but would start addressing the increasing demand and lack of supply issues,” he says. There are positive moves in the right direction with the district plan change to intensify the city and the commencement of the government’s shovel ready projects but chronic underinvestment in infrastructure will take time to remedy, says Peter. Covid-19 has exacerbated the problem further with shortages of materials and qualified labour to build homes. “New Zealand has had a big growth spurt and everyone has been caught out. Council needed to plan 30-50 years ahead. We are now in catch up mode, dealing with a major issue. “The acceleration infrastructure programme will help these issues as long as Tauranga gets its share of attention otherwise that will cost this city dearly.” Classic Developments Current Projects • Kennedy Ridge, Pyes Pa, Tauranga. 300 lot subdivision. Work is currently being done on the last 100 lots. • East Quarter, Papamoa. Joint venture with Bluehaven Group, 300 lots. First three stages sold. Roading and infrastructure being completed on stage one. • Kaimai Views, Omokoroa. Joint venture with Western Bays District Council. 280 lots. Working on the final stages. • Hunua Views, Drury. 800 lots. Working on Stage four, selling well. • Station View, Queenstown. • Navigation Heights, Porirua. 110 lots. Nearly sold out. • Brookside, Porirua. 150 house and land packages. Sold out. • New development, Porirua. 400 lots. Warkworth development, 120 lots. • Hamilton development. Joint venture, 300 lots. Kennedy Ridge, Pyes Pa, Tauranga. 300 lot subdivision. Work is currently being done on the last 100 lots.
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