Applicant
Tomcat Holdings Pte Limited
Case number(s)
200910060
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date17 June 2009
Investment

An overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of:

  • a freehold interest in 2.4000 hectares of land at 140 Gills Road, Point Ridge, Albany; and
  • a mortgage in 2.4000 hectares of land at 140 Gills Road, Point Ridge, Albany.
ConsiderationCONFIDENTIAL
ApplicantTomcat Holdings Pte Limited
United Kingdom (except Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) (100.0%)
VendorUrban Developments Limited
New Zealand (100.0%)
Background

Point Ridge is a gated community north of Albany. Resource consent has been granted to develop 237 dwellings in a staged development. To date, 95 apartments and villas have been completed in stages 1, 2 and 3 of the six stage development. This leaves up to a further 142 lots available for construction under the resource consent.

Development of Point Ridge has stopped. The Applicant has entered into agreements to purchase two parcels of property in the Point Ridge development: the uncompleted portion of the development or 'future development units' and four completed units.

The Applicant intends to appoint McConnell Property Limited to act as development and project manager to complete the Point Ridge development.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'benefit to New Zealand' criterion was satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(i) – Creation/Retention of jobs
17(2)(a)(iv) – Added market competition/productivity

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(b) – Key person in a key industry
28(c) – Affect image, trade or international relations
28(f) – Advance significant government policy or strategy

More informationAndrew Petersen
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