| Notification |
Section 23A Overseas Investment Act 2005 |
|---|---|
| Notification number | 4 (of 12) |
| Decision Date | 05 March 2021 |
| Investment | An overseas investment in residential-only sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in approximately 10.1178 hectares of land at 68 and 70 Quaifes Road, Halswell, Christchurch. |
| Consideration | Withheld under s9(2)(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act |
| Applicant | Fletcher Residential Limited New Zealand Public (21.8%) Australian Public (54.4%) Various overseas persons (23.8%) |
| Vendors | Geoffrey Douglas Dench and Louise Margaret Dench (as trustees of the G D Dench Family Trust) Hayden William Dench and Renae Elizabeth Low |
| Background |
The Applicant was granted a standing consent based on the Increased Housing/Non-Residential Use tests on 18 April 2019. This permits the Applicant to acquire up to 200ha of residential (but not otherwise sensitive) land in up to 12 transactions by 1 May 2022. This is the fourth acquisition of land under the standing consent. The Applicant intends to subdivide and develop the land, for the purpose of constructing a total of approximately 150 new residential houses. Under the standing consent the Applicant must increase the number of dwellings on the land, or undertake development works to support, and must divest all interests in the sensitive land within 10 years. |
| More information | Gregory Allen Simpson Grierson (Auckland) Private Bag 92518 AUCKLAND 1141 |