Monday, 24 May 2021, 12:00 pm
Independent commissioners have
given the green light for the company behind well-known Kiwi
brand Sleepyhead to develop a $1 billion manufacturing and
housing community on its 178-hectare rural site in Ohinewai,
north Waikato.
The proposed development by Comfort
Group, and its property arm Ambury Properties Ltd, will
include industrial, commercial, and residential zones. It
intends on developing a master planned mixed-use community
over the next 10 years with 1100 homes for up to 3,000
residents, and a new factory creating up to 2600 new
jobs.
The decision on the company’s rezoning
submission on the Proposed Waikato District Plan has been
under deliberation since hearings in September last year,
The high-profile development has seen both support and criticism.
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Huntly Community Board member Red Wootton staunchly supports the Sleepyhead development in Ōhinewai, saying it will transform Huntly.
But Huntly residents and marae leaders say the employment opportunities could be a ticket to prosperity for north Waikato people. A panel of independent commissioners – Dr Phil Mitchell, Paul Cooney, Dynes Fulton and Weo Maag - approved the full rezoning, turning rural land into industrial, business and residential precincts.
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Ngira Simmonds, centre, says the Kīngitanga welcomes responsible development in Ōhinewai. In a statement, Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson said: “This will mean a major boost for the communities of Ōhinewai and Huntly, as well as for the whole Waikato district.
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