Kingston Infrastructure Works

Water supply works will include a new treatment plant on Glen Nevis Station and a bulk supply main that will be installed from Glen Nevis Station Road, along State Highway 6, and then down Kent Street in Kingston to its intersection with Oxford Street.

Stormwater works will take place along the length of Oxford Street, from the edge of Lake Whakatipu through to the area of Kingston Village Ltd’s (KVL) future development. This package of work will also include the extension of the new bulk water supply main from Kent Street to the new housing development.

Wastewater works will include a new treatment plant on Kingston Station, a pumpstation on the corner of Oxford and Dorset Street, and a connecting rising main between them.

Construction of the three waters upgrades in Kingston are largely split into three packages of work: water supply, stormwater, and wastewater. The estimated start dates are:

Water works – Glen Nevis Station and Kent Street

We estimate this work will begin in July/August 2024 and will take 18 months to complete.

Stormwater works – Oxford Street

We estimate this work will begin in the latter half of 2024 and will take 12 months to complete.

Wastewater works

This third package of work is currently in the detailed design phase.

We estimate this work will begin in the first half of 2025 and will take 18 months to complete.

Water works – Glen Nevis Station and Kent Street

18 months from start date.

Stormwater, water, and wastewater works – Oxford Street

12 months from start date.

Wastewater works

18 months from start date.

Given its proximity to fast-growing Queenstown, Kingston has long been considered an appropriate location for more housing stock. However, this has been limited by the lack of supporting Three Waters infrastructure (water supply, wastewater, and stormwater).

Zoning for the area immediately south of the existing Kingston township was revised under Plan Change 25: Kingston Village Special Zone, allowing for a residential development of approximately 750 new homes. Since then, QLDC has worked with Kingston Village Ltd (KVL) to agree on the infrastructure requirements for their new development.

Furthermore, most existing properties in Kingston manage their own onsite three waters systems. These systems are of varying quality and present their own challenges now and into the future. Because of this, the Three Waters infrastructure we’re delivering has been designed to eventually provide capacity for and allow connection of existing dwellings within Kingston.

Once complete, this infrastructure will be able to cater for an ultimate housing stock of 1,200 dwellings, made up of 450 dwellings (250 existing plus 200 infill) within the existing Kingston township, and 750 dwellings from the new KVL development. However, the capacity and serviceability will be delivered by multiple construction packages over a number of years.

While we’ve designed the infrastructure so existing residents in Kingston can connect in the future, the current works we’re undertaking do not cater for properties to connect at this time.

Properties within the township will need to continue managing their own water and wastewater systems until we complete further planning, design, and financial analysis work and engage with the Kingston community as part of developing a servicing plan for the existing township.

The existing township will not see an increase in rates as a result of these works until the event that they can connect to these services. Further engagement with the community will be undertaken as part of developing the servicing plan for the existing township.

The Kingston Village Special Zone was created as the result of Plan Change 25 to the Operative District Plan. This zoning was made operative in March 2010. The purpose of the Kingston Village Special Zone is to achieve a comprehensively designed settlement that provides a range of residential densities, and extensive open space and recreational opportunities.

A Structure Plan for the future development of the zone is included in the District Plan. This is shown below. A Structure Plan guides the location of activities and the intensity of development.

The resource consent for the first stage of development (RM181534) creates 217 lots and is consistent with the location and intensity of development as required by the Structure Plan and zoning.

Under the Resource Management Act (RMA) there are a number of tests which result in the need for public or limited notification of a resource consent. The subdivision was assessed as not needing to be notified under these. This assessment is detailed within the resource consent decision and can be obtained online from Council’s eDocs system using the reference RM181534.

Public consultation on Plan Change 25 which created the Kingston Village Special Zone was undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the RMA that were in effect at that time.

Plan Change 25 was notified in December 2008 and the community had the opportunity to lodge a submission. A public open day was also held in March 2009 at the Kingston golf club.

Eleven submissions were lodged on the Plan Change. At the hearing, Commissioners heard evidence from the submitters and submitters were also advised of the Council decision.