Kingston Infrastructure Works

• Deep bore water source (bore and headworks already constructed).

• Water Treatment Plant and storage reservoirs located on Glen Nevis Station.

• Bulk supply main.

• Large diameter stormwater conveyance pipe along Oxford Street from the new housing development to Lake Whakatipu, including special soakage outlet.

• Medium diameter stormwater conveyance pipe along Shropshire Street from the new housing development to Lake Whakatipu, including special soakage outlet.

• Stormwater upgrades and/or conveyance at the western end of Kingston.

• Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP): including associated pond, mechanical plant, buildings, equipment, and site facilities located on Kingston Station.

• Land Treatment Area: where the treated effluent from the WWTP gets discharged to continue the treatment process located on Kingston Station.

• Wastewater pumpstation on the corner of Oxford of Dorset Street and a rising main to the WWTP.

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. However, 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.

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.

These upgrades are partly funded by QLDC utilising an interest free loan from the Housing Infrastructure Fund. Debt will then be recovered through development contributions and targeted rates that are apportioned across the properties serviced by the new infrastructure.

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.

QLDC has planned for the existing Kingston township to be able to connect to the Council scheme in the future, and the new infrastructure has been designed to allow for this.

QLDC’s Long Term Plan and Infrastructure Strategy identify extending the Kingston network as a longer-term initiative beyond the current 10-year programme.

Given the high cost of extending the infrastructure to the existing township, and the relatively small number of properties that would connect, no decisions have been made about when this would happen, how it would be funded, or whether there are mechanisms to mitigate the estimated costs.

Further planning will be needed to confirm the timing, funding and costs of any future connection.

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.