Local MP Matt Doocey has publicly opposed the development and he welcomed the decision via social media, congratulating the Pegasus Residents Group.<\/p>\n
Wolfbrook has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s decision came just hours before residents of Pegasus were planning to attend a public meeting held by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Christchurch. <\/p>\n
The Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 offers a permanent process for obtaining resource consents and a wide range of other approvals. According to the government website, \u201cFast-track brings these together into a streamlined process\u201d.<\/p>\n
The process is limited to infrastructure, housing and development projects with significant regional or national benefits. It involves all relevant authorities \u2013 but only as submitters, not decision-makers.<\/p>\n
The Minister for Infrastructure decides if projects are eligible for referral to the fast-track pathway.<\/p>\n
If so, the applicant can lodge a substantive application. Expert panels then consider applications before determining whether projects are approved or declined. Decisions can be appealed on points of law to the High Court.<\/p>\n
As of February, the fast-track process was taking an average of 128 days for decisions to be made on substantive applications from when officials determine an application is complete and in-scope.<\/p>\n
The golf course is believed to have been purchased for about $7 million and industry-led estimates suggest a residential rezoning could increase that value to about $400m.<\/p>\n
Among the opposition to the course\u2019s proposed conversion is cricketing great Sir Richard Hadlee, a long-time resident and first official member of the Pegasus Golf Club. <\/p>\n