Auckland Council has approved a re-zoning and resource consent for the development of 31 hectares in the Whenuapai Village Special Housing Area (SHA), paving the way for more than 650 new homes.
It's the first qualifying development (QD) consent to be approved in New Zealand, under the Auckland Housing Accord.
The land was zoned 'future urban', which prevented immediate development.
The new zoning, 'mixed housing suburban', which was approved within 101 working days of the application being lodged by Oyster Capital Limited, meaning sections and homes can now be built.
The Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act provides for applications to be processed within 130 working days.