Takeaway food outlets, a cafe, bakery, fruit and vegetable store, a butcher, lotto outlet and a florist are the types of businesses likely to lease a site at an upmarket convenience retail complex proposed for Rotorua's western suburbs.
Rotorua developer Tony Bradley, who developed the Redwood Centre at the intersection of Tarawera Rd and Te Ngae Rd, has bought the 6300sq m site at the intersection of Fairy Springs Rd and Old Quarry Rd which was formerly owned by Oderings.
Mr Bradley has applied for resource consent to build an upmarket retail complex.
According to the resource consent, which was publicly notified last week, the types of retail and service activities proposed for this centre are likely to include such activities as a single cafe/small restaurant, a range of takeaway food outlets (excluding drive through facilities), a bakery, fruit and vegetable store, butcher, lotto outlet and a florist. A gym, hairdresser or beauty salon, a physiotherapy/osteopathic clinic or clothing and footwear repair are also the types of service businesses likely to lease an area at the site in order to provide a mix of activities at the site.
Given its location and close proximity to schools, liquor retailing, pubs or tattooing and piercing will not be allowed.
Six businesses have already signed leases for premises subject to resource consent being granted. Burger Fuel has confirmed it will open another restaurant at the new site if resource consent is granted but Mr Bradley did not want to name the other five tenants at this stage.
He expects the complex would create more than 50 jobs.
The application said the impact on other retail in the area will be minor. Increased delays are likely at the intersection of Old Quarry Rd and Fairy Springs Rd during peak traffic.
The operation of the proposed gym is expected to meet the standards of the district plan and not be the source of any adverse noise effects on the adjoining residential properties, the application said.
Mr Bradley told the Rotorua Daily Post the complex was for convenience retail and would not impact on the central business district.
"My developments have no impact on the CBD and the Redwood Centre is proof of that."
A copy of the resource consent application can be viewed at the council's customer centre and is also available on its website www.rdc.govt.nz. Go to the popular links tab and look at publicly notified resource consents.
Submissions close at 5pm on Wednesday, August 28.