Apolo club has been mooted for land near Queenstown, subject to resource consent and Overseas Investment Office approval.
Lynly Fong and Jonathan Gabler, Singaporean-based directors of TJ Investments Pte Ltd, and Alastair, John and Neville Porter, directors of TA Property Trust Ltd, are seeking consent for the polo club within the rural general zone on an 84.96ha area on Malaghans Rd.
Several building platforms had already been approved for the site, with consents due to lapse in 2019.
The application, prepared by Southern Planning Group, said the land was on the northern side of Malaghans Rd, about 5km west of Arrowtown, and the majority of it was used for rearing deer.
The applicant was seeking land use consent to establish and operate a polo club on the site, specific polo infrastructure and facilities.
It was also seeking to reconfigure the existing allotments.
Polo is a team sport played on horseback, with players scoring goals by driving a small, white plastic ball into an opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet.
A game lasts about two hours, divided into periods called ''chukkas''.
There are six polo clubs in the South Island, but none in Queenstown.
''Through the development of the polo club, the applicant is seeking to create awareness and interest from the local community and visitors to Queenstown in the sport of polo.''
The club would actively recruit and train local players to take part in tournaments in the resort, as well as in Christchurch and Auckland.
Seven tournaments a year were planned, timed to coincide with other major events, for example the Queenstown Marathon and New Zealand Golf Open to provide ''greater exposure'' for the sport.
During tournaments, which typically last seven days, between 200 and 300 people would be on site, including players, support staff and spectators.
The main season would run from October until the end of April - between May and September the club would largely be shut down.
An arena and horse walking trails would be open every day between 7am and 9pm, the application said.
A full-time on-site farm manager would maintain the site and take care of horses, with additional staff employed during the summer.
Horses would be exercised daily by staff or players.
The application proposed to establish two demarcated polo fields, three horse arenas of varying sizes, fenced stalls and paddocks to contain horses, permanent and temporary parking areas and internal vehicle access.
Additionally, permanent buildings were proposed, including a clubhouse containing seating, a kitchen, bar, office and retail space, and bathrooms, an outdoor area with seating, a barbecue and open fire, stables, a barn and temporary structures such as marquees.
Earthworks and landscaping was also proposed.
