Queenstown Gateway, owner of what has been dubbed Henderson's hole, has lodged a new resource consent application outlining updated plans for its $125 million development.
The Five Mile development will be "anchored by a supermarket tenant" and includes a child-care centre, visitor accommodation, commercial space and potentially a medical centre or gym.
"Of the major tenants, at this time only the Countdown supermarket has been confirmed."
The application was lodged on July 6 and put on hold at the request of the applicant the same day.
A Lakes Environmental planner said she did not know the reasoning behind the status.
"It will be processed once the applicant has requested that application be taken off hold," she said.
Earlier this week, the Environment Court granted consent to Foodstuffs to build and operate a Pak'n Save supermarket on a Frankton Flats site neighbouring the Queenstown Gateway site.
Queenstown Gateway acquired its site in 2009 and, in 2011, received consent for the earthworks, a street layout and open space.
"Essentially, this consent authorised site preparation but it did not authorise any above-ground buildings or activities within those buildings," the application said.
The new application is a response to concerns by an independent planning commissioner about the "piecemeal approach" being taken.
"In light of these concerns, the applicant has elected to prepare a new application that seeks consent for the entire 27,487sq m development."
The report considered all seven buildings, car parking, internal roading, signage, landscaping, lighting and proposed slopes "to the extent that these can be determined given that the majority of the tenancies are yet to be leased".
The proposal was last presented to the urban design panel in November 2010. Since then, gross floor area was reduced by 9738sq m.
This reduction is the result of removing "the retail arcade and the cinemas" and their basement car parking.
The application noted there were no other buildings close by, the nearest building being the Queenstown Events Centre.
Construction of the Queenstown Gateway's Five Mile development was due to start last October but has not been allowed to start because of delays in obtaining approval.
The excavated site at the entrance into Queenstown is the remainder of developer David Henderson's plans which were abandoned after his bankruptcy.
Foodstuffs property and development manager Roger Davidson told the Otago Daily Times construction of the $30 million Queenstown Pak'n Save would take between nine and 12 months and, providing it was not appealed, could be open next year.
A spokesman for Queenstown Gateway could not be reached for comment yesterday.
