Bob's Peak project

An artist's impression of Skyline Enterprises Ltd's proposed expanded upper terminal on Bob's...
An artist's impression of Skyline Enterprises Ltd's proposed expanded upper terminal on Bob's Peak. IMAGE: SUPPLIED
Subject to final approval, work could begin on Skyline Enterprises Ltd's massive redevelopment of its flagship Queenstown operation in the first quarter of next year.

The Environment Court issued an interim decision earlier this month on the company's direct referral for a $100million-plus redevelopment of its Bob's Peak operations.

Skyline proposes to essentially double the total area of its upper terminal, which will include a 430sq m wrap-around viewing deck, replacing the existing 68sq m platform.

The two-seat luge chairlift would be replaced with a four-seat chairlift, and 34 10-seat gondola cabins are proposed, along with a new two-storey base terminal building and a multi-storey car park with capacity for 350 vehicles.

Company chairman Mark Quickfall said he hoped a resource application for the car park would be lodged this month.

A new lease for the land the car park was proposed to be built on was also required, and the company also needed a stormwater discharge consent from the Otago Regional Council, Mr Quickfall said.

Provided all consents were granted and the Environment Court timetable was adhered to, work might begin on the site around March or April.

``This is a big project ... There is a process to go through and a multitude of parties involved, so they all have a right to be heard and we're happy to caucus with any of those people to get to our end goal, which is an improved facility for all the visitors to Queenstown.''

The door was left open for Skyline to make a direct referral application to the Environment Court regarding its car park facility during a four-day hearing in May.


 

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