[2024] NZEnvC 260 Middleton v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 11 MB]
...that provided by the provisions applying to the Lifestyle Precinct, and adoption of design controls, that take account of the elevation and increased sensitivity of the area. This includes an encouragement of single storey buildings; • Buildings designed to sit 'into' the landform (rather than 'perched on' it), including through sensitive earthworks. • The retention, protection and on-going management of existing exotic and indigenous vegetation features to assis...