- Client
- Richmond West Development Company Limited, Appleby Fields Limited, Appleby54 Limited, Richmond West Limited Partnership, and Wensley Road Developments Limited.
- Location
- Nelson
- Services
- Geotechnical engineeringSurveyingCivil engineeringPlanning and resource management
- Status
- Ongoing
The Brief
Just ten minutes from Nelson airport, on the edge of Richmond Township, is a growing residential subdivision – Richmond West. This large development has required a collaborative effort across our team, with people from our Christchurch office helping our Nelson team keep up with the pace of expansion. At times, multiple stages were being constructed simultaneously, and at one point we had five different contractors working on five different stages within the area.
Challenges Identified
In the planning stages for this development, the government projected that by 2028, an additional 320 primary, 130 intermediate and 390 secondary places were expected to be needed in the Waimea catchment. To support this, they purchased a 3-ha block of land in The Meadows development to allow for a new primary school.
What We Did
We were engaged to undertake the master planning, surveying, civil, hydraulic and geotechnical design, as well as contract administration during construction of the various stages of development.
We designed a comprehensive low-pressure sewer network, facilitating significant development within the Lower Queen Street area. Low-pressure sewer networks are now an accepted technology in New Zealand and are essential for flat areas such as Richmond West.
Key Deliverables
- The Meadows development has a commercial hub with a café, bar, dairy, and wildflowers
- There are seven pocket park reserves throughout the developments, along with the 70-metre-wide Borck Reserve that runs the length of the area, providing a large recreational space and flood resilience for the area.
- Adjacent land has developed into a retirement village and a commercial area featuring a movie theatre, local bar, burger bar, pizza store and preschool.
- Titles have issued for most of the stages, with works continuing for the remaining few stages.
- In 2021, the Meadows Crossing Bridge over Borck Stream was completed, linking Lower Queen Street and McShane Road.
- Much of the land has been developed under Tasman District Council (TDC)-approved Special Housing Area (SHA) consents, covered by the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas (Tasman) Order 2017.