Woods Involvement

Since 2009 Mark Cochran, Woods Christchurch Director, has acted as the Project manager coordinating the engineering and survey works and compliance documentation, preparing the contract documentation and observing the contract implementation.

Challenges

A high degree of consultation between developers, local authorities and end-users was required in this project.

Woods Performance

The project comprises;

• A series of neighbourhoods containing 2100 house sites and a retirement village
• A town centre and commercial hub of 9 hectares
• Community facilities including a library, schools and a community centre
• A centrepiece lake connected to extensive waterways, wetlands and conservation Areas that occupy half the 324-hectare site
• Parks, numerous sports facilities, an equestrian centre, an 18-hole golf course with 100 fairway house sites