A $100 million subdivision development near Queenstown has been stopped and has lost its resource consent because the developer cut down 34 mature protected willow trees.

The council had been surprised at the harshness of the decision “because literally the penalty is that the developer can’t obtain titles and can’t press on. Probably the biggest thing from the council’s point of view is that it’s a really major reminder to developers that they have to read the fine print in their resource consents and make sure they comply with it”.

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