Impacts of PNITI on Key Regional Projects February 2021 freshinfo.co.nz Contents 1 Executive summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Summary of Ring Road impacts by project ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Report structure ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 2 Regional Freight Ring Road ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 What does the Ring Road project involve? .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 What are the expected impacts of the Ring Road project? ........................................................................................................................................... 14 3 PNCC Spatial Plan ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Catalyst projects ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 3.2 Central NZ Distribution Precinct .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4 North East Industrial Zone Growth .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 What does the NEIZ growth project involve? ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 4.2 What are the expected impacts of the NEIZ growth project? ....................................................................................................................................... 25 4.3 How are the impacts of the NEIZ growth project likely to change as a result of the Ring Road? ................................................................................. 26 5 KiwiRail Regional Freight Hub .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 5.1 What does the KiwiRail RFH project involve? ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 5.2 What are the expected impacts of the KiwiRail RFH project? ....................................................................................................................................... 30 5.3 How are the impacts of the KiwiRail RFH project likely to change as a result of the Ring Road? ................................................................................. 33 6 Palmerston North Airport development .................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.1 What do the Airport development projects involve? .................................................................................................................................................... 37 6.2 What are the expected impacts of the Airport development projects?........................................................................................................................ 38 6.3 How are the impacts of the Airport development project likely to change as a result of the Ring Road? ................................................................... 39 7 Longburn Industrial Area Growth ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 41 7.1 What does the Longburn growth project involve? ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 freshinfo.co.nz 7.2 What are the expected impacts of the Longburn growth project? ............................................................................................................................... 41 7.3 How are the impacts of the Longburn growth project likely to change as a result of the Ring Road? ......................................................................... 42 8 Linton Military Camp regeneration .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 8.1 What does the Linton regeneration involve? ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 8.2 What are the expected impacts of the Linton regeneration projects? ......................................................................................................................... 45 8.3 How are the impacts of the Linton Regeneration Project expected to change as a result of the Ring Road? .............................................................. 45 9 FoodHQ transformation project .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 9.1 What does the FoodHQ transformation project involve? ............................................................................................................................................. 47 9.2 What are the expected impacts of the FoodHQ transformation project? .................................................................................................................... 49 9.3 How are the impacts of the FoodHQ Transformation project likely to change as a result of the Ring Road? .............................................................. 52 10 Major Residential Growth Projects .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 10.1 What do the residential growth projects involve? ........................................................................................................................................................ 55 10.2 What are the expected impacts of the residential growth projects? ............................................................................................................................ 56 10.3 How are the impacts of the residential growth projects expected to change as a result of the Ring Road? ................................................................ 57 11 Streets for People .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 11.1 What does Streets for People involve? ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60 11.2 What are the expected impacts of Streets for People? ................................................................................................................................................. 61 11.3 How are the impacts of Streets for People expected to change as a result of the Ring Road? .................................................................................... 62 12 Urban Cycle Network Masterplan ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 12.1 What does the Urban Cycle Network Masterplan involve? .......................................................................................................................................... 64 12.2 What are the expected impacts of the Urban Cycle Network Masterplan? .................................................................................................................. 65 12.3 How are the impacts of the Urban Cycle Network Masterplan expected to change as a result of the Ring Road? ....................................................