This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease for a term of 30 years from:
Application details
Applicant: Inflite Limited
Location of proposed activity: Aoraki/Mount Cook Village Staff Site 18 – 11 Mueller Place
Concession type: Lease for occupation and maintenance of land for a private commercial structure (Site 18) on approximately 1010 m2 of land within Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.
Summary of proposal: The lease application is to continue occupation and maintenance of a staff accommodation building within the Village used for essential staff associated with permitted activities carried out in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
Application documents:
How to make a submission
Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.
Submissions closed on Wednesday 25 June 2025.
What happens next
After submissions close:
- DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
- A hearing will be held if there have been requests to be heard by the Director-General. If you have expressed an interest in presenting your submission at a hearing, you'll be contacted by DOC regarding this.
- DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
- DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation.
- The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application.
Hearing details
If a hearing is required, a date will be updated to this page.
Decision
No details at this point. Details, such as submissions and the decision outcome, will be added when they are available.
DOC comment regarding publicly notified applications
The Minister of Conservation has made no determination regarding the suitability of this proposed concession on public conservation land. This public notification should not be interpreted as an intention on the part of the Minister of Conservation to grant the proposed concession.
Contact
If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Dean Harliwich, Permissions Advisor.