Pegasus is a masterplanned town on 400ha of coastal land. Over 50% of the land is retained in open space for recreation, aesthetic and wildlife habitat enhancement purposes.

Boffa Miskell has been involved in the planning and design of Pegasus since 1997. We contributed to the early site survey and feasibility studies and were responsible for the preliminary site planning. Our multi-disciplinary team carried out landscape and ecological assessments of effects, managed the community impact assessment and planned the rehabilitation of a 90ha wetland which is to be an integral part of the township's amenity attributes. We managed the resource consent application process, coordinating the input of a large team of specialists.

Client

Todd Property Pegasus Town Limited

Location

Canterbury

Project team

Mark Brown
Stephanie Styles
Brian McAuslan
Nancy Vance

Worked with

Anderson Lloyd
Beca Infrastructure
Mason & Wales Architects
Mitchell Partnerships
Rawlinsons
Retail Consulting Group
Traffic Design Group
Woods and Partners
Tyndall and Associates

Project date

2002 - 2006

Planning approval was gained in 2002 and refinement of the master plan followed. Since 2004, we have been part of the core team that has been refining the master plan, public realm design and ecological restoration design; preparing the contract documentation, and observing the contract implementation.

The master plan provides for:

  • a series of neighbourhoods containing 1700 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, and 25 kilometres of walking and cycleways;
  • 18-hole golf course and 98 rural residential lifestyle blocks.

The master planning process has been guided by the overall objective of:

"creating conditions necessary for a self-sustaining community in a setting where the site's unique natural and cultural values would be inherent."

Construction began in late 2006.

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