Accommodation for an influx of out-of-town construction workers for the new Dunedin Hospital will be built in a beachside suburb if a resource consent application is approved. The Dunedin City Council is currently accepting submissions on the application by Christchurch company GK Accommodation Ltd to build 46 one-bedroom units at the former Brighton Caravan Park. Construction workers would be moving to the city on a semi-permanent basis for eight years or more, the application stated. "The result of the new Dunedin Hospital construction project is that a significant pool of construction workers will be from outside of Dunedin, and the corresponding need for worker accommodation," it said. The title allowed a density of 20 residential units, which at 3.5 people per unit would result in 70 people on site, the application said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2022 01:37 UTC