[3] The Peacocke Structure Plan of 2007 provided for development on 620 ha (1,500 acres) over about 25 years.

[4] Two consent applications were made in 2018 proposing an 'Amberfield' development of 862 sections on 105 ha (260 acres) between Peacockes Rd and the Waikato River.

[5] By 2020 the granting of the consent had been appealed to the Environment Court, a major issue being protection of habitats for endangered long tailed bats.

As well as Amberfield, 650 homes are planned at Aurora, 230 at Qestral retirement village, 39 at Corbourneview and 71 at Saxbys.

The Peacocke bridge and sewage projects were set back by Cyclone Gabrielle and other storms, delaying completion until August 2024.

[8] The land was acquired in 1868 by Colonel de Quincy, who named it “Weston Lea” after his grandmother’s English home,[9] near Bath.