ORC and QLDC are jointly developing an FDS for Queenstown. The FDS is intended to form part of the next generation of the Queenstown Lakes Spatial Plan (QLSP).

The first generation QLSP 2021 was developed by the Whaiora Grow Well Partnership, an Urban Growth Partnership between Central Government, Kāi Tahu, QLDC and ORC. The partnership provides a forum to align decision-making and collaboration on the long-term direction for the district. The QLSP 2021 provides a vision and framework for how and where the communities of the wider Wakatipu and Upper Clutha can grow well and develop.