Land borders Manawatu's Manfeild Park

The two land holdings for sale near Manfeild Park are identified by red borders. Photo / Supplied

Two large portions of Special Development-zoned land adjacent to one of New Zealand's premier motorsports tracks and events centre have been placed on the market for sale.

The two greenfield sites border onto Manfeild Park in the Manawatu township of Feilding.

Combined, the two freehold plots up for sale contain 30,550sq m of land owned by Manawatu District Council. The South St property is a 19,880sq m landholding, while the Kawakawa Rd plot consists of a 10,670 sq m section.

The properties are for sale by tender through Bayleys Palmerston North, with tenders closing at 4pm on August 9.

Salespeople Bede Blatchford, Karl Cameron and Lewis Townshend say the sites could either be tendered for individually or as a combined parcel.

"As virtual 'blank canvas' development opportunities, these parcels of land offer total flexibility from a design and build perspective to work in conjunction with a broad range of economic activities taking place in the immediate neighbourhood," Blatchford says.

The two sites are zoned Special Development under the Manawatu District Council District Plan. Blatchford says the classification was created to recognise the importance of Manfeild Park as a multi-purpose facility, and facilitate the development of business activities sympathetic to Manfeild Park and its Feilding locality.

The site allows for permitted uses such as equestrian or motorsport accessory retail outlets, offices, convenience food operations, or farming and agricultural supply warehouses. Garden centres or vehicle sales yards are not permitted on either location.

Adjacent is Manfeild Stadium, the largest single-span sports and entertainment venue in the Lower North Island — with 7750sq m of space capable of holding up to 5000 spectators. Its central arena under a 10-metre high stud regularly hosts equestrian show jumping and parading competitions.

The venue can also be configured to host theatre-seated events for 5000 guests, or 2000 people in a banquet arrangement.

Sitting in Feilding's south-western corner, Manfeild Park and the associated motor racing complex and function centre are bordered by residential properties on one side, industrial and warehousing premises on the other, and the Feilding Sale Yards on the South St aspect. "With cattle and sheep auctions run twice weekly, the stock sales yards are the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere," says Blatchford.

"The South St landholding could be developed to sustain businesses involved with the nearby stock sales as an option."