North Canterbury News: January 23, 2020
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NEWS<br />
16 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Growth still ahead of pre-quake levels<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Growth is continuinginthe<br />
Waimakariri district.<br />
Mayor DanGordon saysthe<br />
district’s population<br />
experienced rapid growthafter<br />
the earthquakesand, whilethat<br />
growth haseased,development<br />
remains aheadofprequake<br />
levels.<br />
The residential population is<br />
expected to reach 75,000 by 2028.<br />
Lastyear, 641consentswere<br />
issued by thecouncilfor new<br />
houses—the second lowest<br />
number since2011 buthigher<br />
thanany prequakeyear.<br />
Woodend led the way with161<br />
consents fornew houses,thanks<br />
to the growth of the Ravenswood<br />
subdivision,followed by<br />
Rangiora with 139consentsand<br />
Pegasus with 127.<br />
There were91consentsfor<br />
new houses in rural areas,76<br />
consents were issued in Kaiapoi,<br />
31 in ruralresidential 4zones<br />
and just eighteachfor Oxford<br />
and small towns or beach<br />
settlements.<br />
‘‘Because of thisgrowth the<br />
council has had to be prepared<br />
for higherdemandonour<br />
servicesand this hasmeant<br />
balancingaffordabilitywith<br />
planning,and cateringtoa<br />
growingpopulation,’’ Mr Gordon<br />
says.<br />
Waimakariri’sregulation<br />
manager,Nick Harrison,says<br />
there willbeplentyof<br />
commercial building activity in<br />
the district overthe next12<br />
months.<br />
The consentfor thenew<br />
Ravenswood New Worldwas<br />
approved last yearand<br />
constructionisexpected to begin<br />
soon.<br />
An unstaffedGullpetrol<br />
stationisalsoplanned for<br />
Ravenswood.<br />
Southbrookbusinessowner<br />
DanielSmith has several<br />
projects under way, with<br />
earthworksbeing done on afourhectaresitefor<br />
aproposed<br />
automotive museum and<br />
associated retailarea.<br />
Extensions arealso being<br />
madeonthe SouthernCross<br />
Road/Kingsford Drive corner.<br />
Mr Smith sayshehopes to<br />
announce moredetails on his<br />
projects soon.<br />
In Rangiora, the new Te<br />
MatauruPrimary School on the<br />
corner of Pentecost andJohns<br />
Roads is duetoopenintwo<br />
weeks.<br />
In Kaiapoi, anew commercial<br />
building on the westcorner of<br />
Williamsand CharlesStreets,<br />
next to Riverside Community<br />
Church, is duetoopenlater this<br />
year. Corcoran French Lawyers<br />
will occupy the firstfloor and<br />
retailspace is availablefor lease<br />
on the ground floor.<br />
Work continues on the new<br />
Waimakariri multiuse sports<br />
facility on Coldstream Road,<br />
Rangiora, due to openinMay<br />
2021.<br />
New development ... Anew<br />
commercial building on the corner<br />
of Williams and Charles Streets,<br />
Kaiapoi, is due to open later this<br />
year.<br />
PHOTO:DAVID HILL<br />
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