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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Mixed views on Ravenswood town-centre plan<br />
Thinking big ... Ravenswood Developments Ltd wants to substantially increase the retail space available in its new subdivision, which would effectively create anew town centre.<br />
Pictured is the New World supermarket under construction.<br />
IMAGE: SUPPLIED<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Aproposal to create anew town<br />
centre zone at Ravenswood has<br />
been met with amixed<br />
reaction.<br />
The Waimakariri District<br />
Council has expressed<br />
concerns at the proposals in the<br />
private plan change request<br />
submitted by Ravenswood<br />
Developments Ltd, which was<br />
notified this month.<br />
But WoodendSefton<br />
Community Board chairwoman<br />
Shona Powell suspects the<br />
development is inevitable,<br />
although the board has yet to<br />
discuss the proposal.<br />
‘‘Personally, Isee that it<br />
certainly has pros and cons, but<br />
the way Ilook at it, where is the<br />
retail going to go if it doesn’t go<br />
here? Rangiora is pushing out<br />
in all directions and it runs the<br />
risk of becoming disjointed,<br />
while development opportunities<br />
in Kaiapoi are<br />
limited.’’<br />
The biggest challenge with<br />
developing anew town centre<br />
at Ravenswood is access,<br />
because of traffic volumes on<br />
State Highway 1, Ms Powell<br />
says. ‘‘It’s going to happen<br />
anyway, but the big question is<br />
how do people get there safely?<br />
‘‘The only safe way to get into<br />
Ravenswood is by private car.<br />
There’s no bus and no safe<br />
access for walkers and<br />
cyclists.’’<br />
With the retail developments<br />
in the area set to grow, she<br />
believes now is the time to look<br />
at creating aWoodend/Pegasus<br />
promotions group to support<br />
local businesses.<br />
At present, Woodend and<br />
Pegasus come under the<br />
Kaiapoi Promotions<br />
Association.<br />
‘‘There are alot of homebased<br />
businesses in the area<br />
and Ithink people are<br />
surprised at just how many<br />
businesses there are —it’s not<br />
just retail.’’<br />
Ms Powell says the board will<br />
be meeting this week to discuss<br />
whether to make asubmission<br />
before the initial consultation<br />
period ends on December 4.<br />
The council’s development<br />
planning manager, Trevor<br />
Ellis, says council staff had<br />
planned to review the zoning as<br />
part of the District Plan review,<br />
with aview to opening up more<br />
commercial space.<br />
‘‘The council has for some<br />
time been looking at the zoning<br />
in the area and looking at<br />
where the key activity centres<br />
should be and Ravenswood is<br />
looking to drive that forward.<br />
‘‘The proposal enables more<br />
commercial floor space which<br />
is good for the district in<br />
potentially creating more jobs<br />
and more commercial activity.’’<br />
Ravenswood’s proposal is for<br />
12.8 hectares to be rezoned as<br />
business zone 1(town centre<br />
zone), which would include<br />
35,000 square metres of retail<br />
floor space.<br />
But the council has concerns<br />
with the overall proposal and<br />
will be making asubmission.<br />
Concerns include ‘‘the extent<br />
of the floor space’’ and the<br />
potential impact on other<br />
centres, Mr Ellis says.<br />
‘‘The submission will be<br />
around the scale of the<br />
commercial centre and seeking<br />
amore accurate plan and<br />
clearer objectives.’’<br />
There will be afurther<br />
submission period in the New<br />
Year, where interested parties<br />
can review submissions before<br />
public hearings in front of an<br />
independent commissioner.<br />
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