Southern View: April 21, 2022
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Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
More housing choice<br />
is the way forward<br />
Population growth, housing issues – including affordability – and climate change<br />
are prompting a re-think of some of Ōtautahi-Christchurch’s planning rules.<br />
Our proposed plan change<br />
We need to build a wider variety of homes, and more of them, to suit<br />
our changing housing needs.<br />
For lower emissions – and future generations – we must build upwards,<br />
particularly in and around our commercial centres within easy reach of<br />
work, school and the shops.<br />
Where we’ll grow<br />
The proposed Draft Housing and Business Choice Plan Change<br />
creates a number of residential and commercial zones in the city<br />
and enables more and higher housing to be developed. Developments<br />
may still be subject to a resource consent.<br />
Check out our interactive maps* to find out what the proposed changes<br />
mean for you and your property. Visit ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay<br />
(Draft Housing and Business Choice Plan Change).<br />
Growing in the right places<br />
While we must follow the Government’s direction, we’re proposing that<br />
some areas have qualities, known as Qualifying Matters. This means the<br />
rules enabling increased development would not apply, or would be<br />
limited, and development remains subject to resource consent approval.<br />
This could be because of their significant heritage or character value, or<br />
because of specific hazards like rockfall, erosion, tsunami or flooding.<br />
Protecting our trees<br />
We’re proposing Financial Contributions from anyone wanting to<br />
develop land and who does not retain or plant 20 per cent tree canopy<br />
cover on a site. We’ll use these contributions to plant more trees on<br />
Council-owned land.<br />
The Government wants us to grow up!<br />
Belfast<br />
We’ve been given direction by the Government to enable more housing.<br />
This means in most urban residential zones of the city people will<br />
be allowed to build up to three houses per section, and up to<br />
12 metres high (three storeys, depending on building design) without<br />
a resource consent.<br />
Even greater building development – both residential and commercial<br />
– would be allowed within and around the central city and suburban<br />
commercial centres.<br />
To find out more about the Government legislation visit<br />
ccc.govt.nz/enablinghousing<br />
Prestons*<br />
Bishopdale<br />
Papanui<br />
Shirley*<br />
Key<br />
City Centre Zone: unlimited height<br />
High Density Zone: 32 metres enabled (10 storeys, depending on building design)<br />
High Density Zone Precinct: 20 metres enabled (six storeys, depending on<br />
building design)<br />
Town Centre that may emerge into a Metropolitan Centre: 20 metres enabled<br />
(six storeys, depending on building design)<br />
Town Centre: 20 metres enabled (six storeys, depending on building design)<br />
Local Centre (Large): 14 metres (four storeys, depending on building design)<br />
Local Centre (Significant): 20 metres enabled (six storeys, depending on<br />
building design)<br />
Medium Density Zone Precinct: 14 metres enabled (four storeys, depending<br />
on building design)<br />
Rest of the city – Medium Density Zone– enables at least 12 metres<br />
(unless Qualifying Matters apply).<br />
*For areas outside of the vacuum sewer wastewater constraints only.<br />
Merivale<br />
Ōtakaro Avon River<br />
Ōtakaro Avon River<br />
Church Corner<br />
Riccarton<br />
Ōtakaro Avon River<br />
City<br />
Centre<br />
Linwood<br />
Sydenham<br />
Barrington<br />
North Halswell<br />
Have your say<br />
We welcome your feedback on our Housing and Business Choice, Coastal Hazards, Heritage and Radio Communication<br />
Pathways draft plan changes from 11 <strong>April</strong> until 13 May <strong>2022</strong>. This will help us shape the draft changes needed to bring<br />
our District Plan in line with government direction, ahead of formal consultation before 20 August.<br />
Register for one of our online information sessions<br />
ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay<br />
* You may need to view these maps at a different time if demand is high.