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2 Selwyn Times Wednesday December 7 2022 DELIVERERS WANTED! Are you honest, reliable and over the age of 11? Why not earn money and get fit doing it. Get in touch with your interest today: deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 029 983 2293 Your local community newspaper connects neighbours in the following suburbs Ladbrooks • Tai Tapu • Leeston • Lincoln Southbridge • Prebbleton Rolleston • Burnham • Kirwee West Melton • Darfield • Arthur’s Pass 50,000 readers every week. ADVERTISING Nielsen Media NRS Lynette Evans Ph: 021 222 7831 lynette.evans@starmedia.kiwi from the editor’s desk PEOPLE LIVING on rural blocks are starting to find out how land rezoning can hit them hard in the pocket (see page 3). The same thing happened in Christchurch in the 80s and 90s, when what was once rural land on the fringes and within the city was rezoned residential. The value of the land sky-rocketed, which in turn put the rates on that land up, making it unaffordable for many to keep living the semi-rural lifestyle. They were literally forced to sell, usually to developers, who then subdivided. Houses news Gingerbread Christmas House Diana Renwick will once again open her home to the public, with handcrafted ornaments and 12 full-size Christmas trees on display. Page 8 were built and a lot of money was made. That formula is accelerating in Selwyn as land is rezoned across the district. But some of those affected are fighting back. - Barry Clarke barry@starmedia.kiwi NEWS Susan Sandys Ph: 021 914 742 susan.sandys@starmedia.kiwi sport Sheffield Country Polo The inaugural tournament was voted a resounding success, with four close games – and a human sulky race. GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 www.starmedia.kiwi Page 42 MEARES WILLIAMS LAWYERS Over 10 Years in Selwyn Belinda Ferguson Anita Molloy-Roberts Olivia Johnston Maddy France Kieran Heenan Ruby Jones W: www.meareswilliams.co.nz T: (03) 374 2547 E: reception @meareswilliams.co.nz ROLLESTON OFFICE 80A Rolleston Drive, Rolleston Offices also located at: 43 Gerald Street, Lincoln 225 Papanui Road, Christchurch
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday December 7 2022 Selwyn Times NEWS 3 Plans to rezone land hikes rates • By Susan Sandys LAND VALUES and rates in some areas of the district flagged for rezoning have skyrocketed, even though the rezoning may never go ahead. Opposing residents say their land should not dramatically increase in value until the rezoning is confirmed, but Quotable Value says it must look at proposed plan changes and how the market is responding. QV’s current three-yearly rating valuations, which became operative as of September 1, 2021, are in some plan change areas more than five times higher than they were for the previous three years. An example is the 190ha Lincoln South land, now valued at $36 million, having increased from $6.6 million for the previous three-year period. While the Lincoln South rezoning was adopted by the district council in June, it is now the subject of an appeal, so may never go ahead. And while the farmer residents of the Lincoln South land have been on board with the rezoning application, in other areas residents have opposed plan changes. Two Birchs Rd, Prebbleton, couples, one on 4ha and another on 0.6ha, are paying much higher rates due to being in the 527-section Plan Change 79 area. They both submitted against PC79, which is yet to go to a hearing. The couple on the 4ha block did not want to talk publicly as they take the district council to the Environment Court. They are fighting against the huge increase to their land value, which initially climbed from $580,000 to $3.14 million. The couple managed to get it reduced to $2.19 million after objecting to QV. Their rates for this rating year, beginning July 1, were struck after the reduction. They have gone up 53 per cent, from $3128.80, to $4789.15. John and Sue Sheaf on the 0.6ha block have seen their land value climb from $275,000 to $700,000. Their rates have gone up 22 per cent, from $2399.95 for the 2021/2022 rating year to $2928.95 this year. John said it begged the question whether the district council would reduce their rates if the plan change was declined, and compensate them for higher rates paid. “What’s going to happen to rates that have been put up a lot, are they going to refund them? I can’t see that happening,” Sheaf said. Another couple objecting to a plan change is David and Fiona Lees on Trents Rd, Prebbleton. They live in the Plan Change VALUE RISE: John Sheaf says rates on his 0.6ha Prebbleton block have risen 22 per cent. 68 area and unsuccessfully submitted against it. PC68 was adopted by the district council and finalised just last month, more than one year after the QV valuations came into effect. The Lees had an increase in land value from $640,000 to $3.03 million. This contributed to their rates almost doubling, from $2,574.45 to $5,016.95. “I would have thought valuations are done on the actual situation rather than a proposed situation,” David said. QV national revaluation manager Tim Gibson said rating valuations reflect the market at the time of the effective revaluation date, which in this case had been September 1, 2021. “Part of the audit requirement by the Office of the Valuer General – the independent statutory body responsible for valuation standards in New Zealand – is to look at district planning, including what is proposed publicly and how the market is reacting to those proposed changes,” Gibson said. Tim Gibson “Owners had a right to object to their new rating valuations, of which we received very few.” In an emailed response to the Selwyn Times, district council group manager enabling services Kelvin Mason avoided the question of whether higher rates would be refunded if the land value came down again following an unsuccessful plan change. “QV valuations reflect the market value of a property if it was to be put up for sale at the time,” Mason said. “QV consider a wide range of factors in calculating the valuation of a property. That includes that the value of a property does increase when there’s a potential development opportunity, but that is not the only factor in establishing the property’s value,” he said. Hearing Health Matters, Selwyn Hearing well is important for your cognitive health. Changes in hearing can impact your brain health and treating hearing loss early is important. If you’ve noticed difficulty hearing, it’s time for a hearing test. Call today to book with your local hearing experts at Brenna Sincock Hearing. • Hearing Aid Fittings & Care • ACC Certified • Proudly Locally Owned • Call (03) 390 2332 Shop 40 Rolleston Square, 9 Masefield Dr Rolleston | Darfield | Leeston | Lincoln Local Selwyn Audiology
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