Selwyn_Times: September 06, 2023

Wednesday September 6 2023 Selwyn Times
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NEWS 7
Lincoln South population boom
SCHOOLS AND OTHER
ASSETS
The Lincoln South
development and others will put
pressure on schools.
Currently there are three
schools in Lincoln – Ararira
Springs, Lincoln Primary and
Lincoln High School.
Ararira Springs principal
Claire Howison said the current
roll is 435, with a capacity for
450.
“We have a new block planned.
This will be built in 2024 and
take the capacity of the school to
750,” Howison said.
Lincoln High principal Kathy
Paterson said it currently has
1363 students enrolled, but
couldn’t say what its maximum
capacity was due to temporary
buildings already being on-site
for their rebuild.
“The Ministry of Education
have a five-stage rebuild masterplan,
developed for our site,
and has signalled that they are
looking at a much larger school
capacity by 2030,” Paterson said.
The development will increase
the school’s roll to 2300 by 2030
and include 12 new teaching
spaces, a science building and
new administration building.
Lincoln Primary did not respond
to the Selwyn Times.
But ministry spokesperson
Nancy Bell said it was aware of
the upcoming growth and said
work is under
way on a shortterm
solution
to cater for
more pupils
at Lincoln
Primary.
Bell said a
new primary
Nancy Bell
school may be
required in the
future.
“We are aware of proposed
residential developments in Lincoln
and are undertaking work
to ensure the schooling network
can respond to the growing
demand for education.
This work has included discussions
with developers and
evaluation of potential sites that
may be required for new primary
schools in
the south of
Lincoln,” Bell
said.
Miller said
the growth will
put demand
on other areas
as well as the
schools.
“Lincoln Grant Miller
residents have
been partially keen on seeing a
swimming pool in Lincoln.
GROWING:
Ararira
Springs
Primary
currently
has room
for up to
450 pupils.
But its roll
is set to
increase to
750 when
a new
block is
built next
year.
“So do you look at building an
indoor aquatic centre in Lincoln?
The population in Lincoln probably
demands that,” Miller said.
Miller said conversations need
to happen in the coming months
on what is needed as the district
council begins drafting its
2024/34 LTP.
WATER MANAGEMENT
A section of the development
has also been dedicated to a
wetland and stormwater management
area on the banks of the
Ararira/LII River.
Along Springs Creek, which is
a spring-fed tributary of the Ararira/LII
River, there will
be a protected reserve, native
planting, naturalisation
and stream enhancements.
As dictated in the partially
operative District Plan, development
of the area must protect
and enhance its natural ecosystem.
Miller said it was great to
see the wetlands being incorporated
into the development.
“On the positive side, there
is going to be significant
improvement and extension of
the Lincoln wetland project,
which is going to be an asset to
Lincoln.”
Specific stormwater
management requirements will
be decided closer to the time in
collaboration with the district
council and ECan.
OTHER DEVELOPMENT
AREAS
There will be two other
subdivisions bordering Lincoln
South.
On the north side, a
development along Allendale
Ln will deliver about 180 homes.
As part of that development,
Allendale Ln will be reformed
into a two-lane road. The
subdivision will also be
connected to Lincoln South via
Moirs Ln.
At the southern end of
Lincoln South, a further
11.4ha, linking up to Lincoln
South and Springs Rd, has been
rezoned for medium density
housing.
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