A large part of revitalisation is redevelopment for new homes and businesses. Redevelopment in the Central City is one of the best ways to reduce sprawl and use existing infrastructure more efficiently. These underutilised sites, often surface car parks or former industrial buildings, come with their own set of challenges that developers do not find on “greenfield' sites such as remediation, fragmented ownership, and constraints with existing infrastructure.
To overcome these obstacles Christchurch is developing mechanisms that facilitate redevelopment of these Central City sites such as City Plan reviews and a review of the Development Contributions Policy. Other projects and initiatives include:
