Public consultations – Selwyn Street Shops and Linwood Village draft Master Plans
Consultations on the draft Master Plans for Selwyn Street Shops and Linwood Village starts Monday, 19 December 2011 and ends Friday, 17 February 2012. Please note: both consultations have now finished.
Click here for consultation information on the Selwyn Street Shops Master Plan.
Click here for consultation information on the Linwood Village Master Plan.
Public consultations - Lyttelton & Sydenham draft Master Plans
Consultations on the draft Master Plans for Lyttelton and Sydenham started 19 November 2011 and ended 19 December 2011. Please note consultation has now finished.
View the Lyttelton Master plan work programme
- 197 submissions have been received on the draft Lyttelton Master Plan. These are being analysed and findings will be reported to the Community Boards prior to coming to Council for a decision on whether to hold hearings.
View the Sydenham Master plan work programme
- 42 submissions have been received on the Draft Sydenham Master Plan. These are being analysed and findings will be reported to the Community Boards prior to coming to Council for a decision on whether to hold hearings.
Project Overview
Following the February 2011 earthquake a number of suburban commercial centres across the city suffered varying degrees of damage and disruption. Some of these centres will require coordinated regeneration planning and assistance to restore the centres as a focal point for local communities.
The Council has begun a series of master planning exercises for some of the affected centres. Master planning is only suitable for some centres, with consideration given to the size and configuration of the centre, the extent of damage, and particular opportunities that may exist to improve the functioning or layout of the centre. For other centres a case manager will be available to assist with planning matters and offer advice on rebuilding.
» You can click on the links on the right to access other elements of the Suburban Centres Programme.
Master Plan Suburban Centres Programme
For centres in this programme, a master plan for regeneration will be produced. The type and scale of a centre, along with the level of damage and disruption sustained during the earthquakes, will determine the scope of each centre’s master plan. The scale and level of detail will vary between different master plans for different centres. The Council will also, where relevant, build on existing planning work that has already by completed for some centres.
Council Resolution and Confirmation of Work Programme
The resolution of the Council meeting of Thursday 23rd June 2011 confirmed the work programme and the list of centres that will be the subject of master plans. Council-led master plans are in progress or are shortly to commence for the following centres:
In addition the Council resolved to undertake a master plan process for Ferry Road/Main Road from the city to the sea. This is a long corridor of commercial activity and will require a different approach to producing a master plan than that used for the more contained centres.
The Council will also support a master plan for Sumner Village.
The Council resolved to undertake further investigation work for the following centres which will help in deciding whether or not a master plan might be suitable:
Aranui
Edgeware
Linwood
New Brighton
All other centres will fall within the Case Management work stream.
The Master Planning Process
The process will be a collaborative effort involving the Council, Community Boards, local residents and stakeholders for each centre. Stakeholders include business operators, building and land owners, central and regional government agencies, residents, community groups and any other organisations that have a stake in the local community for each centre.
The master plan process begins with gathering of technical information, an assessment of the impact of the earthquake and the identification of the key stakeholders for each centre. Once this stage is completed a series of focus group sessions will be held with representatives of the local community, key stakeholders, councillors and community board members. Following this a public ‘hands on’ design and community meeting will be held. The purpose of these meetings is to raise awareness of the master plan and provide an opportunity for the community to identify issues, concerns and aspirations for their centre. The design element of the sessions provides an opportunity to propose, discuss and test ideas for rebuilding and regeneration of the centre.
A technical ‘inquiry by design’ process follows. The purpose of this is to develop the issues, ideas and aspirations of the community into a working draft vision. Input from experts in all aspects of the development process is included to ensure that the draft master plan is both realistic and achievable.
The draft master plan will be presented for public consultation and for consideration by the Council and Community Boards. The master plan will be finalised, after any amendment, with adoption by the Council.
