The Belfast Study area focuses on the urban settlement of Belfast and extends to cover some 1349 hectares. The southern boundary of the Area Plan runs along Styx Mill Road. The eastern boundary follows the Northern Arterial designation from the north of Redwood, to the South Island Trunk Railway, and along the Railway to the Waimakariri River. The western boundary, starts from the Northern Motorway and follows the river terrace and stopbank running southwest, adjacent to the Otukaikino Stream and then south down Gardiners Road back to Styx Mill Road.
About 284 hectares of the area is zoned urban, 756 hectares rural, 172 hectares industrial, and 103 hectares is zoned open space.
View an A3 PDF version of the Belfast Area Plan study area [PDF 1.98MB] and physical constraints to growth.
