Calling for further submissions on a group of proposed plan changes to the Christchurch District Plan.
Project status: Closed for feedback
Open for feedback: 28 January 2021 to 12 February 2021
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The changes traverse a number of topics and chapters of the District Plan. The changes proposed across all topics seek to improve the clarity of provisions and to better reflect was intended – achieving better outcomes for communities, and to align with national direction.
- Reinforce direction that offices and shops are to be primarily located in the Central City and commercial centres as well as clarifying the role of these centres as commercial focal points (5A).
- Clarify and better reflect the intent and outcomes sought in the Commercial chapter, including the role of centres and the types and scale of retail, offices and other activities that are anticipated in centres amongst other changes including definitions (5B).
- Clarify what is sought and/or required in the Industrial chapter, including clearer direction for the redevelopment of former industrial land for residential and mixed uses that support good neighbourhood design amongst other changes including definitions (5C).
- Make sure that home-based businesses are of a type and scale appropriate in residential and rural areas through various changes including to definitions (5D).
- Simplify a rule for noise insulation near railways and roads (5E).
- Changes to zoning and overlays on the planning maps for identified sites, including to reflect what is already happening or anticipated, zone new roads and open spaces for their intended purpose, as well as realigning the zone boundaries between Christchurch and our neighbouring Districts, amongst other changes (5F).
- Make changes from the implementation of new national direction that requires removal of car parking requirements. This includes consequential changes arising such as a landscaping rule for car parking areas, which is based on the number of car parks required (5G).
- Provide for antenna associated with telecommunications at an appropriate scale (5H).
- Enable temporary signs associated with general and local government elections (candidate and party) and referendums (5I).
Read more on this plan change including the submissions and summary of submissions.
Make a further submission
- Download a further submission form [PDF, 54 KB]
- Pick up a submission form from library or service centres
- Email your feedback to planchange@ccc.govt.nz
- Post a letter to: Freepost 178, City Planning Team, PO Box 73012, Christchurch 8154 (no stamp required)
- Deliver to the Civic Offices at 53 Hereford Street. To ensure we receive last-minute submissions on time, please hand-deliver them to the Civic Offices.
If you are making a further submission in support or opposition, you are required to serve a copy of your further submission on the person whose original submission is supported or opposed no later than five working days after the day on which the further submission is provided to the Council.
Here is a helpful guide [PDF, 505 KB] to making a submission and further submission. For further submission information please refer to page 12 of the document.