Christchurch upzoning report rejects sunlight, public transport arguments

Christchurch upzoning report rejects sunlight, public transport arguments
Central Christchurch and key commercial centres will be upzoned as part of Plan Change 14. (Image: Christchurch City Council)
Oliver Lewis
Experts appointed to advise on Christchurch's planning rules have rejected a number of restrictive clauses put forward by the council. However, this may not matter as the Government intends to make some density requirements optional.The existing Christchurch District Plan, which relaxed zoning requirements after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to help the city recover, is already relatively enabling, as evidenced by Christchurch having some of the highest per capita building consent numbers in New Zealand.Local politicians, convinced of their...

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