Articles tagged with Christchurch City Council
Christchurch Council Named One-Stop Authority for Large Supermarket Consents
4 weeks ago | 141 viewsThe Christchurch City Council has been appointed as a one-stop consenting authority to streamline approvals for large-scale supermarket developments, reducing the need to navigate multiple councils and processes. This initiative aims to increase competition in a market dominated by Foodstuffs and Woolworths, encouraging new grocery businesses to enter and lower prices for consumers. The service focuses on standalone supermarket buildings over 500m² for non-regulated grocery retailers and complements faster consent processes like MultiProof to enable quicker supermarket construction.
Tags: Christchurch City Council Nicola Willis Foodstuffs Woolworths New Zealand Government MultiProof Regulated Grocery Retailers Kāinga Ora ConsentiumChristchurch City Council Achieves Housing Growth Target, Withdraws Plan Change 14: Minister
1 month ago | 172 viewsThe Christchurch City Council has achieved its Housing Growth Target, allowing it to withdraw part of Plan Change 14, which aimed to update planning rules to facilitate more housing. The Council demonstrated sufficient feasible housing capacity for at least 30 years, exceeding statutory requirements. Ministerial decisions are pending on heritage sites and a special character area, with a focus on removing planning barriers to increase housing supply in the fast-growing city of Christchurch.
Tags: Christchurch City Council Housing Growth Target Plan Change 14 RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop Medium Density Residential Standards National Policy Statement on Urban Development Urbanomics Sense Partners Te Kaha stadium