The Partnership has undertaken a review of the strategic land use planning framework for Greater Christchurch.
The Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee meeting on 14 June 2019 endorsed the final Our Space 2018-2048 [PDF, 6.4 MB] as the future development strategy for Greater Christchurch, having endorsed the Report and Recommendations(external link) of the Hearings Panel. Subsequent ratification at the meetings of each partner local authority (Christchurch City Council, Environment Canterbury, Selwyn District Council and Waimakariri District Council) occurred during June and July also adopted Our Space 2018-2048 [PDF, 6.4 MB].
The document outlines land use and development proposals to ensure there is sufficient development capacity for housing and business growth across Greater Christchurch to 2048. It complements the existing Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy (UDS)(external link) and has been prepared in order to satisfy the requirement to produce a future development strategy, outlined in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity(external link).
The draft Our Space 2018-2048: Greater Christchurch Settlement Pattern Update [PDF, 11 MB] was collaboratively prepared for consultation which ran from Thursday 1 November to Friday 30 November 2018.
Further information on the background and development of Our Space can be found below.
What does Our Space 2018-2048 do?
Our Space 2018-48:
- Identifies preferred locations for housing growth, encouraging central city and suburban centre living while providing for township growth in other centres, especially Rolleston, Rangiora and Kaiapoi.
- Outlines the housing trends that are expected to influence demand, with more people renting and fewer people in each household, linked to affordability issues and an ageing population.
- Identifies the role planning can play in encouraging smaller, more affordable homes and in increasing the supply of attractive mid-priced townhouses and apartments in the central city, around key centres and along core transport corridors.
- Commits councils to working with housing providers to increase the supply of social and affordable housing across Greater Christchurch.
- Reinforces the role of key centres, especially the central city, in providing additional retail and office floor space, and the wider local services and facilities that people need near to where they live to encourage active (walking/cycling) and public transport.
Why is Our Space 2018-2048 needed?
Greater Christchurch is identified as a high growth urban area in the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity.
Councils in Greater Christchurch (Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council, Waimakariri District Council and Environment Canterbury) are required to produce a future development strategy that demonstrates that there will be sufficient, feasible development capacity over the medium and long term.
The Councils chose to work collaboratively, through the Greater Christchurch Partnership, to prepare Our Space 2018-2048, recognising the interconnectedness of urban areas and transport networks across Greater Christchurch.
Supporting information including capacity assessment
Information used in the development of Our Space 2018-2048:
A. Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment
Information about projected demand and current development capacity for housing and business to inform a Future Development Strategy for Greater Christchurch
Summary document
Technical reports
- Housing Development Capacity Assessment [PDF, 8.7 MB]
- Business Development Capacity Assessment [PDF, 4.4 MB]
Additional appendix
- Housing Capacity Assessment Methodology [PDF, 5.5 MB]
- Business Development Capacity Assessment Appendix 12: Feasibility Assessments [PDF, 10 MB]
- Business Development Capacity Assessment Appendix 9: Christchurch Business Capacity Assessment prepared by Property Economics February 2018 [PDF, 2.3 MB]
- Business Development Capacity Assessment Appendix 9: Christchurch Business Capacity Assessment Supplementary Paper Hybrid Scenario prepared by Property Economics February 2019 [PDF, 650 KB]
B. Options assessment
Background information to support the approach outlined in Our Space 2018-2048
C. Other supporting information
Additional residential feasibility assessment work commissioned by Selwyn District Council and Waimakariri District Council
- Selwyn District Residential Feasibility 2018 prepared by Market Economics [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Waimakariri District Residential Feasibility 2018 prepared by Market Economics [PDF, 1 MB] [PDF, 1.1 MB]
(Please note these reports were not completed in time to be considered in the draft capacity assessment and Our Space 2018-2048 draft for consultation)
Planning review
Other background material
- Urban Development Indicators Quarterly Monitoring Reports
- Urban Development Strategy: Settlement Pattern Review - Outcomes and Challenges (A Briefing Paper prepared by the Settlement Pattern Review Group) for the Greater Christchurch Partnership, August 2017 [PDF, 2 MB]
- Papers presented to the Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee as part of this review can be viewed on the Partnership's meeting agendas
D. Our Space 2018-2048 maps
- Figure 1: Map of Greater Christchurch area [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Figure 10: Constraints map - Natural Hazards [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Figure 10: Constraints map - Groundwater Protection Zone [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- Figure 10: Constraints map - Outstanding Natural Landscapes [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- Figure 10: Constraints map - Versatile Soils [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Figure 14: Christchurch Spatial Plan [PDF, 930 KB]
- Figure 15: Proposed future development areas - Rolleston [PDF, 2.3 MB]
- Figure 15: Proposed future development areas - Kaiapoi [PDF, 671 KB]
- Figure 15: Proposed future development areas - Rangiora [PDF, 690 KB]
- Figure 16: Proposed locations of future development areas in Greater Christchurch [PDF, 2 MB]
- Figure 18: Greater Christchurch transport network - existing, planned or proposed routes and modes [PDF, 2.4 MB]
National policy statement on urban development capacity
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (NPS-UDC) directs local authorities to provide sufficient development capacity for housing and business growth to meet demand in the short (1-3 years), medium (3-10 years) and long term (10-30 years).
The requirements of NPS-UDC policies variously relate to both territorial authorities and regional councils.
The NPS-UDC adopts a tiered structure that establishes additional requirements for local authorities with high-growth and medium-growth urban areas within their district or region.
The Christchurch urban area, as identified by Statistics New Zealand includes the towns of Prebbleton (Selwyn district) and Kaiapoi (Waimakariri district). The NPS-UDC specifies that the application of policies to ensure development capacity is not restricted to the boundaries of the identified urban area. The NPS-UDC also states that local authorities that share jurisdiction over an urban area are strongly encouraged to work together to implement the NPS-UDC.
Key deliverables required by the NPS-UDC are:
- quarterly monitoring of a range of market indicators
- a housing and business development capacity assessment
- setting minimum targets for housing in regional policy statement and district plans
- prepare a future development strategy to demonstrate sufficient, feasible development capacity in the medium and long term.
Talk to the team
For any further information please email ourspace@greaterchristchurch.org.nz
Submissions
In total 92 submissions were received. All submissions can be viewed here.
Officers' reports
Officers' Report [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Track changed version of Our Space incorporating Officers’ recommended changes [PDF, 2.2 MB]
Map identifying the broad location of land identified in submissions [PDF, 1.8 MB]
Following the Reporting Officers' Reply Report, Hearings Panel requested advice from Reporting Officers dated 12 March 2019 [PDF, 269 KB]
Follow up from Canterbury District Health Board with suggested changes to Our Space [PDF, 574 KB]
Hearings
Hearings Panel
Members of the Hearings Panel : Bill Wasley, GCP Independent Chair (Chair); Cllr Peter Skelton, Canterbury Regional Council; Cllr Sara Templeton, Christchurch City Council; Deputy Mayor Malcolm Lyall, Selwyn District Council; Cllr Neville Atkinson, Waimakariri District Council; Gail Gordon, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Ngāti Wheke); Ta Mark Solomon, Canterbury District Health Board; Jim Harland, New Zealand Transport Agency (non-voting).
Hearings Panel Terms of Reference [PDF, 266 KB]
Hearings Panel note to submitters with information and direction on the hearings. [PDF, 422 KB]
Hearing Panel agendas, notes and minutes
Meeting date | Agenda | Agenda Attachments | Minutes | Minutes Attachments |
Monday 25 February 2019, 10:30am |
Attachment (submissions volumes) HTML(external link) Attachment (submissions volumes) PDF (247.4MB)(external link) |
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Friday 31 May 2019, 10:15am (Extraordinary meeting) |
Information received by Hearings Panel
- Additional information and evidence that was received from submitters that wish to be heard prior to the hearings commencing
- Reports received from reporting officers can be accessed in the drop-down Officers' Reports above
- Written comments received from Selwyn District Council [PDF, 250 KB]
- Written comments received from Waimakariri District Council [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity: Summary evaluation report of the Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessments for high-growth urban areas [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Follow up from Canterbury District Health Board with suggested changes to Our Space text [PDF, 571 KB]
- Advice to the Hearings Panel of Our Space:2018-2048, 12 March 2019 from the Chief Executives of Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council and Waimakariri District Council [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Documents received for the purposes of Panel deliberations on 29 April 2019
Minutes
- Minute 1 of the Hearing Panel Dated 8 February 2019 [PDF, 66 KB]
- Minute 2 of the Hearing Panel Dated 7 March 2019 [PDF, 70 KB]
- Minute 3 of the Hearing Panel Dated 11 March 2019 [PDF, 58 KB]
Hearings Panel Recommendation Report
- Report and Recommendations of the Hearings Panel for [PDF, 3.8 MB]Our Space 2018-2048: Greater Christchurch Settlement Pattern Update - Whakahāngai O Te Hōrapa Nohoanga [PDF, 3.8 MB]
Dates and venues
Hearing dates and venues:
Date of Hearings | Time | Location |
Monday 25 February | 10:40am - 5:20pm | Council Chamber, Environment Canterbury offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch |
Tuesday 26 February | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Committee room 1, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
Wednesday 27 February (am) | 9:00am - 11:00am | Council Chamber, Waimakariri District Council offices, 215 High St, Rangiora |
Wednesday 27 February (pm) | 1:40pm - 4:40pm | Committee room 1, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
Thursday 28 February | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Council Chamber, Selwyn District Council offices, 2 Norman Kirk Drive Rolleston |
Friday 1 March | 9:00am - 12:40pm | Committee room 1, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
Deliberation dates and venues:
Date of Deliberations | Time | Location |
Monday 11 March | 10:00am - 5:00pm | Committee room 1, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
Tuesday 12 March | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Committee room 1, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
Monday 29 April | 8:30am - 11:00am | Council Chamber, Environment Canterbury Offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch |
Friday 10 May | 8:30am - 9:00am | Waiau Room, Environment Canterbury Offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch |
Friday 31 May | 10:15am | Council Chamber, Environment Canterbury Offices, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch |
Wednesday 5 June | 3:00pm | Council Chamber, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch |