Council to request more time for decisions on housing intensification
Christchurch City Council will ask the Government for more time to make its final decisions about its Housing and Business Choice Plan Change so it can consider opting out from applying greater housing density rules across much of the city.
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Council to request more time for decisions on housing intensification
Planning & building | YesterdayChristchurch City Council will ask the Government for more time to make its final decisions about its Housing and Business Choice Plan Change so it can consider opting out from applying greater housing density rules across much of the city.
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