Planning & building

Christchurch City Council is reviewing three of its bylaws and wants public feedback on proposed changes. The three bylaws cover dog control, trade waste, and parks and reserves.

A policy enabling Christchurch City Council to recover the cost of providing infrastructure to support growth is being reviewed.

Christchurch City Council has been granted more time by the Government to work through recommendations from the Independent Hearings Panel (IHP) for Plan Change 14.

Christchurch City Council will ask the Government for more time to complete parts of its decision-making on Plan Change 14 while it seeks clarity about recommendations from the Independent Hearings Panel (IHP).

The Independent Hearings Panel (IHP) has released its recommendations on Christchurch City Council’s Housing and Business Choice Plan Change – Plan Change 14.

Changes to the payment schedule for building consent fees will better reflect the amount of work required early in the consenting process.

Christchurch City Council now has until the end of next year to complete parts of its Housing and Business Choice plan change.

An overarching plan for managing future population and business growth in Greater Christchurch is now one step closer to final approval.