Intensive Beachside Development Scoped At Open Days
Scenarios for possible high-rise development along Marine Parade were shown to the public at New Brighton last month. City Council planner Jonathan Clease said the display was to find out more about what the public might prefer if such intensification were to happen.
Last month’s open days drew about 600 people and followed a meeting in March where Council staff talked about its plan to research whether or not high-density apartment development is appropriate for the residential block fronting Marine Parade, from Rawhiti Domain south to Shackleton Street and the business area surrounding New Brighton Mall.
The review is a response to several factors. Developers have approached the Council for permission to build such apartments in the area and the community — through the New Brighton Master Plan — had indicated such development could help rejuvenate the area.
Rather than address the developer issues in a series of resource consents, which would revisit the same issues repeatedly and in an ad-hoc manner, the Council decided to consult the community and investigate the potential for environmental effects in this high-interest area through a single, comprehensive study, Mr Clease said.
- The review findings are open for public consultation and feedback until 4 August. To get involved visit www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay or view the scenarios at the New Brighton Library or Civic Offices in Tuam Street, and pick up hardcopy feedback forms from any Council service centre or library and post back by 4 August to Jonathan Clease, City Plan Team, PO Box 237, Christchurch.
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