Proposed Christchurch Replacement District Plan

Public Notice of Proposal

1. The Christchurch City Council has prepared the following proposal to replace some of the provisions of the operative Christchurch City District Plan and the Banks Peninsula District Plan:

• Outline Development Plans and Narratives for Residential New Neighbourhoods at North Haswell and South Masham

2. The proposal may be inspected during normal opening hours at any of the Council’s Service Centre offices or libraries and on the Council’s website from where the proposal may be downloaded (www.ccc.govt.nz/districtplanreview).(external link) For details of your nearest service centre please telephone (03) 941 8999.

3. The following persons may make a submission on the proposal:

(a)    the Christchurch City Council; and

(b)    any other person unless that person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, in which case the person may make a submission only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the proposal that—

(i)     adversely affects the environment; and

(ii)    does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

4. To lodge a submission send a written or electronic submission in the prescribed form to the Christchurch City Council at: 

or e-mail a submission on the prescribed form to dpreview@ccc.govt.nz

1. Submissions on the proposal close on Tuesday 10 November 2015 and must:

(a)    identify the specific provision in the proposal that the submission relates to. Where a submitter is submitting on more than one provision a separate submission point must be made for each provisions;

(b)    specify the decision that the submitter seeks for each submission point. Where a decision seeks an amendment to a provision the amended wording sought must be specified; and

(c)    state whether or not you wish to be heard.

1. The process for public participation in the consideration of the proposal described above under the Christchurch Earthquake (Christchurch Replacement District Plan) Order 2014 is as follows:

(a)    after the closing date for submissions, Christchurch City Council will on 24 November 2015 publish all submissions and give notice of the availability of the submissions and where the submissions can be inspected;

(b)    there will be an opportunity for the following persons to make a further submission by no later than 8 December 2015 in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made:

(i)     any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest;

(ii)    any person who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public has;

(iii)   the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery; and

(iv)   the Christchurch City Council.

(c)    the Christchurch City Council will publish the further submissions on its website on or before 22 December 2015

(d)    the Independent Hearings Panel will call pre-hearing meetings for the proposal as soon as practicable after the date on which the further submissions are published. At a later date the Independent Hearings Panel will hold a hearing and make decisions on submissions to the proposal; and

(e)    the following persons have the right to appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Hearings Panel but only on a question of law:

(i)     a person who made a submission on a provision or matter that is the subject of the appeal;

(ii)    the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery; and

(iii)   the Christchurch City Council.

Date: 28 September 2015

Michael Theelen Chief Planning Officer

Christchurch City Council

Contact Details:

Email: dpreview@ccc.govt.nz

Telephone:  (03) 941 8999