Proposed landscape plan for Governors Bay

On Monday 25 September 2017, the Banks Peninsula Community Board approved the revised junior playground and planting plan.

Consultation on Governors Bay Community Centre and Pool Reserve has closed.

Consultation has now closed

Consultation on the Governors Bay Landscape Plan has now closed. People were able to provide feedback 8 May 2017 to 29 May 2017.

During this time we heard from 65 individuals and groups. You can read their feedback online [PDF, 8 MB] and also find out how this influenced the Community Board decision on the council website(external link)

Please note: We are aware of some technical issues with Council’s Have Your Say online engagement form. 

Once you submit your online submission form you should receive an automated acknowledgement email from Council. If you do not receive this email it means we may not have received your submission. If this happens, please contact Lori Rankin on (03) 941 8355 or lori.rankin@ccc.govt.nz. 

In November last year we asked for your ideas for three areas in the Governors Bay Community Centre and Pool Reserve. We received feedback from 59 people (including school children, residents and community groups). The collection of feedback allowed us to understand the community needs and preferences for the reserve. We have taken the feedback into consideration and we have created a proposed landscape plan. 

We also plan to tidy up trees within the reserve, remove two small bushy trees for the pump track that will be installed and also remove five trees that are declining in health.

We now ask for your formal feedback on this proposal. All feedback will be considered by the project team, prior to a staff recommendation being made to the Banks Peninsula Community Board. The Community Board will consider the staff recommendation and community feedback prior to making a decision on whether the project should go ahead or not. 

Community drop-in

We will be at the new Governors Bay Community Centre from 4.30 - 6pm on Tuesday 16 May. We hope to see you there to hear your thoughts on the proposal.

Features of the proposal

• Tree hut to provide views over the reserve and bay, and to create an experience being in the tree canopy.
• Pump track constructed of dirt with roll-overs and banked corners with seating in the form of rocks and logs in the centre of the track.
• Half pipe made of concrete, set into the slope.
• Nature play with logs and rocks for balancing, set within the woodland area.
• Wooden boat suitable for pre-schoolers.
• Swings (including an infant swing).
• Screens with proposed planting to provide privacy near the pool.
• Removal of seven trees in the reserve, two for the pump track installation and five which are declining  in health.
• Grit path between the Community Centre toilets and the pool.
• Picnic table near the proposed half pipe.
• Planting for the existing and proposed garden beds.

Timeline

• Monday 8 May 2017 - Consultation opens

• Monday 29 May 2017 - Consultation closes
• July 2017 - Submitters notified of the consultation outcome and invited to the Community Board Recommendation Meeting
• July 2017 - Community Board Recommendation Meeting
• Spring 2017 - Construction to commence (subject to Community Board approval).