Bays Area skate project

26 Nayland Street site in Sumner is now in Christchurch City Council ownership. 20 and 24 Nayland Street are under Crown ownership and these sites can only be considered if the land is transferred into Christchurch City Council ownership.

Nayland Street map, site location indicative only [PDF, 3.9 MB]

Things to consider with this site are:

• Only a small area of 26 Nayland Street is suitable for a skate park. Due to the rockfall zone around this park.
• 20/24 Nayland Street is suitable for community orientated activities with rockfall barriers and rock fly mitigation installed.
• A further rock fall assessment report may be required.
• A smaller skate park is the only option for this site.
• There may be asbestos at this site which will need to be removed, which is an additional cost.
• If 20/24 Nayland Street was developed into residential dwellings instead of a space for community orientated activities, this would make the noise assessment for this site unfavourable.

Nayland Street site

This site is located at 136 Main Road Redcliffs and is currently owned by the Ministry of Education.  At the Council meeting on 7 September 2017 the decision was made to support a land swap, which would mean Redcliffs Park would be owned by the Ministry of Education and the Redcliffs School site would be owned by the Christchurch City Council. 

The legal requirement for the land swap has not been adopted yet.  If the land swap does not go ahead, then this site may need to be removed from consideration.

Old Redcliffs School site, location indicative only

Things to consider with this site are:

• A skate park may need to be designed centrally in the park to avoid being too close to neighbours.
• A further rock fall assessment report is required for this site.
• Mitigation of rock fly may be required to build a skate park on this site.
• A larger skate park is possible at this location.  However other future park user requirements will also need to be considered.
• The land swap with the Ministry of Education may slow down the approval and construction of a skate park.

Old Redcliffs School site, locatio indicative only

This site is located at 2 Main Road in Ferrymead.  On 7 October 2017 a community working group was created by the Community Board to look at improvements and use of this park.

Scott Park, location indicative only

Things to consider with this site are:

• Plans for this area will need to also consider  feedback from the community working group for the park.
• Higher maintenance may be required at this site due to salt and sand in the area.
• Park users may have safety concerns with high traffic numbers alongside this park.
• The park is in an open area likely to be windy with little shade or protection from trees.
• A medium to large skate park is possible at this location.

Scott Park site

This site is located at 301 Main Road.  The specific area being considered is on the eastern side of the Surf Lifesaving Club on Main Road in Sumner.  This land is owned by the Crown and administered by LINZ.  The Christchurch City Council have an existing lease over this land and written approval of any design plans would be required from LINZ (Land Information New Zealand) as per the existing lease agreement

Sumner Beach, site location indicative only

Things to consider with this site are:

• The Sumner Surf  Life Saving Club will require a site specific noise assessment.
• There will be higher maintenance costs at this site due to the salt and sand in the area.
• There are a number of trees on this site that may require removal, or need to be designed around.
• A skate park here may have an affect on the existing storm water system, so this will also need to be considered.
• This site is located in the Open Space Coastal Zone and may have an impact on the environment.
• A small sized skate park is possible for this site.
• This land is currently administered by LINZ and would require a lease agreement discussion, this may slow down the approval and construction of a skate park.

Sumner Beach site

The Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board resolved on 27 February 2017 to “Request staff to prepare a report investigation the possibility of suitable locations for permanent skate facilities in the Bays Area (Ferrymead to Sumner) including 26 Nayland Street".  

The need for a skate facility in the Bays area has been recognised since 2000 through formal research and ongoing demand from the public.

Community Workshop

Anyone who was interested in this project was invited to attend a community workshop on Monday 24 July 2017.  

What happened to the information we received from the workshop?

The workshop was an opportunity for residents to provide information around what they thought was important to be considered as part of choosing a site for a skate park. The information from the workshop then formed part of the site selection criteria and all possible sites in the Bays Area were weighted against the criteria to form a short list of possible sites.

Members of the community at the workshop

Possible Site Selection Criteria – Have we missed something?

• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines met e.g. visual surveillance, sightlines into space.
• How do residents get to site? (Active transport, public transport, private transport)
• Demographics
• Supporting activities (e.g. playground, sports facilities, toilets, car park, shops)
• District Plan Zoning
• Topography – is the site level and if not, is the topography suitable for a skate facility
• Separations from neighbours (e.g. noise, visual effects)

Timelines

• October/November 2017 – Detailed analysis of the short listed sites. Opus International  completed the initial site selection process and have provided the project team with a detailed analysis of the short list of sites, this was presented to the Linwood-Central-Community Board for comment in October.  The Community Board requested further detail on these sites and the most up to date information has been presented to the Community Board.  
• November/December - project team starts preparing for upcoming consultation
• Anticipated January/February 2018 – Community consultation around short list of sites including a community workshop.
• April/May 2018 -  The results of this consultation will be presented to the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board as part of a staff report.   The Community Board will use this information to make a decision around a site or to not have a skate facility in the Bays Area.Note: Size of skate park to be confirmed once we know what space we have available.

What happened at the workshop?

We had a fantastic turnout at the community workshop with 108 people coming along to provide feedback on the site selection criteria over the two hour period.  Attendees were provided with three coloured dots to add to their top three most important parts of the draft site selection criteria, there was also an option to add more information to each of these and make a note of anything else that should be considered.  There was also an opportunity to provide information on any sites that people would like to see a skate park located and why, as well as sites that they would not like to see a skate park located and why.

You can view the information provided by the community from this workshop.  Please note that coloured post it notes and dots used relate to the area that members of the community reside in.  

Yellow - Sumner

Blue - Mt Pleasant

Orange - Redcliffs

Purple - Ferrymead/Heathcote

Pink - all other areas.