On Wednesday 10 September 2025, local resident Jason Hitchens will present a petition to the Christchurch City Council regarding the Grassmere Street Development. The petition states:
“The following people/residents are ‘OPPPOSED’ of the use of Grassmere Street as the access point for the new development. We would prefer all development traffic to use an access route off Cranford Street, though the council land.”
Mr Hitchens started the petition after learning how Grassmere Street is set to be impacted by development projects associated with housing in the Cranford Basin.
Information provided by the Council to residents on a combination of Council- and Developer-led projects includes the expectation of significant truck movements over a six-month period. “Truck movements will occur approximately every second week – averaging four trucks per hour during active weeks and very few or no movements during quieter weeks. Truck movements take place between 7am–5pm. The Council is currently investigating an alternative temporary access point to avoid traffic accessing the site via Grassmere Street.”
Think Papanui understands that ‘four trucks per hour’ during active weeks means four deliveries per hour, ie four truck movements in and four truck movements out. The trucks are understood to be large truck/trailer combinations such as those as pictured above.
Think Papanui has requested further information from the Council, but has not received answers prior to publication of this article. When further information is available, especially in relation to options for a new road in the area, and investigation of an alternative temporary access point to avoid traffic accessing the site via Grassmere St, an updated article will be published.