Year: 2020

25 September Community Board newsletter

The 25 September newsletter from the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board is available at the link below.

Click through to read about:

    • highlights from the latest Board meeting;
    • consultation on the former Shirley Community Centre site;
    • planting in Rutland Reserve and Cranford Basin;
    • school holiday activities;
    • proposed changes to the rules for home-share accommodation;

and more:

http://createsend.com/t/r-768B2261BE966B102540EF23F30FEDED

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Construction to start on Rutland – Cranford shared path

Construction of a shared pathway through Rutland Reserve to Cranford Street is about to commence. This will provide a link between the Papanui Parallel cycleway and the new shared path along the Christchurch Northern Corridor. Work is expected to take around three months, and also includes drainage and lighting. Site access for construction equipment will be via a driveway between 43 and 47 McFaddens Road.


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Board to consider submitting on trees, facilities, pool

The submissions committee of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet this Friday 25 September at 10am in the Papanui boardroom. The committee will consider making submissions on: the draft tree policy; the community facilities network plan, and the metro sports facility – aquatic sensory experience. The meeting is open to the public. More information on all three consultations can be found at the link below, including feedback forms:
https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/consultations-and-submissions/haveyoursay/

Have your say

“When making decisions it is important for the Council to understand a range of views. We regularly ask for feedback or submissions (a statement expressing your opinion)…”

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The Spinoff: Christchurch regeneration project slowly sinking

What’s the outlook for Papanui’s 400+ new residential sections promised in the Cranford Regeneration Plan? Think Papanui’s Simon Britten writes in The Spinoff on the challenges faced by landowners in the Cranford Basin:
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-09-2020/the-christchurch-regeneration-project-that-is-slowly-sinking/

The Christchurch regeneration project that is slowly sinking

“The former wetland of Cranford Basin was all set to create 400 new properties as part of an exciting, and much needed, regeneration plan in Christchurch. Three years on, the land remains empty. What went wrong? Picture this: it’s the year 2020. In the north of Christchurch, the first of over 400…”

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Council considers consent for co-housing complex

The former Wendover Rest Home in Papanui has new owners, who are proposing to reopen it as a ‘co-housing’ complex for professionals. The Resource Consent application appears to have been notified on a limited basis, and there’ll be a hearing next month to consider submissions. Click through for more:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/…/plan-to-turn-christchurch-rest-ho…

Plan to turn Christchurch rest home into boarding house baffles residents

“Residents on a quiet suburban street are worried a proposed boarding house that can take up to 75 tenants will cause house prices to fall and traffic to increase…”

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Board submits on Strengthening Communities

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s submissions committee met last Friday 11 September to give feedback on the Council’s initial consultation on the review of the Strengthening Community Strategy. The Board’s submission can be found below, and includes comments on the themes of people, place, participation, and preparedness.

https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2020/09/PCBSC_20200911_MIN_5167_AT.PDF

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