'A kick in the guts': Minister has final say on housing density rules

Chris Bishop rejects Christchurch City Council's intensification rules

The decision will mean some parts of Christchurch will be zoned higher-density housing.

'A kick in the guts': Minister has final say on housing density rules

Photo: Christchurch City Council The Government has issued its final decisions on a number of matters referred to it as part of the planning process for greater housing density in Christchurch.

Decisions On Christchurch Intensification Plan

“In December 2024, the Council accepted the majority of the Independent Hearings Panel’s (IHP) recommendations on those parts of Plan Change 14 subject to Policies 3 and 4 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD),” Minister ...

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Decisions on Christchurch intensification plan

The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop, has today released his decisions on 17 recommendations referred to him by Christchurch City Council on its Intensification Planning Instrument (Plan Change 14). “In December 2024, the Council accepted the majority of the Independent Hearings Panel’s (IHP) recommendations on those parts of Plan Change 14 subject to Policies 3 and 4 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (N…

Minister has final say on housing density rules for Christchurch

The Government has issued its final decisions on a number of matters referred to it as part of the planning process for greater housing density in Christchurch.