Proposed Change 1 has been revoked by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority and incorporated into the 1998 Canterbury Regional Policy Statement as Chapter 12A.
Proposed Change No. 1 Revoked
On Saturday 8th October 2011, the 1998 Canterbury Regional Policy Statement was amended as authorised by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to include Chapter 12A (Proposed Change No. 1).
As a result the Proposed Change No. 1 of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement has been revoked.
About the Proposed Change
The Regional Policy Statement Proposed Change 1 addresses land use and urban growth management in Greater Christchurch for the next 35 years and provides statutory backing for the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy.
The Proposed Change includes maps defining areas for development and applies to Christchurch City (including the Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō basin but excluding eastern Banks Peninsula) and the eastern parts of Waimakariri and Selwyn Districts.
The Urban Development Strategy is the result of a collaborative approach to urban growth management being pursued by Environment Canterbury, the Christchurch City Council, Selwyn and Waimakariri District Councils, and the New Zealand Transport Agency. Environment Canterbury worked closely with its Urban Development Strategy partners to put together the Proposed Change 1 and it had broad stakeholder input.
External commissioners, Ron Crosby, Alan Withy and Sylvia Allan were appointed by Environment Canterbury and heard diverse views about the desired future for Greater Christchurch over the 4 months to early September 2009. Their recommendations were presented to Environment Canterbury.
On December 10 2009, Environment Canterbury accepted their recommendations as its decisions on submissions and further submissions on Proposed Change 1 to the RPS.