Christchurch City Council
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Housing and planning
Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.
Fund more social housing as required.
Keep up zoning the central city for mixed-use development.
Support central city housing development by reducing red tape and development costs.
Push for increased and more diverse emergency housing to prevent people ending up on the street in the first place.
Push for more mixed use developments within the city.
Make consenting processes as straightforward and easy to understand as possible.
Increase investment in council-controlled social housing provision to meet and exceed current needs, followed by expanding eligibility.
Use any regulatory levers at our disposal to encourage and enable developers to build ambitious, quality and functional intensification.
Collect accurate information on the total number of Airbnbs and significantly limit their supply in the CBD as they negatively impact rents.
Increase the ability of the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust to build more warm and dry homes.
Secure pockets of land for greenspaces as intensification occurs, as done with the Greening the East programme.
Ensure consents are as easy as possible to obtain.
Deliver affordable, quality housing by streamlining consents, ensuring quality builds and planning for growth that serves people first.
Revitalise urban spaces with people-friendly streetscapes, green design and zoning that balances intensification with liveable communities.
Support housing security by investing in council housing, tackling homelessness and working with renters for safe, stable homes.
Fund more social housing as required.
Keep up zoning the central city for mixed-use development.
Support central city housing development by reducing red tape and development costs.
Push for increased and more diverse emergency housing to prevent people ending up on the street in the first place.
Push for more mixed use developments within the city.
Make consenting processes as straightforward and easy to understand as possible.
Increase investment in council-controlled social housing provision to meet and exceed current needs, followed by expanding eligibility.
Use any regulatory levers at our disposal to encourage and enable developers to build ambitious, quality and functional intensification.
Collect accurate information on the total number of Airbnbs and significantly limit their supply in the CBD as they negatively impact rents.
Increase the ability of the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust to build more warm and dry homes.
Secure pockets of land for greenspaces as intensification occurs, as done with the Greening the East programme.
Ensure consents are as easy as possible to obtain.
Deliver affordable, quality housing by streamlining consents, ensuring quality builds and planning for growth that serves people first.
Revitalise urban spaces with people-friendly streetscapes, green design and zoning that balances intensification with liveable communities.
Support housing security by investing in council housing, tackling homelessness and working with renters for safe, stable homes.
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