Residential matter: Housing development in the residential zones

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District Plan Review consultation now closed.

Initial public consultation on key draft changes to the current Selwyn District Plan closed on Monday 8 October 2018. Thank you to everyone who let us know what they thought of the review so far.

What’s next?

Following this initial public consultation on the District Plan Review, the Council will consider all feedback and start developing detailed provisions for the Proposed District Plan. Please note that a summary report on the initial public consultation will be made available on Your Say Selwyn website at www.selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview.

It’s expected the Proposed District Plan will be

District Plan Review consultation now closed.

Initial public consultation on key draft changes to the current Selwyn District Plan closed on Monday 8 October 2018. Thank you to everyone who let us know what they thought of the review so far.

What’s next?

Following this initial public consultation on the District Plan Review, the Council will consider all feedback and start developing detailed provisions for the Proposed District Plan. Please note that a summary report on the initial public consultation will be made available on Your Say Selwyn website at www.selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview.

It’s expected the Proposed District Plan will be notified in early 2020 for formal public consultation. The longer timeframe is due to the local government elections at the end of 2019 and ensuring the newly elected Council endorses the Proposed District Plan before it gets notified.

We want to know what you think about the draft changes to how housing development in the residential zones is managed in the current District Plan so that the the type and density of housing provided meets the needs of the residents regardless of their age and the stage of life they are in.

The draft changes have been endorsed by the Selwyn District Council for further development as part of its District Plan Review.

How can I have a say?

To give us your feedback on the draft changes , you can:

There will be many consultation opportunities for feedback at different stages of the District Plan Review and this is the first such opportunity. It’s expected that the new District Plan will be notified in early 2020 and be fully in place, subject to any Environment Court appeals, in March 2022.

Background

In Selwyn the majority of housing development in the last 10 years has happened on the outskirts of larger townships, such as Rolleston and Lincoln, rather than near key activity centres ie town centres and business zones. This is likely to have been in response to the Canterbury earthquakes when all development focused towards farmland on the outskirts.

The most common type of housing built in the district is the single storey detached dwelling. It makes up 96% of building consents issued for dwellings between 2013 and 2017. The average dwelling size is 215m2 and most dwellings have three or four bedrooms.

In total there are over 70 residential zones (or Living Zones) in the district, with the sections ranging in size from 300m2 to 10,000m2. The largest number of Living Zones set an average allotment size of 800m2.

Residential development in the current Selwyn District Plan

Current permitted development standards in the District Plan which relate to character, amenity and density of residential areas, and which need to be met as part of resource and/or building consents, cover:

  • allotment size
  • minimum density
  • height
  • recession planes
  • setbacks
  • private open space
  • site coverage and fencing.

There are many forms of alternative housing, such as housing for the elderly and people with special needs, and boarding houses, currently in the district. However, the provisions that address alternative forms of housing, such as retirement villages, in the current District Plan are limited, and those that exist are largely redundant.


Have a question about housing development in the residential zones and can't find the answer? We would like to hear from you.

  • Share Is there a map showing the proposed four new residential zones and their boundaries? It is very hard to work out where these new zones are proposed and which current living zones will be affected by a change of zone based on the text information provided. on Facebook Share Is there a map showing the proposed four new residential zones and their boundaries? It is very hard to work out where these new zones are proposed and which current living zones will be affected by a change of zone based on the text information provided. on Twitter Share Is there a map showing the proposed four new residential zones and their boundaries? It is very hard to work out where these new zones are proposed and which current living zones will be affected by a change of zone based on the text information provided. on Linkedin Email Is there a map showing the proposed four new residential zones and their boundaries? It is very hard to work out where these new zones are proposed and which current living zones will be affected by a change of zone based on the text information provided. link

    Is there a map showing the proposed four new residential zones and their boundaries? It is very hard to work out where these new zones are proposed and which current living zones will be affected by a change of zone based on the text information provided.

    elan16 asked about 6 years ago

    Hi,

    At this stage of the review it's not proposed that existing residential zones boundaries are to be changed, rather that they be rationalised. The proposed zones will largely follow existing zonings. For example, Living 1 zones would become General Residential Zones, and Living 2 and 3 zones would become Large Lot Zones.

    If you’d like to discuss current development options for your property, please contact the duty planner by email to planning.info@selwyn.govt.nz or by phone on (03) 347 2868.

    Kind regards,

    Selwyn District Plan Review team



  • Share Medium Density Residential Zone – enables medium density residential development around key activity centres in Rolleston, Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston, and neighbourhood centres in Rolleston and Lincoln My QUESTION ...L1 in Prebbleton at present 800sqm I would like to see this reduced to 400sqm. What is the proposal for Prebbleton L1? on Facebook Share Medium Density Residential Zone – enables medium density residential development around key activity centres in Rolleston, Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston, and neighbourhood centres in Rolleston and Lincoln My QUESTION ...L1 in Prebbleton at present 800sqm I would like to see this reduced to 400sqm. What is the proposal for Prebbleton L1? on Twitter Share Medium Density Residential Zone – enables medium density residential development around key activity centres in Rolleston, Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston, and neighbourhood centres in Rolleston and Lincoln My QUESTION ...L1 in Prebbleton at present 800sqm I would like to see this reduced to 400sqm. What is the proposal for Prebbleton L1? on Linkedin Email Medium Density Residential Zone – enables medium density residential development around key activity centres in Rolleston, Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston, and neighbourhood centres in Rolleston and Lincoln My QUESTION ...L1 in Prebbleton at present 800sqm I would like to see this reduced to 400sqm. What is the proposal for Prebbleton L1? link

    Medium Density Residential Zone – enables medium density residential development around key activity centres in Rolleston, Lincoln, Darfield and Leeston, and neighbourhood centres in Rolleston and Lincoln My QUESTION ...L1 in Prebbleton at present 800sqm I would like to see this reduced to 400sqm. What is the proposal for Prebbleton L1?

    Spook asked about 6 years ago

    Kia ora,

    At this time, the proposal for Prebbleton L1 is largely a change of name – to General Residential – rather than any other significant change such as changing minimum lot sizes or other bulk and location rules. Please have a look at the Q&A below on future land rezoning as part of the District Plan Review.

    If you’d like to discuss current options for your property, please contact the Council’s duty planner by email to planninginfo@selwyn.govt.nz or by phone on (03) 347 2868 or (03) 318  8338.

    In the meantime, please let us know if we are on the right track by completing the survey on the draft changes to housing development in residential zones or by sending us an email at districtplanreivew@selwyn.govt.nz.

    Kind regards,

    Selwyn District Plan Review team








  • Share Hi is there any info of future residential zones around rolleston on Facebook Share Hi is there any info of future residential zones around rolleston on Twitter Share Hi is there any info of future residential zones around rolleston on Linkedin Email Hi is there any info of future residential zones around rolleston link

    Hi is there any info of future residential zones around rolleston

    scott boyce asked over 6 years ago

    Hi,

    At this time the Selwyn District Council is not seeking to actively rezone additional land for living or business within the district's townships through the Selwyn District Plan Review. The only exception is in Leeston where the Council will investigate potentially zoning additional industrial land and notify any rezoning proposal through the District Plan Review process.

    For the Springs and Selwyn Central Wards, which form part of the Greater Christchurch Area, addressing growth is something that needs to be initially covered by other national and regional processes before additional township growth and zoning is considered.

    At the national level, the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity directs local councils to provide enough land which can be developed for business and housing to meet community needs.

    At a regional level, the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement has to align with the national policy statement and then set what is and isn’t urban land in the Canterbury region. The current settlement pattern was established after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-2011 and is not scheduled to be comprehensively reviewed until 2022.

    So how do these national and regional policies translate to what is being done in our district to address the future growth? In the ‘Greater Christchurch’ part of our district the future growth is being looked at by the Greater Christchurch Partnership through its response to the National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity . Selwyn District Council is part of this partnership, which together with other local councils, government agencies and iwi, is planning and managing the impacts of growth and development across the Greater Christchurch area. The partnership is currently working on the Future Development Strategy which will set actions to address the residential and business capacity needs of the Greater Christchurch portion of the Selwyn district for the next 30 years. It’s expected the Future Development Strategy will be ready for public consultation later this year.

    The growth for the balance of the district, in the Ellesmere and Malvern Wards, outside the Greater Christchurch area has been determined through our Selwyn 2031 – District Development Strategy, and the Malvern and Ellesmere Area Plans. These planning documents established that there is sufficient land to support business and residential growth through to the year 2031 without Council zoning additional land through the District Plan Review.

    However, the Area Plans signal implementation steps and processes where additional land supply and location should be considered as well as indicating where future growth would most appropriately locate. As mentioned above, Council has made a decision that at this stage further investigation into the amount and location of new zoned land is not required, other than for Leeston industrial areas.

    Although Council is not progressing with new land rezonings for the remainder of the Ellesmere and Malvern Wards, landowners within these areas have the opportunity to request a rezoning either by a private plan change now or via a submission on the notified Proposed District Plan in 2020.

    Kind regards,

    District Plan Review Project Team