Survey of land in Waimairi
There is enough vacant residential land in Waimairi County to meet normal housing demand for the next eight to 10 years.
Waimairi County Council’s town-planning committee was told by its town-planning officer (Mr R. M. Parker) that a survey completed in midSeptember showed that the three areas considered by the survey had land available totalling 559 hectares. The Parklands area was the subject of a separate study, Mr Parker said, as it was under continuing development. Subdivided land under development totalled 113 Ha—--75 Ha in the main urban area, 24 Ha at Parklands, and 14 Ha at Belfast. Land schemed but not developed totalled 115 Ha — 105 Ha in the main area, and 10 Ha at Belfast. Undeveloped land capable of easy development provided the largest area. There was 185 Ha in the county — 90 Ha in the main area, 79 Ha at Parklands, and 16 Ha at Belfast.
Backland and small lots totalled 63 Ha, 53 Ha of it being in the main area.
Land subject to restraint, including drainage and designation, totalled 83 Ha — 45 Ha in the main area, and 38 Ha in Brooklands and Spencerville. The Travis Swamp area, now zoned residential, was not included in the survey, said Mr Parker. If it were included, a further 100 Ha would be available for development during the next 10 years. Of the total area. 476 Ha was able to be developed as it was not under restraint. Of this, 228 Ha was subject to approved scheme plans, leaving 248 Ha capable of development within the planning period, Mr Parker said. At the present take-up rate of about 100 Ha a year, the land available would sustain normal growth for about 10 years, and would silence those developers seeking an extension of the urban fence, said the council’s chairman (Mr D. B. Rich).
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