This section contains background information and details of the consultation process on the preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan.

Process timeline

The table below indicates the approximate timeline and stages in developing the preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan.

Date Stage and Activity
6 November 2012 Minister's Direction to prepare Land Use Recovery Plan
November to December 2012           Consult: Collection of data and workshops with key stakeholder groups
January to March 2013 Development and testing of a preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan
21 March to 22 April 2013 Consult: Workshops/open forum meetings with key groups and community
April to May 2013 Further development of draft Land Use Recovery Plan
5 July 2013 Submit draft Land Use Recovery Plan to the Minister

 

Preliminary draft plan documents

The preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan is available below.  A shorter summary was also prepared, which provides an overview of the issues, and the proposed priorities and responses.

Refer to the Errata table for corrections to the preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan.

The Minister’s direction

The Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Hon. Gerry Brownlee, directed the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) to prepare a Land Use Recovery Plan, in a collaborative partnership with its strategic partners: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, NZ Transport Agency, Christchurch City Council, Selwyn and Waimakariri District Councils.

Fact sheets

Fact Sheets summarising the issues and proposed responses for land use, housing and business land in the preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan were prepared. FAQs providing answers to common questions about the process and the content of the draft Land Use Recovery Plan were also provided.

Consultation report

The Consultation Report summarises the issues raised and comments made by 180 participants at eleven topic-based workshops and eight information sessions run in November and December 2012.

Issues and context

The process of developing the preliminary draft Land Use Recovery Plan began with the compilation of two background documents: 

These documents drew on extensive existing research and provide the essential overview of the land use challenges to be addressed by the Land Use Recovery Plan. 

Integrated assessment

An integrated assessment was carried out in June 2013 to evaluate early in the development process how well the plan met identified sustainability and well-being criteria.

The assessments, led by Environment Canterbury and the Canterbury District Health Board, aimed to assist with, and check on the content of the plan, providing recommendations to strengthen and improve it.

Media releases

This is the complete record of official statements released by Environment Canterbury to the media in the development of the draft Land Use Recovery Plan. They are arranged in reverse chronological order - with the most recent first.