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ExplanationWaikuku Beach including the Allin Drive area, Woodend Beach and Pines/Kairaki Beach settlements have limited potential for further urban development. They are all constrained by their coastal setting, and low-lying land that is subject to flooding. Some areas are potentially at a risk from tsunami and earthquake induced ground liquefaction.Waikuku Beach settlement and Pines/Kairaki settlement are also constrained by the Ashley/Rakahuri and Waimakariri Rivers. In addition, further urban development may be limited by the public ownership of some of the land adjacent to the beach settlements. Limits on growth will help sustain the natural character of the coastal environment.The beach settlement workshops held in 1995 indicated that these settlements are seen as distinctive small settlement environments. They have different amenity values and environmental qualities. An important element of the environment is their small, compact nature, surrounded by the coastal and rural environment. Expansion and redevelopment of these settlements is not sustainable measured against their present qualities.Further subdivision and development within the Allin Drive area of Waikuku Beach is constrained by the existing level of infrastructure and services and by the potential for adverse environmental effects to occur. Subdivision constraints have been introduced in order to reduce the pressure on the community to fund upgrades to the existing infrastructure, to avoid adverse environmental effects from occurring and to retain the amenity and character of the area.Subdivision of land within the Ligget Park area shall be consistent with subdivision consent R940174, granted 21 February 1995. This consent includes the requirement for specific measures to be implemented in order to avoid potential environmental effects from occurring as a result of the subdivision of this land.CROSS REFERENCE: Rules 32.1.1.6, 32.1.1.7, 32.4.2 and Policy 7.1.1.2 |