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Fast Track Growth or Forced Expansion | Christchurch News
Selwyn’s fast-track housing approvals are creating a crisis—adding 50 years of unrequested capacity while bypassing community plans. The mayor’s wary of new government cost-recovery laws, unsure if they’ll truly offset the financial burden or force unplanned townships. Council’s original criteria for fast-tracking—self-funding, cumulative impact review, no land reselling, and actual development—were ignored. Meanwhile, a new after-hours health service is now running, with plans to expand rural care, and speed limits are dropping to 50km/h in towns like Kirwee and Sheffield—finally recognizing…
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