Residential development in Greymouth s commercial area could kickstart the revival of the town s down-at-heel CBD, according to experts working on a new district plan for the West Coast.
Greymouth (file image).
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It will need detailed consultation with the Mawhera Incorporation - the Māori landowners of much of the area involved.
Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee, made up of West Coast councils and iwi, scrutinised the mixed-use zone proposal at its meeting last week.
The zoning would allow developers with resource consent to renovate old buildings as apartments or build new accommodation within easy walking distance of the Greymouth town centre.
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New zoning rules would allow developers with resource consent to renovate old buildings as apartments or build new accommodation within easy walking distance of the Greymouth town centre.
Residential development in Greymouth’s commercial area could kickstart the revival of the town’s down-at-heel CBD, according to experts working on a new district plan for the West Coast. But it will need detailed consultation with the Mawhera Incorporation – the Māori landowners of much of the area involved. Te Tai o Poutini Plan Committee, made up of West Coast councils and iwi, scrutinised the mixed-use zone proposal at its meeting last week.