Community receive Lyttelton Port's information package

Following an extensive consultation process, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) provided its four-volume information package outlining the assessment of effects of the Port Lyttelton Plan (PLP) to Environment Canterbury (ECan) in late 2014.

The community can access the information in hard copy at local libraries, the Lyttelton Information Centre, and Port Talk in London Street as well as online.

LPC Environmental Manager Kim Kelleher presented the information to Christchurch City Councillor for Banks Peninsula Andrew Turner, who commended LPC for making the information easily available.

"I have always been an advocate for the community being well informed of this Plan. We live and breathe the developments at the Port and decisions made today will have a large effect on future generations. It’s great that LPC is involving the community in this process," said Mr Turner.

The PLP outlines how the Port can be rebuilt and enhanced to efficiently and sustainably cater for Canterbury’s freight demands, as well as opening up waterfront space for community access. The information package includes comprehensive effects assessments, LPC’s proposed changes to regulatory documents and feedback from the extensive communications and engagement process.

"LPC operates within an active and interested community and we appreciate its contribution of ideas and consideration of these long term plans, "said Peter Davie LPC Chief Executive. "Making this information publicly available is part of an open and transparent process and we want to make sure local people know where to access the information."

In December 2014 LPC handed over the information package to Environment Canterbury (ECan) who are now preparing a preliminary draft Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan. ECan will start its own formal community consultation process in April. Public submissions can be made during this time and ECan staff will be available at the Port Talk site on the corner of London and Oxford Streets.