Joint Advisory Group for Sumner's Village Centre Masterplan

The Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board has appointed 11 members to the newly-formed Joint Advisory Group that will provide guidance and support to the community-led masterplanning process for Sumner Village Centre.

The Joint Advisory Group will be made up of two representatives from the Community Board, seven community representatives from Sumner, and two Council officers. The community representatives are drawn from the Sumner Residents’ Association, the Sumner Urban Design Team, the Sumner Business Association and the Sumner Community Centre.

Timeframes for community workshops for the Sumner Village Centre Masterplan (for the shopping area in Sumner) will be developed this month.

Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board Chairperson, Bob Todd says, “The appointment of group members has involved the careful and thoughtful consideration of the mix of skills and experience needed to move the rebuild of Sumner’s quake-affected suburban shopping centre forward. We are confident we have the right mix of people.”

Mayor Bob Parker says the Joint Advisory Group membership is an excellent line-up, and he looks forward to their work with the community to deliver a masterplan that reflects the ideas and aspiration of the Sumner community.

“This group is made up of local people and community leaders who have sound knowledge of the area and the Sumner community, as well as individuals with experience in urban design and planning. Council staff joining the Joint Advisory Group are from the Suburban Centres Programme and they will provide technical expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the Council,” he says.

For further information on the project contact: suburbancentres@ccc.govt.nz or visit our Sumner Village Centre Master Plan page

Background information:

In June 2011 the Council approved a programme to rebuild quake-affected suburban shopping centres. A programme of work has been approved to support the recovery and rebuild of up to 60 suburban centres through assisting with planning, design and transport initiatives.

The Suburban Centres Programme features two streams of work; one stream involves the development of ‘master plans’ for some of the worst affected shopping centres and the other stream involves the appointment of ‘case managers’ to other affected centres that may require assistance with planning their rebuild.