ViaStrada prepared and lodged a resource consent application for a
large new church facility for Lincoln Baptist Church on the outskirts
of Lincoln. The proposed development
includes a 500 seat auditorium, an office block and meeting rooms, a
cafe, a new preschool, a multi-purpose youth facility, a 'Kids
for Christ' centre, and ancillary areas of car parking and
landscaping.
The application site, although currently zoned Rural, is located approximately 500 m north of the existing urban fringe of Lincoln township and has been identified in Plan Change 1 to the Regional Policy Statement and the Lincoln Structure Plan as suitable for future urban growth.
A fully discretionary activity under the Selwyn District Plan, the application has been lodged with written approvals from a number of adjoining landowners and a decision on public notification versus limited notification of the application is now awaited... watch this space.