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Council's return of grants powers welcomed

Author
Laura McQuillan,
Publish Date
Thu, 18 Dec 2014, 3:14PM
Photo: Edward Swift
Photo: Edward Swift

Council's return of grants powers welcomed

Author
Laura McQuillan,
Publish Date
Thu, 18 Dec 2014, 3:14PM

The government is welcoming the return of Christchurch City Council's powers to grant building consents.

It was stripped of its consenting accreditation 18 months ago, over concerns about its slow processing - prompting the government to install a Crown manager to run the council's building department.

Building Minister Nick Smith says the manager's role will cease at the end of this month.

"It was a body blow to the recovery when the accreditation was lost. This is a huge boost to both the confidence in the institution of the City Council, but also in the rebuild process."

 

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