Consultation on the North Beach Surf Lifesaving Clubs proposal to rebuild and renew their lease has now closed. People were able to provide feedback from 10 April to 12 May 2025. You will be able to read the feedback and the staff recommendation once the agenda is available for the Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board meeting, which we expect to be mid 2025.

The North Beach Surf Lifesaving Club has applied to the Council to rebuild their club buildings at 80 Marine Parade, North New Brighton. A new lease is also needed to allow the Club to continue its occupancy on this Council owned site.

Proposed building work

The Club would like to rebuild their principal building largely over the same site (on the southern side including the toilet block).

They’d also like to extend the detached storage shed on both sides which will include into the sand dunes to the north. This is to allow for a two story building housing the patrol station (currently located in the principal building) and provide additional storage.

To compensate for the loss of dunes, they will create a new dune further to the south in front of the principal building, which will also provide increased protection from erosion and inundation for the club.

Design

The design of the new building is intended to be in keeping with the surrounding natural landscape. For example, through plantings of the proposed dune and raised landscape areas and the building materials used.

Carparking and coffee cart

There are minor changes proposed to the carpark. The plan removes up to six car parks and proposes a new location for a coffee cart adjacent to the carpark and outside the southern side of the building. View in the map below to see the proposed cart location and parking.

Public toilets

The public toilets and changing rooms which are currently on the south of the club building will undergo an upgrade. While the exterior building will be provided by the Club, the interior fit out will be at the cost of the Council. All other building work will be covered by the Club.

Resource consent

The Club is undergoing two separate resource consent applications under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA);

• one application with Christchurch City Council for the building and activity. This resource consents process has a range of considerations including impacts on neighbouring landowners, environmental impacts and Treaty of Waitangi principles. The application is currently being processed. This consent process is also distinctly separate from the Community Board’s approval of the new lease and building works which we are asking for feedback to inform now.
• one application with Canterbury Regional Council for the alterations to the sand dunes and for works in a coastal environment. This consent application has not been lodged yet.

A coastal hazard assessment has been conducted for the proposed redevelopment. An adaptive management plan has been included to guide hazard mitigation through the redevelopment.

The below image outlines the existing buildings footprints in blue.

The existing dune typography is marked below in blue, and the proposed dune alteration in red.