Christchurch City Council will hire 69 more staff
to help streamline its consent application process as the rebuilding of
the city shifts up a gear.
The council, which this week was the
subject of a protest by residents, voted on Thursday to bring in
measures to help it cope with the expected additional 10,000
applications each year.
It will launch an online application
process for group builders and project management offices as well as
setting up special teams to help them through the process.
Mayor Bob Parker says the move away from paper forms will help it cope with the expected influx of consent applications.
"Our
residents have told us they want speed, efficiency and quality around
the processing of consents, and providing this will be a critical
element of the rebuild," he said.
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