The New Brighton Centre Master Plan aims to re-establish the centre as the heart of the community and be the key activity centre for the eastern suburbs. A revitalised, vibrant centre will attract people to ‘live, work and play’ in New Brighton.

In 2015, the Council asked Development Christchurch Limited (DCL) to undertake the staged implementation of the New Brighton Centre Master Plan.  

The New Brighton Master Plan apparently contains a strategic vision to reinvent New Brighton again as Christchurch’s eastern playground.
The vision has stated twenty three goals and four ‘big picture’ themes, which are to be delivered through nineteen detailed implementation actions.These are to encourage Council, private sector, community and government-led decision-making to align and move forward together in a logical sequence.

Artist’s impression showing future vision for the New Brighton Centre.

Apparently these are Key successes to date:

• Transitional projects, including the Tiny Huts
• Following the Council’s decision to ask Development Christchurch Limited (DCL) to implement the New Brighton Master Plan in 2015, DCL has developed a high-level strategy and submitted an implementation plan.
• DCL completed a Stage 1 upgrade of the beachside playground in December 2017. DCL is also charged with the planning and delivery of a proposed hot salt water pool.