An aerial view of the tents in North Hagley park and Christ's College, a week following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Photo / NZ Herald
An aerial view of the tents in North Hagley park and Christ's College, a week following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Photo / NZ Herald
Resource consent has been granted for a temporary camp that will house up to 200 rebuild workers in St Albans, Christchurch.
Christchurch company JGM Group Ltd has been granted consent to build a complex of relocatable single-bedroom accommodation units at the former Orion site on the corner of Madras andCanon streets.
The temporary 10-year camp, Cressy Village, is one of four that will be built throughout Christchurch and it is expected these rented sites could provide a home for more than 1000 people.
It is understood the camp will be open in April.
The 2.38ha site, which will be similar to a hotel, will include suites, a bar, catering, dining hall, restaurant, cafe, laundry, storage, gym, a small football pitch, basketball hoops and other recreational facilities.
Background checks for tenants would have to completed before they moved in.
The construction company signs the tenancy agreement and any misbehaviour is treated as an employment issue.
About 30 to 50 jobs will be created to help run the facility.
JGM Group director Jamie Thomas was not available to talk about the project.
After the village is closed, the land will go back to the owner of the site and it is intended JGM Group Ltd will donate six units to the Women's Refuge and four units to the City Mission.
The village name came from one of the first four ships that arrived in 1850 transporting workers who built Christchurch.
