What's happening at Naval Point

We want to keep you up-to-date about work underway to develop Lyttelton’s Naval Point.

We're repairing Magazine Bay Marina

Repairs on Naval Point’s Magazine Bay Marina are underway and work continues to progress on the wider development plan for the whole area.

The repairs are needed to keep the structure safe and are being carried out on two walkways. They involve the replacement of piles, beams and deck planks, as well as other additional work.

Repairs are expected to be completed by the end of 2019 and will allow current berth holders to remain at this part of the marina until a decision on its long-term future is made by elected Council members.

Public consultation on two development options for the wider Naval Point area ran in July 2019 and did not include the marina, although both options proposed retaining a small portion of it as a jetty for community use.

What's happening with the draft Naval Point Development Plan?

We're working on the draft Naval Point Development Plan.

All feedback from July 2019’s consultation is being used to help create a draft plan, which the public will again have an opportunity to comment on through a second round of consultation in early to mid-2020.

Two options were consulted on in July, with one clearly preferred by the community based on submissions received. This preferred option (Option two), which proposes Council acquiring a 1.2 hectare piece of land to give the site better configuration for development, is now being refined and will become the basis for the Draft Naval Point Development Plan.

Staff are starting to put together the draft plan and are continuing with further investigations relating to Naval Point, including a possible location of a haul out area for Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour that will provide positive environmental outcomes. Staff are also continuing to look at how additional land needed for the development could be acquired, what can be done to improve marine safety and are having ongoing discussions with the Lyttelton Sea Scout Group.