Selwyn Street Shops Master Plan

The built environment (B)

• (B2) 299 Selwyn Street: A private developer is constructing a two-level office and retail building on the remaining part of this site (289 Selwyn Street, on the corner of Selwyn and Rosewarne Streets), delivering the two-storey, mixed-use redevelopment anticipated by the Selwyn Street Shops Master Plan.

Street and movement (S)

• (S1) Selwyn Street - street and movement: The Council engaged with the community on the scheme design for enhancing and raising of the existing pedestrian crossing within the shopping centre in early 2025. Delivery of this project has now been incorporated into the broader streetscape upgrade project which was reactivated in September 2025. This followed government funding of the Brougham Street upgrade, which will make significant modifications to the intersection of Brougham and Selwyn Streets. The design and consultation work is expected to occur during 2026, with the preferred/approved scheme design implemented in 2027 in coordination with the installation of a new wastewater pipe along Selwyn Street.

The built environment (B)

• (B2) 299 Selwyn Street: The private landowner completed a residential redevelopment, Brooksfield Mews, comprising a mix of 25 two and three-story townhouses, in 2023.
• (B3) Selwyn Street eastern side: The private landowner designed and re-built shop units at 288 – 304 Selwyn Street in 2016/2017.

Street and movement (S)

• (S1) Selwyn Street – Street environment and movement: The Council (and NZTA on Brougham Street) partially completed this action with Brougham Street/Selwyn Street intersection improvements (cycle infrastructure and crossing points) in 2015.

Natural environment (N)

• (N1) Selwyn Street Reserve: The Council removed a number of trees from the reserve for health and safety reasons in 2012 and delivered new planting areas and refreshed pathways in 2022.

Recovery together (R)

• (R1) Ongoing case management: The Council has and continues to provide assistance as required since 2012.

The following Selwyn Street Shops Master Plan actions have commenced and/or been completed in part to the extent noted:

Street and movement (S)

• (S1) Selwyn Street – Street environment and movement: The Council is working to deliver the Selwyn Street/Coronation Street intersection changes and Selwyn Street (shopping area) upgrade aspects of this action. See 'Current projects' above. 

Recovery together (R)

• (R2) Business Association: The Council has provided advice and support on the establishment of a business association. Now with businesses to implement.

Future development concepts (F)

• (F1) Future vision: Although the Methodist Church of NZ rebuilt the church hall in 2017, any further work towards the achievement of the ‘Church Precinct’ is for the private landowner to implement.

The built environment (B)

• (B1) 320 Selwyn Street/57 Somerset Crescent: The street enhancement/landscaping on Somerset Crescent anticipated by this action is potentially deliverable via the balance of Action (S1). See 'Current projects' above.
• (B2) 299 Selwyn Street: The informal public open space on the junction of Rosewarne and Selwyn Streets anticipated by this action is potentially deliverable via the balance of Action (S1). See 'Current projects' above.

Street and movement (S)

• (S2) Selwyn Street Church Hall frontage: Originally scheduled for delivery in FY22/23, the Council build-out proposed for the corner of Selwyn Street and Somerset Crescent, which will create more space to improve the church hall’s frontage, will now be delivered in conjunction with the Selwyn Street upgrade through the shopping centre. See (S1) under ‘Current projects’ above.

The built environment (B)

• (B1) 320 Selwyn Street/57 Somerset Crescent: The possible comprehensive mixed-use redevelopment of these two sites is now unlikely following Waka Kotahi’s purchase of 320 Selwyn Street, and demolition of the building on this site, in 2024.  This is to facilitate Waka Kotahi’s proposed Brougham Street upgrade, when fully funded.

Natural environment (N)

• (N1) Selwyn Street Reserve: The Council discontinued the daylighting of Jackson's Creek, associated planting and design aspect of this action in 2020, following the completion of full concept development and consultation for the park upgrade and the subsequent reallocation of the funding for this project within the master plan capital programme, to redevelop Naval Point in Lyttelton. However, some elements were included in a refresh of the park in 2022. See ‘Completed actions’ above.