The council's Ōtākaro Avon River corridor regeneration committee has put out a request for information from housing providers on some edges of the red zone. Photo: Frank Film

Rachel Graham of RNZ

A group that has long advocated for community use of earthquake-damaged red-zoned land in Christchurch says it would be concerned by any moves to sell off parcels for housing.

Christchurch City Council's newly-established Ōtākaro Avon River corridor regeneration committee has put out a request for information to gauge interest from housing providers on some edges of the red zone.

The process covers all previously approved edge housing areas identified within the Ōtākaro Avon River corridor regeneration plan.

Edge housing areas cover 12ha, approximately 2% of the 602ha of corridor land.

The committee said the edge housing could be suitable for limited residential development designed to front open spaces and improve integration between existing neighbourhoods and the regenerated corridor.

The Avon Ōtakaro…