# Collective Cafe, Ilam

Collective Cafe is a café in Ilam, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Collective%20Cafe%2C%20Ilam%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Collective%20Cafe%2C%20Ilam%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Collective Cafe is a café in Ilam, Christchurch. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Solway Ave near Glenside Ave, route 130) is 206 m away; a shared path on the Uni-Cycle route passes within 135 m.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Cafés, Coffee shop _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Specific Purpose (Tertiary Education) _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC244544:** Water Permit (s14), held by University of Canterbury, to 26 June 2029, 13 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- **Consent CRC244545:** Discharge Permit (s15), held by University of Canterbury, to 26 June 2029, 16 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- **Consent CRC244543:** Land Use Consent (s9), held by University of Canterbury, to 26 June 2029, 17 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll


## The reports nearby
218 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8959571), [33 Dovedale Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/33-dovedale-avenue)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8901841), [15 Parkstone Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/15-parkstone-avenue)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8803395), [21 Parkstone Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/21-parkstone-avenue)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8616592), [5 Parkstone Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/5-parkstone-avenue)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8253384), [3A Glenside Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/3a-glenside-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8060245), Solway Ave near Glenside Ave, Canterbury Region 8041, New Zealand
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7877333), [42E Solway Avenue, Avonhead, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/42e-solway-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7823748), [24 Rutherglen Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/24-rutherglen-avenue)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/7738483), [33 Dovedale Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/33-dovedale-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7692894), [19 Rutherglen Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/19-rutherglen-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7692886), Solway Ave near Glenside Ave, Canterbury Region 8041, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7655242), Rutherglen Ave &amp; Dovedale Ave, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Solway Ave near Glenside Ave, 206 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Solway Ave near Glenside Ave, 219 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Dovedale Ave near Lynfield Ave, 259 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, Uni-Cycle route, 135 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Collective%20Cafe%2C%20Ilam%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.521604,172.568823)

## Nearby

- [Peer Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1754-peer-reserve), park, 308 m
- [Montclare Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1302-montclare-reserve), park, 360 m
- [Corfe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1038-corfe-reserve), park, 375 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other cafés

- [obsess](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 470 m
- [LB & Co Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/lb-co-espresso-ilam), Ilam, 867 m
- [Daydream Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/daydream-cafe-ilam), Ilam, 951 m
- [Moko](https://www.chch.live/business/moko-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.0 km
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel - Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Muffin Break Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Otto](https://www.chch.live/business/otto-ilam), Ilam, 1.1 km
- [Every one in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-ilam)

## Also in Ilam

- [University Of Canterbury Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/university-of-canterbury-rugby-football-club-ilam), Clubs, 475 m
- [Livingstone Health Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/livingstone-health-medical-centre-ilam), Doctors & clinics, 502 m
- [Pizza Pi & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-pi-cafe-ilam), Restaurants, 569 m
- [Shirleys Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/shirleys-kitchen-ilam), Restaurants, 577 m
- [Hinau Laundry](https://www.chch.live/business/hinau-laundry-ilam), Laundromats, 587 m
- [Eastern Drycleaners](https://www.chch.live/business/eastern-drycleaners-ilam), Dry cleaners, 599 m
- [NZ post](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-post-ilam), Post offices, 600 m
- [Sushi Ya](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-ya-ilam), Fast food, 603 m
- [Hames Hairdressing](https://www.chch.live/business/hames-hairdressing-ilam), Hairdressers, 605 m
- [Ilam florist](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-florist-ilam), Florists, 608 m
- [Every kind of business in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.521604&lon=172.568823)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.521604,172.568823,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Collective%20Cafe)
- [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/822082263), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Collective Cafe?**

A café in Ilam, Christchurch.

**Where is Collective Cafe?**

Somewhere in Ilam, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.521604,172.568823,17)

**Is Collective Cafe still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near Collective Cafe?**

[obsess](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-upper-riccarton) (470 m), [LB & Co Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/lb-co-espresso-ilam) (867 m), [Daydream Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/daydream-cafe-ilam) (951 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Collective Cafe?**

the Solway Ave near Glenside Ave bus stop is 206 m away: route 130; a shared path on the Uni-Cycle route passes within 135 m; nearest park: [Peer Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1754-peer-reserve) (308 m).

**What stood where Collective Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.521604&lon=172.568823)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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