Planning

• Resource Consent Applications for Subdivision, Land Use, Land Disturbance (earthworks), Discharges to Air and Water, and for Works in the Coastal Marine Area.

• Environmental Effects Assessment (AEE).

• Plan Provisions Research and Analysis.

• Submissions to resource consent applications and to local, regional and national policy, strategy and plans.

• Local, Regional and National Policy and Strategy, Review and Analysis.

• Variations and Plan Changes.

• Expert Evidence for Council and Environment Court Hearings.

From urban to rural developments, city to coast, our planners can advise and assist in all aspects of resource management planning.

We can even advise on what not to do.

Our extensive experience includes successful outcomes for land developers, industry, local authorities and central government.  Whether it’s a bulk and location infringement on a residential site, or a larger scale residential, commercial or rural development we can assist in navigating the resource consent application and local authority plan process at district and regional levels.

resource consents

We can, and do, prepare resource consent applications for subdivision and land use projects on a daily basis.

From Dwellings to Cleanfills, and everything in between, we have proven expertise in navigating local authority planning processes to achieve successful outcomes for:

• Infringements on residential, commercial and rural sites.

• Subdivision, Building and Development within Ecological, Heritage and Protected Areas, and

• Large Scale Subdivision, Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Rural Development.