Service
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What we can offer:
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Project Management
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- Coordination of consultants to prepare the required expert reports to support any application
- Act as a main point of contact between the client and the consultant team, local authority and others as necessary
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Policy Planning
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- Review of and provide advice on proposed district plan and plan change provisions
- Provide policy advice on central, regional & local government matters
- Preparation of strategic & community plans for Resource Management matters
- Representation at Court-ordered processes such as mediation and joint witness conferencing
- Representation as an Expert Witness at Council and Environment Court Hearings
- Preparation of Section 32 evaluations
- Preparation of submission
- Peer review of plan change documents
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Resource Consenting
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- Provide planning advice on proposals
- Preparation of resource consent applications for land use and subdivision
- Preparation of applications for variations to resource consent conditions
- Preparation of time extension applications
- Preparation of Certificates of Compliance
- Preparation of Outline Plan and Outline Plan Waivers
- Project management of consenting process and sub-consultants
- Managing limited and publicly notified application processes
- Consultation with neighbouring properties and interested parties
- Preparing evidence for consent hearings and Environment Court
- Preparing appeals and appearing at hearings on behalf of submitters
- Representation at Court-ordered processes such as mediation and joint witness conferencing
- Representation as an expert witness at Council and Environment Court hearings
- Preparation of Notice of Requirements
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Consultation and Stakeholder
Engagement
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- Maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders involved in a project
- Public meetings and consultation
- Engage with:
- Councils
- Client
- Technical experts
- Local community groups and individual
- Iwi/hapū
- Statutory Stakeholders
- Non-statutory Stakeholders
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Master Planning
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- Working with consultant teams to create new visions for community, landscape, resource, place or site
- Town centres
- Golf course developments
- Resorts
- Special Housing Areas
- Ministry of Education developments
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Research
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- Obtain information to assist our clients in making statutory and resource management decisions
- Research into subdivision history with regards to resource consenting, consent notices and covenants
- Strategic advice on resource management matters
- Review and advise on regional and local government matters
- Research into historic consents, and property consenting history
- Research into existing use rights and lawfully established activities
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Strategic advice
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- Due diligence
- Advice prior to land purchase
- Portfolio
- Submitting to consent applications
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