Presented by Gina Sweetman
This one-day workshop is designed to provide participants with the essential skills to:
- Develop the ability to scope planning proposals for clients
- Develop effective and sound Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEEs)
- Determine completeness and sufficiency of information required for the Council to accept your application under s.88 and the 4th schedule
- Understand the Council's role in accepting applications
- Determining when and where it's appropriate to request further information
- Determining when to notify (public or limited) or not to notify resource consent applications
This one-day workshop draws on Lee’s extensive experience, including as an Independent Hearing Commissioner and Chair of the Auckland Urban Design Panel. It is based around up-to-date case studies, interactive examples and exercises drawing on the relevant case law and how these should be applied in practice, including:
- Davison v Marlborough District Council 2017
- Tasti V Auckland Council 2016
- Watercare Services v AC 2011
- Coro Mainstreet (Inc.) v Thames Coromandel District Council 2013
- Sutton v Environment Canterbury 2014
- Ports of Auckland v Auckland Council 2015
- Northcote Manistreet Inc V North Shore City Council 2006
- Affco NZ Ltd v Far North District 1994
Learning Outcomes
An understanding
- How to scope a planning application
- Develop effective Assessment of Environmental Effects which meet the requirements of the 4th schedule
- How to apply s.88 and the 4th schedule to determine where or not to accept a resource consent application
- How and when to request further information or commission reports under s.92.
- Determining whether an application should proceed on a notified (public or limited) or non-notified bases under the RMA
