Resource consents are permission from the Council for an activity under the local, regional or national planning documents. We can assist you with the full range of resource consents, including land use, subdivision, water, discharge & coastal permits, s127 variations and s125 extension of time.

Our planners can manage, prepare and lodge resource consents nationwide in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are experts in the preparation of Assessments of Environmental Effects (AEE) for resource consents and can advise & manage the team of experts that are needed to obtain a favourable outcome from the Council for your project.

We use our local knowledge, industry contacts and expertise to ensure that all the rules, policies and intricacies of each council are addressed, with over 95% of our projects completed without the need for a notified hearing, saving our clients time, money, and stress.

If you own, or are looking to purchase a site, we can help you understand its development potential and how to unlock it. Our team is experienced in assessing sites and can advise on appropriate land use activities such as residential dwellings, workers’ accommodation, community services, commercial, industrial and more. We’ll also identify potential site constraints, bulk and location controls, relevant policies and anticipated zone outcomes so you know exactly what’s possible before digging in.

If you have a particular development in mind, we can undertake a feasibility assessment to review whether your proposed development/activity is suitable and what any likely consenting issues would be. We can also identify any other specialist input that would be required to support an application, such as a surveyor, engineer, arborist, acoustic consultant, ecologist, etc.

An early chat with us enables you to make informed decisions and avoid unnecessary delays later on in the process. We’ll ensure all the details have been considered and use our expertise to review your plans before costly issues are overlooked.

We can provide advice over the phone, via email, in a formal report or face to face.

Is your site subject to a Proposed Plan Change, new District Plan or are you looking to change your site zoning? We can assist with public and private plans changes, including submissions, appeals, and expert evidence.

The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) allows anyone to seek changes to district or regional plans through a request for a private plan change. Requests for private plan changes enable innovative proposals to be tested through the RMA process and allow applicants to initiate change without waiting for a plan review.

Clauses 2 - 3C of Schedule 1 of the RMA set out statutory requirements for consultation which must occur before the notification of any proposed plan that requires it. These requirements apply when developing new plans, undertaking plan reviews and making variations or changes to proposed or operative plans, including plan change requests made under Part 2 of Schedule 1.

We can assist with all stages of the plan change process, and resource consent notification process, feel free to get in touch and we advise how we can help.