Services.

 1. Planning Advice

Are you looking to purchase a site, build, develop or subdivide? ​

 

We pride ourselves in providing affordable professional Planning advice to our clients. We know that projects and Council processes can be daunting. However, with our Planning expertise you will be better informed so you don't have any unexpected surprises. We detail how to reduce time and money for your project. Our aim is to help you achieve your maximum development potential. 

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2. Planning Assessments and/or Feasibility Studies 

- Planning Assessments at the pre-purchase, mid-development, and resource consent application stages. ​​

 

We understand that purchasing a property, building or subdividing is one of the biggest investments in your lifetime, so you want to get it right by being well-informed of any risks/benefits. We cater our Planning Assessments to your needs.

 

We provide affordable & fast 'high-level' assessment via email within 5 working days or a 'comprehensive' report within 10 working days.​ We've outlined the benefits of our Planning Assessments and how they can help you below:

• We review all the relevant property and building documentation for the site and inform you of any potential risks you might not have been made aware of by Council and your lawyer i.e. flooding/tsunami zones, neighbouring developments affecting development, land contamination etc. .

• We assess your project on it's merits and provide advice on whether we think you could achieve Council approval. 

• We detail any legislative requirements you need to be aware of i.e Council District Plan rules.

• We detail if there are any potential options available to save costs or time for your project.

• We outline your development options and how to achieve your maximum development potential. ​​

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3. Resource Consents Applications

We specialize in both District and Regional Council Resource Consenting requirements. Our resource consent applications are prepared to a high standard and with our Local Government knowledge we know how to navigate Councils processes to achieved streamlined approvals and save our clients time and money.

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We have a wide range of expertise in preparing resource consent applications and Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE). Below are some examples of what we can do:

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District Council

• Within Scope Amendments

• Certificate of Compliance

• Land Contamination (NESCS) Remediation

• Deemed Permitted Boundary Adjustments

• Land Use - setbacks, earthworks, maximum height, impermeable surfaces, multi-residential units, comprehensive townhouse developments, recession planes, Commercial & Industrial activities  etc.

• Subdivision - Simple (2-Lot) to Complex (500-Lot) Rural, Residential, Commercial and Industrial Subdivision.

• Boundary Adjustments

• Plan Change Submissions.

• S127 and S221(3) variations.

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Regional Council

• Land Use - construction-phase stormwater discharge, earthworks, water use/take, operational discharge, air discharge, groundwater discharge, in-stream works, re-alignment of a creek, explosive blasting of rock etc.

• Plan Change Submissions.

• S127 and S221(3) variations.