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We update our blog every week, here you can find information about: resource consent fees, resource consent meaning, resource consent timeframes, subdivisions and lots of other helpful information.
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Mary Zhou
Jul 16, 20234 min
Record of Title and its impacts on your development
In this blog series, we’ll be covering off some of the “must knows” in planning terms, before you get too far with your development plans...
Helen Heard
Nov 19, 20226 min
Reduce your Council fees? Yes please!
When undertaking a development, it is critical to understand the costs associated with the project and also ways you can reduce the costs....
Clara Casaes
Sep 19, 20225 min
PC78- Qualifying matters and their implications
Lots of changes are proposed to the Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP(OP)), which our team has been following closely and sharing related...
Hannah Thomson
Jun 26, 20224 min
Wetlands- What's changing and how does it affect you?
You’ve likely heard mention in the media about all the upcoming resource management changes. This includes replacing the Resource...
Helen Heard
May 29, 20225 min
How much does a resource consent cost?
This blog will give you some insight into what costs are involved with a resource consent application- it’s an update on our two previous...
Clara Casaes
May 8, 20224 min
MDRS – What’s a "qualifying matter"?
In this blog series we are discussing the changes planned to enable urban intensification in medium density urban areas, with emphasis on...
Hannah Thomson
May 1, 20226 min
Medium density changes- What’s Auckland Council’s response?
There is a lot going on in planning in 2022- and at the moment there is a lot of talk about proposed changes to development restrictions...
Helen Heard
Apr 15, 20223 min
Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS)- what’s the process?
As we discussed in last week’s blog, changes to medium density urban areas in Tier 1 cities are on the horizon. But what’s the process...
Hannah Thomson
Apr 10, 20225 min
Medium density changes- what are they?
Many of you will have heard mention of proposed changes to what’s permitted in medium density areas. With so many other changes planned...
Mary Zhou
Mar 19, 20224 min
Yard setbacks- what are they about?
All development of a site is affected by setbacks from boundaries or natural features- these are called “yards”. Yards, including front,...
Claire Deng
Mar 13, 20224 min
What is Building Coverage?
Many developers and architects will be familiar with the term “building coverage” when planning a development. Building coverage is one...
Helen Heard
Mar 6, 20224 min
Landscaped area, permeable area, impermeable area- what’s the difference?
When developing land, it’s important to look at the proposed landscape area, permeable area and impermeable area. The Auckland Unitary...
Clara Casaes
Feb 20, 20224 min
What is a building?
This question seems to have an obvious answer but in planning terms, it might not be as straightforward as you think. Before you start...
Planning Plus
Jul 10, 20213 min
Is saving money actually costing you money?
Land development and building can be expensive, and resource consents are just one part of that. Sometimes it can be tempting to use a...
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