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Resource
(Land Use) Consents
Applications for Resource (Land Use) Consents
can occasionally be
complex and you may
decide to appoint a resource management specialist
to help you. The Council has provided the following information for use
as a guide only.
Before applying for a Resource (Land Use)
Consent, you need to consider
if your proposal complies with the Council’s District Plan. If it
doesn’t, you have two choices:
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Amend
your proposal to ensure that it complies with the District Plan; or
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Apply
for a Resource Consent.
What is a Resource Consent?
Why do I need a Resource Consent?
Application for a Resource Consent
How do I apply for a Resource Consent?
How long does it take?
Non-Notified Applications
Notified Applications
How is a decision made?
What is Resource (Land Use) Consent?
A
Resource Consent is written approval from the Council to use your land
in a way that does not comply with the
District Plan, or is
listed in the District Plan as an activity specifically requiring
Resource Consent.
The
District Plan, amongst other things, is a book of rules for particular activities and
developments for the Papakura District Council. The Council is required
to have a District Plan under the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991.
Why do I need Resource Consent?
The
Resource Management Act promotes the sustainable management of natural
and physical resources. If you need to apply for a Resource Consent,
it’s generally because your proposal is viewed to have the potential of
negatively impacting the environment (which can include people,
vegetation, buildings and structures).
Application for a Resource (Land Use) Consent
Available
for download is a Resource
Consent
Application Form and a
Resource Consent Application Guide. Please note, you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view these documents. If you
do not have a copy installed, you can
download
it here.
Before
applying for a Resource Consent, you should speak with one of the
Council’s Resource Management Planners. A pre-application meeting will
confirm whether you need a Resource (Land Use) Consent. These meetings
can be a useful way of considering issues before the application
commenced, particularly for large or complex developments. To make an
appointment, contact our
Customer Services Centre or telephone 09
977 8914.
If
you do need to apply for a Resource Consent, the meeting will help to:
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Identify the type and indicative costs required
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Explain the resource consent process
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Clarify and identify any information you will need to include with
your application (for example hazardous and contaminated sites
information, geotechnical investigations or stormwater management
information)
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Identify what specialist information is to be provided
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Establish whether any types of modelling or risk analysis needs to be
undertaken - including any assumptions
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Determine if a baseline assessment should be undertaken. This is the
consideration of the adverse effects of an activity or structure that
could reasonably be expected to be developed on the property against
the effects of the proposal
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Identify other properties that could be affected by the proposal and
whether any consultation will be required
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Identify whether the application may be publicly notified, notified to
a limited number of people or non-notified
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Identify potential financial contributions
By the end
of the meeting, you should know the:
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appropriate consent(s) to apply for, and whether other consents are
likely to be required from the
Auckland Regional Council
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relevant issues and the scope and detail of the information required
to support your application(s)
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properties likely to be affected and the degree of consultation
required, including whether the application is likely to be notified
to a limited number of people, or publicly notified.
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procedures the application will go through; i.e. in determining
whether the application will be notified or not and the criteria for
non-notification
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fee
required to be deposited with the application
Processing a Resource Consent application is generally simpler and
faster if you have already had a pre-application meeting with the
Council. If you lodge an application that is incomplete, it may not be
accepted for processing. The Council will advise what information is
required before it can commence processing your application.
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