DISTRICT AND REGIONAL PLANS

We specialise in planning matters relating to the natural environment - such as indigenous biodiversity, water quality and quantity, and the coastal marine area - but we can assist with any district or regional plan matter. Beginning with the first submission, and for all steps beyond including council hearings, Environment Court hearings and higher Court appeals, we can help you to achieve your objectives and secure a planning framework that incorporates your interests.  If you’re a local authority, we can oversee your plan-making process or provide advice on issues as they arise.

Examples of planning appeals that one or both of us have appeared on include:

• Otago Regional Policy Statement - at Environment Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal level

• Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Plan - to High Court level

• Mackenzie District Plan, Whakatane District Plan, Southland Water and Land Plan, Southland Regional Policy Statement and Waitaki District Plan - to Environment Court level

• Hawke's Bay Regional Resource Management Plan through the Board of Inquiry process including High Court appeals

• Plimmerton Farm Streamlined Planning Process