Council is intending to undertake a system upgrade on its resource consenting platform from 5pm 4 December 2020 – 7:30am…

Landowners should have an understanding of Section 338(1)(a) of the RMA and the restrictions of Part 3 as these create…

Sections 95 to 95G of the RMA guides the process for deciding whether or not an application for resource consent…

The philosophy of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) is that those who benefit should pay for resource consent applications.…

Under the RMA, and unless otherwise specified in the decision, resource consents granted for subdivision and most land use activities…

The Court of Appeal decision in Davidson Family Trust and Marlborough District Council has been issued. The decision cannot be read in isolation, reference must be made to the previous appeal decisions. In brief the High Court decision confirmed the Environment Court decision and the Court of Appeal decision held that there is a requirement to have regard to Part 2 when determining Resource Consent applications however this may be achieved by relying on planning documents that have passed the King Salmon test or by direct referral to Part 2 by the decision maker.

The Council is charged by Government to undertake many Regulatory functions of which the RMA is one of the most challenging.

The Five statutory pillars of good RMA administration

The Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE)

This article summarises the law on when a consent lapses under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), and considers a recent decision on lapse concerning coastal permits in the Marlborough Sounds.