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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Resource Consent Applications - The Cost and the Process Resouce Consent Applications - The Cost and the Process (RM1)

The process for approval for a proposal which does not comply with the relevant City Plan rules, the differences between non-notified and notified resource consents.  Information on timeframes and a schedule of fees.

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Resource Consent Hearings Resource Consent Hearings (Publicly Notified, and Limited Notified Applications) 
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A Guide to the Process (ESRM002)

Answers to frequently asked questions about the notified resource consent process.

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Neighbours Consents - What and How Neighbours Consents - What Are They and How Do They Affect the Resource Consent Process (RM5)

City Plan and resource consent process.  Answers to frequently asked questions about neighbours consents. 

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Guide to Preparing an Assessment of Environmental Effects - Simple Example Guide to Preparing an Assessment of Environmental Effects - A simple example of breaching a Development Standard (RM3)

Explanation of assessment of environmental effects (AEE).  How to prepare such an assessment, and a simple example.

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Guide to Preparing an Assessment of Envrionmental Effects - Complex Example Guide to Preparing an Assessment of Environmental Effects - A complex example of breaching a Critical Standard (RM4)

Explanation of an assessment of environmental effects (AEE).  How to prepare such an assessment.  How to prepare an AEE for a dwelling which does not meet the critical maximum height standard and recession plane in the City Plan.

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Resource Consent Information Pack Resource Consent Information Pack

This folder pulls together a range of papers and pamphlets prepared by the Council to assist people with an understanding of the resource consent process.

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Small Scale Home Based Employment "Small Scale" Home Based Employment (RM6)

What is meant by home based employment activities and a number of the relevant rules which a homeowner must comply with to operate a business from a residential property.

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So You Want to Build a Family Flat? So You Want to Build a Family Flat? (ESRM007)

Explanation of what a family flat is, council regulations, the resource consent application process and the future use of the flat.

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So You Want to Relocate a Building?  (ESURMO8)

Relocated buildings are a useful and often cost effective way of providing for residential, business and community accodmmodation needs.  Relocation also encourages the recycling and re-use of good quality buildings within the city.  However, to make sure that the building is suitable for relocation and its new site you need to follow a few steps.

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Retail Activities in the Business 3B and 4 Zones (ESRM401)

 

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Elderly Persons Housing (ESRM009) Download PDF Version
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Fast Track Process (ESRM001A)
In response to feedback, we have introduced a fast track service. The process will provide a priority service for applicants who require the urgent processing of their resource consent application.

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  Pre-application Meetings (ESRM010)

Pre-application meetings are for persons who intend to lodge a resource consent application and would like advice and assistance in the early stages of planning and designing their development.

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