Our Expertise

Structure Planning is a term widely used in New Zealand to describe a process whereby the structural elements of an area are identified and then incorporated into a plan, or a series of plans that provide the foundation for planning and subsequent development of an area.  Also commonly referred to as “Master Planning” overseas, it… Continue reading Structure Planning

From time to time clients envisage either a scale or nature of development that is not provided for within the current zoning.  Sometimes these plans can be at such a variance with the existing planning documents that it is necessary to apply for a plan change for a client to secure their development aspirations –… Continue reading Plan Changes

We have reviewed and lodged hundreds of consent applications under both Regional and District Plan provisions for both Councils and the private sector throughout New Zealand.  Accordingly we are well placed to devise your consenting strategy and assist you in risk identification and management, costings, and time frames.  We can also prepare all the necessary… Continue reading Resource Consents

We have extensive experience in strategic studies involving road and rail corridor identification, strategic property acquisition, large scale site rationalisation , research papers, site selection studies, public transport and transit studies and peer review of same both nationally and internationally.

Resource Management legislation, as well as regional and district planning requirements can be complex.  An effective Expert Witness is able to interpret and apply these requirements and explain their impacts in easily understood terms to clients, representatives of the community, and decision makers.   A professional Expert Witness is also able to effectively convey this… Continue reading Expert Witness and Mediation