Urban Development

Areas of Practice

We are leading litigators usually assisting clients to change district plans or obtain resource consent to facilitate both large and small scale urban development. Often this includes negotiating directly with infrastructure providers to ensure that sufficient infrastructure is delivered in a timely manner to service the development.

Andrew and Helen have played a key role in the following urban developments:

Nola Estate

A fast track application for 220 dwellings on an 18,000m2 single house zoned site.

Brickfields

A fast track application for 420 dwellings on a 7.5ha multi-zoned site.

44SBR

A luxury over-height apartment complex in Parnell, following a notified council hearing.

Auranga

A $6.2Bn+ masterplanned community of 3,500+ homes and a town centre (with a further 12,000+ homes) in Drury West, Auckland, covering approximately 200ha (variations and plan changes).

Rotokauri

A $.53Bn+ masterplanned community of approximately 1,600 homes in Rotokauri North, Hamilton, covering approximately 133ha (plan change and fast track for Stage 1).

Sleepyhead Estate

A fast track application for Stage 1 of the Sleepyhead Estate development in Ohinewai, comprising a foam manufacturing plant, foam store, carpet underlay plant, foam conversion and bean plant, together with an associated rail siding to provide connection to the North Island Main Trunk line.

Lakeview | Taumata

Obtaining Ministerial referral for Lakeview | Taumata, a fast track application for Stage 1 of a $1Bn+ new residential and hospitality precinct in the Queenstown CBD, providing a range of hospitality, services, hotels, co-working and retail options.

Blue Mountain Cleanfill

Blue Mountain Cleanfill Limited, a resource consent to establish and operate a 500,000m³ clean fill over 10ha, on a 21.24ha rural property at 196 Burtt Road, Drury, against strong opposition by neighbours and Auckland Council, where the consent application was approved non-notified.

Signature Building

Resource consent to establish and operate an early childhood education center in Bell Road, Beachlands, against strong opposition by neighbours and Auckland Council, where the relevant Environment Court appeal was resolved without requiring a hearing.

Scott Point

Rezoning of 150ha of land from rural to urban as part of an integrated masterplan enabling about 3,000 new dwellings and associated resource consents for the development of 5 major parcels of land. This project won the Supreme Practice Award: Nancy Northcroft Planning Practice Award and the Best Practice Award for District and Regional Planning, New Zealand Planning Institute’s Award.