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Resource consents

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Making a submission

A submission is a written statement by any person supporting or opposing a publicly notified resource consent application. Anyone can make a submission, even if they're not directly affected by the proposed activity.

Non-notified consents are not open to submissions.

• How to make a submission
• Print a submission form
• Make a submission online
• What happens to my submission?

How to make a submission

1. Check that the resource consent is one that has been publicly notified, ie:
   • it has been advertised, eg in City Scene, or

   • if you were sent the notification package by mail.

Copies of public notices for notified resource consent applications are available on this site.

2. Submissions must be received by Auckland City Council 20 working days from the notification date.

3. You must write a letter or fill out a submission form.

   Your submission must be:

   • written in the recommended submission format. Feel free to attach additional information, but make sure it's securely attached to your submission. Clearly number any attachments, and quote these numbers when you refer to the attachments in your submission
   • clear and concise, focusing on the effects of the proposed activity, especially in the way that they affect you or others and relate them to the Resource Management Act and the relevant district or regional plan which is what Auckland City Council is required to consider. Make sure that you state whether you support or oppose the proposal
   • clearly state the relevant rule of policy, page, paragraph or map reference if referring to a plan or policy statement

   • written point by point. Try to separate the issues into points with supporting evidence and arguments. This may include any local knowledge or expertise that you have and 'reasonably held views'. You may also address claims from experts that you don't agree with but it is important to back up any anecdotal or word of mouth evidence with actual facts including photographs, measurements, opinion surveys and so on.

4. Send one copy of your submission to Auckland City Council and one copy to the person applying for the resource consent. Remember that submissions are a public document and will be placed in any agenda or report on the matter.

After 20 working days all submissions are reviewed by council officers and considered at a hearing by planning commissioners. Final decisions are made by the planning commissioners and the decision is provided to everyone concerned. Further appeals may be taken to the Environment Court.

Your submission and the format it takes must follow Form 6A of the Resource Management Act (this is the format used in the submission form below).

Print a submission form

Download and complete the submission form, then send to:

Resource consent submissions
Auckland City Council
Private Bag 92516
Wellesley Street
Auckland

Resource consent submission form (462k PDF)

You will also need to send a copy to the applicant.

To view PDFs download Acrobat Reader from the Adobe website. Further help on how to view PDFs.

Make a submission online

Resource consent submissions

All submissions received become public documents and may be published on this website or made available to parties outside council. Find out more about what happens to your submission * Indicates mandatory fields

Contact details

* Full name: Organisation (if submission is on behalf of an organisation): Agent (if applicable): * Address for correspondence: Business phone Home phone Email address:

Submission details

* I wish to make a submission on the application of (name of applicant): * Who proposes to (proposal of applicant): * At (site address): Application number (if known):

Submission support

* I / We support oppose support with conditions * these particular parts of the above application:

The reasons for my / our submission are:

* The decision I wish the Council to make is (include any conditions of a general nature):

* I / We wish to be heard at the council planning hearing

Yes No * If others make a similar submission I/we will consider presenting a joint case with them at the hearing Yes No

* I Would like to be emailed a copy of my submission

Note: Remember you will need to send a copy of this submission to the applicant. Yes No

What happens to my submission

All submissions received become public documents and may be published on this website or made available to parties outside council.

When you send your submission to council, it is recorded and passed to the reporting planner. The reporting planner reviews your submission and notes down all of the issues you have raised. The planner will note if it is in support, opposition, or conditional support. If there are any specialist issues such as historic trees or road safety the planner will generally forward those parts of the submission to the relevant council officers for comment. All submissions and the issues raised are then tabulated within the report, and addressed through the reporting planners' assessment, in conjunction with the applicant's assessment of effects.

Once this review is complete the reporting planner will make an assessment of the application and submissions and a report will be circulated prior to a public hearing which you can choose to participate in.

Reviewed April 2008