Novo Group’s Christchurch-based town planning and resource consent consultants provide practical advice for land development, subdivisions and planning approvals. We help clients navigate resource consent applications, planning assessments and council requirements, from initial feasibility through to hearings and expert evidence before the Environment Court.
Our planning services also work closely with our traffic engineering and transport planning expertise to support development projects with transport-related requirements.
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Expert Advice
Our planning advice adds value to projects large or small. We recognise that clients are less interested in rules and the planning process than the outcome, and they want to maximise their opportunities, whilst minimising timeframes, costs and risks. With this in mind, we utilise our planning expertise to navigate the process and provide focused, relevant advice to clients where it counts.
Key Services
Our client-focused approach underpins our following key planning services:
- Site scoping, due diligence, development feasibility, and risk identification / resolution.
- Site layout and building design guidance.
- Council liaison, including pre-application and Urban Design Panel meetings.
- Project/consent management, including briefing / coordination of other experts.
- Assessments of effects (AEE), including comprehensive assessments for complex projects, or focused assessments for smaller/simple projects.
- Expert evidence.
- Master planning, plan changes, submissions, development contributions, consultation, and other planning processes.
