RMA Planning

TPG provides integrated property and planning advice. Located nationwide, our resource planning and management consultants provide both local and national perspectives and hands-on experience across the planning spectrum, including strategic planning advice, policy development, district plans, notices of requirement, and resource consents.

Our Planning Consultants are experienced Resource Management Act (RMA) practitioners with a proven track record of providing incisive advice to a wide range of clients in local government, the private sector, central government, Iwi, and the third sector.

We have a large network of professionals from related disciplines that we can draw on every step of the way, ensuring you have consistent advice and a smooth project delivery. We will work closely with you to fully understand your goals, challenges, and issues so that we can create a purpose-fit solution.

Services include:

  • Resource consent application processing for local authorities

  • Resource consent application preparation for land use and subdivision projects

  • RMA due diligence and feasibility advice to assist clients in understanding whether to proceed with projects and how

  • Preparation of district plan changes for local authorities and private plan change requests for private clients

  • Independent commissioner services for local authorities

  • Preparing submissions for clients on notified resource consents, plan changes and designations

  • Preparing expert planning evidence for Council hearings, the Environment Court and High Court

  • Mediation of resource planning issues under dispute

  • Notice of requirements and outline plans for requiring authorities

  • Undertaking iwi and stakeholder engagement

  • Providing strategic planning advice  

  • Masterplanning for large scale developments and subdivisions.

We will work closely with you to fully understand your goals, challenges, and issues so that we can create a purpose-fit solution.

Key contact

Sam Cottier

Head of Commercial