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MAKING ROOM FOR THE GOOD IDEA Conference Paper

Author
Brian Putt, Dennis Scott
Year
2004
Journal / Source
THE NEW ZEALAND COASTAL CONFERENCE AUCKLAND
Month
August
Keywords
Bay of Plenty, Bay of Islands
Summary
Good ideas for land development implemented through good design are often blocked through the resource management consent process for reasons that have little to do with the good outcomes that may be apparent from the individual projects. The process of promotion, encouragement and assessment that belies the Resource Management Act 1991, the district plans and the granting of consents, struggles to differentiate between the good idea and the mediocre. This paper addresses techniques and methods that may assist in ensuring that the door is always left open for good land development with high environmental outcomes in keeping with community aspirations.