If you are unhappy about a decision of a consent authority on a resource consent application, you may decide to lodge an appeal with the Environment Court. As you may be subject to an award of costs against you if your appeal is not successful, you may wish to seek the advice of a lawyer as to the merits of the appeal, before proceeding.
Who can appeal?
For information about who can appeal a resource consent decision click here
Form of appeal
Appeals must be prepared in accordance with Form 16 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.
Content of appeal
For information about what to include in an appeal click here
Attachments
For information about the attachments you need to include click here
Lodgement and service of appeal
For information about lodging and serving the appeal click here
Costs involved
For information about the cost of appeals click here
Checklist
For a checklist of matters to consider when lodging an appeal click here
Best practice examples
Have a look at the examples and templates page.
Relevant legal provisions
For legal provisions relating to resource consent appeals click here
Further information
For further information click here
