Landscape Protection

The Environmental Defence Society has recently published the Community Guide to Landscape Protection under the Resource Management Act 1991.

This Guide provides practical information for people who wish to obtain better protection for New Zealand's landscapes. It covers:

What 'landscape' means and why landscapes are important
The application of the provisions in the Resource Management Act to landscape management
The identification of important landscapes
Methods which can be used to protect landscapes
How individuals, groups and developers can become involved in landscape protection

For more information please click here.

For information about legal mechanisms that can be used to prevent future development of landscapes please click here

To download a Guide to the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 click here Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (92K).

Key issues to consider

Have outstanding and visual amenity landscapes been adequately identified in the relevant regional and district plans?
Do the areas identified include all important elements of the landscape including foregrounds?
What mechanisms are provided to protect these landscapes?
Are provisions strong enough to prevent inappropriate development?
Where provisions are weak, what more appropriate mechanisms could be adopted?

For relevant legal provisions click here

For cases relating to landscape protection click here

For key documents relating to landscape protection click here

For additional information relating to landscape protection click here

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