Notification of Resource Consent Applications

How are applications notified?

When applications are notified, a notice is placed in a newspaper circulating in the area likely to be affected. A notification sign is often put on the applicant's property. In addition, the following parties are served with a copy of the application (clause 10 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003):

• Persons who may be adversely affected (such as neighbours and downstream resource users)
• Owners/occupiers of the land to which the application relates
• The relevant regional council or territorial authority
• Iwi authorities, local authorities and other parties that the council considers should be given notice
• Minister of Conservation (if the application affects the coastal marine area or land adjoining it)
• Minister of Fisheries, the Minister of Conservation, and the relevant Fish and Game Council (if the application relates to fish farming outside the coastal marine area) 
• Historic Places Trust (if the land is subject to a heritage order, is identified in the plan as having heritage value, or if the application affects a registered place/area under the Historic Places Act 1993)
• Holder of a customary rights order (if likely to be adversely affected)