Guidance on Planning Topics
Listed below are topics related to the planning process that have best practice
guidance available on this website.
- Air quality - Including odour,
dust, visibility and health issues. Frequently asked questions on the National
environmental standards for air quality are also available.
- Climate change
- Earthworks
- Esplanade reserves, esplanade strips and access strips under the RMA
- Historic heritage -
Including Waahi Tapu, archaeological sites, natural heritage and heritage
buildings.
- Indigenous
biodiversity - Including natural heritage, areas of ecological significance,
protected natural areas and SNAs.
- Land transport -
Including designations.
- Land transport noise
- Land use planning
for hazardous facilities - This looks at the Hazardous Facility Screening
Procedure and Consent Status Indices procedures.
- Landscapes -
This includes natural features and natural character.
- Noise in mixed use environments - Includes often used noise terminology, overview of noise effects, commonly used noise standards and good practice for consent conditions.
- Non-residential
activities in residential areas
- Radio frequency -
Guidance on managing the effects of radio frequency transmitters.
- Structure planning - Guidance around developing structure plans.
- Subdivision -
Guidance on developing subdivision provisions in district plans. Includes
an introduction
to subdivision.
- Surface
water quality - Guidance on developing a regional water plan, measuring
and setting standards for water quality.
- Tourism planning under the RMA
- Water allocation
- planning for -
Including Section 14, water takes, damming and diversion.
- Planning for the wine industry
Additional information
Shortage of RMA practitioners - Information on approaches to resolving the shortage of RMA practitioners on www.rma.govt.nz
