The Planning Bill: The more submissions the better

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Since the December announcement of replacement legislation for the Resource Management Act the UDF RM Reform working group – Ekin Sakin, David Hattam, Jeremy Butler, Graeme Scott, Eva Zombori and Jade McFarlane – has been hard at work putting together a submission on the Planning Bill. The deadline for submissions to the Environment Select Committee is 4.30pm Friday 13 February.

Given how tight the timeframe is, a quick 5-10 minute Survey has been prepared by the RM Reform working group as one way you can signal your input to the submissions process. It asks for preferences on a multi-choice array of proposed responses to selected parts and clauses contained in the Planning Bill.

The Survey is up and ready to complete NOW – just click here. It will be kept open through to Monday 10 February but we are seeking as many responses as possible before Waitangi Day. It’s a good use of your lunch break !

The overhaul represented by the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill will bring significant change. The UDF encourages individuals and all parties with a stake in the future of our planning frameworks to make submissions so that the legislation that is carried forward is as fit for purpose as possible.

(Any further comments this prompts for you can be sent to manager@urbandesignforum.org.nz )

A list of allied links for further reference
sourced from landscapearchitecture.nz

Urban Designers Institute Aotearoa (UDIA)

New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora (NZILA)

Te Kōkiringa Taumata | New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI)

Resource Manager Law Association (RMLA) 

Environment Defence Society (EDS)

You can also see the NZIA statement made on the RMA reforms here.

 

 

Stephen Olsen

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