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Results Matrix 1: Resource Consent Applications at District/City Councils

Applicant

Application type

Category

Subcategory

Subdivision

Building

Earthworks

Landscaping

Liquor

COC

Signs

General activity

Infra-structure

Property works

Total

RMA professionals

Surveyors

409

56

2

2

0

6

0

9

1

16

501

Planners

9

95

5

21

0

12

10

34

9

13

208

Subtotal

418

151

7

23

0

18

10

43

10

29

709

General public

Public

37

372

19

384

13

16

16

54

1

42

954

Subtotal

37

372

19

384

13

16

16

54

1

42

954

Other professionals

Engineers

54

25

8

6

0

7

17

8

16

2

143

Architects

3

120

7

4

0

4

3

4

1

11

157

LS architects

1

3

0

6

0

0

0

0

1

4

15

Lawyers

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

6

Other

19

170

11

152

18

27

29

32

3

18

479

Subtotal

80

320

26

168

18

38

49

45

21

35

800

 

Total

535

843

52

575

31

72

75

142

32

106

2463

District/city council notes:

'Subdivision' - includes boundary adjustments and section 226 certificates.

'Building' - includes any application relating to the development of buildings (e.g. relocation, construction, alteration, additions, dwelling in setback etc).

'Landscaping' - mostly relates to applications made to the Auckland City Council to cut down trees.

'COC' - relates to code of compliance requirements and certificates.

'General activity' - relates to unnamed activities for which consent was sought, such as commercial activity in a commercial zone. Other examples of 'general activities' include: processing of olives for cosmetic products, free-range chicken activity, harvesting, oil exploration, or change of land use.

'Infrastructure' - majority of infrastructure applications relate to services such as, telecommunication facilities, and road alterations and extensions.

'Property works' - relates to general works undertaken on a property that do not fall within any other categories, including: retaining walls, car parking requirements and vehicle crossings, and any other activities on a property which do not relate to the alteration to a dwelling and/or any other application type, for example, excavation within archaeological site to remove fuel tanks.

'Other professionals' - relates to all other professionals not described in other categories, including: builders and building agencies, real estate agencies, project management agencies, arborists, local authorities/councils, investment groups, advertising companies, electricians, signwriters and farm consultants.