Jonathan Clease assisted Waikato District Council in assessing submissions on the rural and small settlement chapters as part of a District Plan Review. These projects have involved drafting reports in accordance and presenting evidence at the subsequent Council hearing.

Matt worked with Taupō District Council on resolving Environment Court appeals on the commercial chapter of the District Plan. This involved careful consideration of the overall policy approach, consideration of zone boundaries and zone rule frameworks.

Matt Bonis prepared the Timaru Growth Strategy to provide an overarching strategic framework for achieving sustainable growth and to guide the upcoming review of the District Plan.

We provided full RMA planning input into the preparation of the information that LPC are required to provide to the Regional Council for the development of a Port Recovery Plan to enable the $500 million rebuilding of Port infrastructure following the earthquakes.

The Planz team worked closely with the Council on the preparation and implementation of Plan Change 7, which rezoned 810ha of land at Lincoln and Rolleston to a new mixed density zone

This project involved careful consideration of the Central City Blueprint and the interaction of CERA designations and the underlying zone rules. Developing a planning strategy for how private-sector led development would occur under the designation required ongoing liaison with MBIE, CCDU, and Council staff.

This block contained landscape values, existing forestry, and informal mountain biking tracks that were valued by the community. The block was also being made available to the client as compensation for historic grievances under the South Island Landless Natives Act.

The early stages of this review have included Planz assessing the effectiveness and outcomes that the operative District Plan has been generating in the topic areas of commercial urban design, the interface between commercial and industrial zones and

Planz has been engaged by a number of councils and private interests with regard to the framework for retail and industrial land use provisions within district plans

Jonathan Clease provided planning advice and peer review to the development of the Selwyn Rural Residential Strategy 2014 which was undertaken under the LGA to guide future development of rural residential development in the District

Matt Bonis has assisted the Auckland Planning team since the inception of the Auckland Unitary Plan providing planning and regulatory support to the Council’s Business Policy Team faced with consolidating seven territorial plans into one cohesive regulatory framework.

Planz was actively involved in assisting a wide range of clients on the District Plan Review.

Planz undertook a review of spatial planning tools currently in use in Regional and District Plans across New Zealand to assist MfE with a template approach to facilitate consistency in District Plan drafting nationally.

Planz led the plan change to rezone 114ha of land surrounding the old Islington Freezing Works to enable its redevelopment as a modern business park and distribution centre.