16632 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Environment Court Of New Zealand, Environmental Impact Statement, De Minimis
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Decision making and da approval at a local level. Development assessment: part 4 of the epa act. Complying development does not need consent but needs to be ticked off. Prohibited development is not allowed in that zone. Development that needs consent much lodge a da. Different types of development applications: standard das, designated development, advertised and specific development, das requiring a species impact statement, das requiring concurrence or consultation integrated development. The type of da can result in different: The council which has the function to determine (grant or refuse) a da. If specified by the epa act, the regulations, or an environmental planning instrument, can be: a minister, the planning assessment commission, public authority. High impact developme nts (e. g. likely to generate pollution) or are located in or near an environmentally sensitive area (e. g. a wetland). Examples of designated development include chemical factories, large marinas, quarries and sewerage treatment works. Council or state (and pac) may be consent authority.
