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The development community is often frustrated by the time it takes for consent authorities to process resource consents and fulfil their obligations in respect of subdivision consents.
Consent authorities typically hold the power and there are no prescribed timeframes once a consent has been granted. However, the tide may be turning on the balance of power after a recent decision of the Environment Court in the Queenstown-Lakes District.
concerned a subdivision