Planning
Comprehensive Planning Services
At Eliot Sinclair, we offer comprehensive planning services designed to support the diverse needs of development projects across the South Island. Our experienced planning team combines in-depth knowledge of legislative requirements with established relationships with local councils to provide innovative and efficient solutions. We assist clients in streamlining their consent process, reducing Council costs by preparing thorough applications and ensuring compliance with all relevant National and local regulations.
Our collaborative approach, working closely with our in-house teams, ensures every aspect of your project is expertly managed. Eliot Sinclair has capability across both regional and district planning, providing the necessary advice to successfully obtain water permits and discharge consents for comprehensive development proposals. With established Council relationships and offices in Nelson/Tasman, West Coast, Canterbury and Otago, our regional planning team provide innovative solutions for development projects throughout the South Island. We advise on the specific information required for a successful consent application, allowing project stakeholders to tailor their services.
Our process is about more than gaining a consent, we help influence a project in the early stages to ensure the most environmentally acceptable concept is prepared from the start. Our services span residential, rural, commercial, and industrial projects, offering expert advice and consultation on land development projects.
Planning services
- Residential, rural, commercial and industrial development
- Due diligence property development feasibility and scoping assessments
- Expert planning evidence
- Resource consent applications to local and regional authorities, covering land, air and coastal environments.
- Submissions to Regional Plans / Strategies and Annual Plans
- Consultation with affected parties and stakeholders
- Assessments of environmental effects
- Provision of planning consultancy services to Councils
- Private plan change zone requests
- Subdivision and land use resource consent applications to District Councils
- Submissions to notified resource consent applications, District Plans / Strategies and Annual Plans
- Consultation with Iwi bodies
- Consultation with affected parties and stakeholders
What is planning?
The resource management system governs how people interact with natural resources. As well as managing air, soil, freshwater and the coastal marine area. It is governed by the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA), which seeks to achieve sustainable management of natural and physical resources. At Eliot Sinclair, our planning team help navigate your project through the complexities and regularly changing requirements of the planning system. Our planners work on residential, rural, commercial, and industrial projects, looking to efficiently identify the relevant rules and regulations to achieve a smooth consenting path. By collaborating with our multidisciplinary teams, we provide thorough and efficient planning services, addressing every aspect of the development process from initial site assessments to final approvals, ensuring sustainable and compliant outcomes.
Testimonial | Enterprise Homes
“The service that we have received is exemplary”
“Our company has utilised the services of Eliot Sinclair for over 50 years on many Residential Subdivisions in and around Christchurch. We have no hesitation in recommending their services in all the fields we have had to utilise, including urban design, planning, surveying, engineering and landscape architecture. The service that we have received including the ability to complete is exemplary.”
Rob Sloan | General Manager | Enterprise Homes
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Planning careers
Shaping your future
A career in planning at Eliot Sinclair is rewarding with a great team behind you. If you are interested in joining our team, you can browse through our current vacancies and apply for a role with us through our careers page.
