S+SNZ Planning & Resource Management case studies
S+SNZ Planning & Resource Management · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The S+SNZ Planning & Resource Management examination is a professional assessment for surveyors and spatial professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand who work at the interface between surveying and the resource management system. It suits candidates who already understand cadastral and spatial practice and now need to demonstrate competence in the planning framework: the Resource Management Act and its amendments, consenting pathways, plan development, subdivision and development controls, engagement with tangata whenua, and professional obligations. The S+SNZ Planning & Resource Management case studies are 5 cases and about 3,634 words.
1Limited Notification of a Restricted Discretionary Townhouse Proposal
An application has been lodged with a city council for land use consent to construct 14 townhouse units on a 2,100 m² site zoned General Residential. The proposal is a restricted discretionary activity under the district plan.
944 words, about 5 min2Existing Use Rights and a New Crushing Plant
A concrete products business has operated from a 1.2 ha site in a town since 1992. In 2001, a district plan became fully operative and zoned the site Residential.
677 words, about 3 min3Scope of Submissions in a Proposed District Plan Hearing
A council has notified a Proposed District Plan. Submission 47, from a landowner, seeks to rezone 12 ha of Rural land at the edge of town to Residential.
653 words, about 3 min4Heritage Church Hall, Coastal Erosion, and Relocation Cost
A Category 1 heritage building, a 1905 wooden church hall, sits on a coastal reserve edge. It is owned by a trust and used as a community hall.
716 words, about 4 min5Pressure to Omit an Adverse Ecological Report
You are a consultant planner employed by a small consultancy. Your client is applying for resource consent to establish a 4.5 ha landfill on land next to a wetland.
644 words, about 3 min