4 Aug 2023
GLENPANEL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED v THE EXPERT CONSENTING PANEL UNDER THE COVID-19 RECOVERY (FAST TRACK CONSENTING) ACT 2020 [2023] NZHC 2069
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2069
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the Panel lawfully applied sch 6 cl 32 to incorporate RMA ss 104A–104D for referred projects and correctly treated s 104D as the jurisdictional gateway for this non-complying activity; the Panel's findings that the Project was contrary to an important group of PDP objectives and policies and that adverse effects would be more than minor were open to the Panel on the evidence; the Panel was entitled to treat the Spatial Plan and masterplan as non-determinative of the future environment pending plan change processes; there was no reviewable failure to obtain necessary expertise,…