20 Oct 2023
SOROKA v WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL [2023] NZCA 510
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 510
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Environmental Lots (and thus TRLRs) are a form of subdivision that require resource consent; the consent authority must be satisfied under the specific performance standards and assessment criteria (rr 22.11 and, where relevant, rr 22.18/22.19) before lots can be created or transferred. There is no automatic mathematical crystallisation of a large entitlement upon registration of a covenant; the maximum total yield under Plan Change 14 for the Southern Rural management area is 20 (10 if moderate significance), and the appellant was not entitled to the larger number claimed. The appeal is dism…