PM 1: Plan Making - An Update

Introduction to Plan Making is part of NZPI's Plan Making stream of CPD. It has been designed for planners in the early stages of their professional careers, or for more experienced planners with limited skills and knowledge of the topic.

This one-day workshop is designed to provide you (including planners, local and regional government officers and private consultants, land surveyors and urban designers) with an overview to the plan development and review (both at the regional and local levels) process under the Resource Management Act 1991(RMA) and other relevant pieces of legislation. It also includes understanding the importance of s32 through the process, an introduction to drafting provisions and involves a range of case studies and exercises. It equips planners to plan in a post King Salmon world. The workshop draws on Gina’s extensive experience, and covers the 2017 amendment to the RMA, relevant case law and case studies from plan reviews and drafting, including:

• EDS vs King Salmon 2014
• Suburban Estates Ltd vs Christchurch CC 2001
• Long Bay – Okura Great Park Society Inc vs ARC 2008
• Kapiti Coast District Council
• Hutt and Upper Hutt City Councils
• Wellington City Council
• Auckland City Council
• Porirua City Council
• Environment Canterbury
• Horizons Manawatu
• North Shore City Council
• Wellington Region
• Ministry for the Environment oversight
  
  
  

Learning Outcomes:

• The rational plan-making model that the RMA 1991 and the LGA 2002 are based on
• The Schedule 1 process
• The important role that s32 plays through the plan development process
• The different roles of issues, objectives, policies, methods and rules and how to begin to draft them.

Presenter:

Gina Sweetman

Gina is an experienced planner with a wide range of experience, having worked for over 28 years in local and central government and currently private practice. She has a strong knowledge of all aspects of the RMA, with particular strengths in policy review and development, training, planning for Māori values, statutory planning and implementing best RMA practice into everyday practice.

Gina is also an experienced accredited Hearings Commissioner (Chairs endorsement), Government appointed Freshwater Commissioner and Development Contributions Commissioner and NZPI Distinguished Service Award recipient.