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If you are interested in residential and commercial property in Whangarei City you need to check the higher density opportunities in the recently released Whangarei District Urban Plan change decision, which is now operative.

At Cato Bolam we work with a large range of clients, from first time developers and investors through to large scale development experts. Whenever we are contacted about a new project one of the first questions, that is common across the spectrum, is “what can I do with the site?”

The initial public consultation round for the proposed Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA) is now underway, with public submissions on a recently released Draft to be considered by a Select Committee later this year. The intention is that new legislation will be in place by the end of 2022.

With the Unitary Plan now finalised, an existing good quality wetland, either identified as Significant Ecological Area (SEA) on the planning maps, or meeting the SEA quality standards, can generate an ability to subdivide. Find out more.

Insights from the 2021 Land and Groundwater Conference presented by the Australasian Land and Groundwater Association (ALGA). The virtual conference was a welcome opportunity to keep abreast of new developments within the contaminated land industry.