Thread: Auckland shooting club. Resource consent help

Originally Posted by Cyclops

I don't want to rain on your parade.
I am a qualified Hearings Commissioner and Hearings Panel Chair for Resource Consent & Plan Change Hearings.

The link to the application on the Auckland Council website is
https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/...um=LUC60419114

It is the quality of you submission that matters not the quantity.
The process is not an election, numbers without evidence don't carry much weight.

You/we would be better off making a $$$$ donation to the applicant(s) to help them hire a good planner(s) and expert witnesses to support their case.

They will have to challenge the assessment that it is a "non-complying" activity.
They will need a planner/lawyer to challenge this.
A non-complying activity status is a big hurdle to jump.

Generally in consents one has to remedy, mitigate or avoid problems to achieve the required outcome.

Hundreds or thousands of submissions saying "this is a good idea" "let them do it" will carry no weight.

One would need to read the application and find specific points to support in the application.

Sage words.

Not trying to create a proforma type submission, but do you have any further key messages or points that people maybe able to add in to help out?