Resource Consent

When Encounter Christian Centre acquired a warehouse and office site in a commerical area they engaged Wes Edwards Consulting to review the site design and to prepare an Impact Assessment to accompany the resource consent for the new church auditorium and offices. 

We were engaged to assist Avery Team Architecture in designing the Sovereign Pier Apartment complex adjoining the canals in Whitianga.  We helped to design access, circulation and parking layouts and prepared an impact assessment.  We also provided expert witness services to the resource consent hearing.

When Albany City Developments needed to develop a large apartment-style retirement village in Albany they engaged Wes Edwards Consulting to assist.

We helped the architectural team to develop the site design ensuring that adequate access for all vehicles, including service trucks was provided, and we assisted with the design of the large basement parking area.  We also prepared impact assessments for resource consent.

We were engaged by Albany City Developments to assist with a new hotel project in Albany.

We helped the design team by reviewing the site design to ensure tour coaches and other vehicles had adequate access to the site, and in reviewing the parking design to ensure that it worked and was compliant with the District Plan requirements. 

We also prepared an assessment of effects for the resource consent including a detailed consideration of parking supply and demand.

We were engaged by Addison Developments to assist in the development of a new neighbourhood centre.  We joined the design team in preparing street designs, site designs, and parking designs; prepared impact assessments and appeared as an expert witness in a resource consent hearing.  Consent was granted.
The neighbourhood centre concept included retail shops, a restaurant, offices, and a child-care centre.

We were engaged by a well known property developer for a multi-story office development project on a central city site.
We assisted the design team with design of the site and parking levels, and prepared an impact assessment for resource consent.
 
 

We assisted Albany City Developments in preparing a masterplan for this extensive office park located in Corinthian Drive Albany, and prepared assessments for the first of two office buildings to be erected.

We were engaged to review the masterplan for this area that proposes 2000 new houses, a town centre, and a tertiary campus in Taupo. 

We advised on subdivision layout, street and intersection design, and connections to the road network.  The masterplan makes extensive use of cycle paths and promotes numerous pedestrian-friendly aspects. 

Any significant project requiring a resource consent or a plan change will require an assessment of traffic impacts and we have been involved with many such assessments for a wide variety of activities.

We typically begin by investigating the condition of the local transport environment with respect to congestion, traffic volumes, road safety, parking demand, and any plans for change in the light of the relevant planning policies.