When it comes to undertaking any development project, be it building a new home, expanding a business, or altering the landscape of a property, understanding the ins-and-outs of local regulations is paramount. One term that often surfaces in such discussions is “resource consent.” But what exactly is it, and why do you need one? In…
To truly understand the transformative power of design, let’s explore some notable landscape architecture projects around the world that have reshaped urban environments. High Line Park, New York City One of the most iconic landscape architecture projects in recent years is the High Line Park in New York City. Built on a historic elevated…
We have an exciting update for Observation Green, a project in Hobsonville Point that our Landscape Architecture team has been working on. Works on the park and playground began in February 2023 at 1 Observation Green, Hobsonville, Auckland. The project involves the development of a new neighbourhood park at Observation Green to meet the needs…
Written by Ashwita Murphy, Planning Team Leader at Thomas Consultants Ltd Auckland Council is seeking consultation on the draft Auckland Future Development Strategy 2023-2053. The Future Development Strategy is the Council’s plan to manage growth across Tāmaki Makaurau for the next 30 years. It seeks to integrate long-term land use and infrastructure planning while meeting…
Written by Imogen Trupinic (Senior Planner) and Swetha Maharaj (Planner) at Thomas Consultants What is an abatement notice/ notice to fix / enforcement order? An abatement notice is a warning issued by Council which states that the recipient is infringing the provisions of the Resource Management Act. Some examples of infringements to the relevant planning rules…
Written by Imogen Trupinic, Senior Planner at Thomas Consultants The first step before undertaking works of any kind on your site is to know what you can and cannot do on the site. If you know the development potential and limitations of your property, you can avoid hidden development costs, abatement notices or prosecution by…
WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2023 Written by Melanie Dixon – Principal Ecologist at Thomas Consultants Today is a special day for our ecologists – it’s World Wetlands Day. World Wetlands Day is held on 2 February annually, to celebrate the 1971 adoption of the International Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian City of Ramsar. Each year…
Would you like to see whether you can subdivide your property and potentially release some capital or allow your children to get on the property ladder? You may be sitting on a gold mine of untapped wealth.
Event Info Thomas Consultants Ltd Principal Engineer – Water, Richard Taylor, is running a 2 Day Water Loss Training Event in Auckland from 23-24th February 2023, aimed at assisting water suppliers management of water loss. This is an ideal opportunity for water network staff and management to learn more about water loss and the management of…
WATER NETWORK TRAINING COURSES Our Principal Engineer – Water, Richard Taylor, is running Water Networking Training comprised of three, 3 hour online training sessions (Parts 1,2,3), generally run over three consecutive Tuesday mornings from 9am to 12pm, using MS Teams. Registration is available via Eventbrite (search online events) or you can contact richard.taylor@tcec.co.nz. It is…
We’ve had 4 new team members join us recently at Thomas Consultants Ltd who we warmly welcome to our growing business. We have a new addition to our Engineering team Anver Seconds, who joins the Engineering team as Senior Civil Engineer. We also warmly welcome Isabel Hand as a new addition to our growing Planning team…
We have an exciting update here at Thomas Consultants Ltd. We warmly welcome our new Engineering Manager Dietrich Truchsess. Dietrich has been involved in small to large scale subdivision in Auckland and beyond and most recently has worked as Engineer to Contract on the latest civil construction stage on one of the largest land development…