Waitakere City Council v Kitewaho Bush Reserve Co Ltd - [2005] 1 NZLR 208

Resource management — Procedure — Deferral of resource consent application where other consents also required — Whether council may defer if applicant disputes need for other consents — Resource Management Act 1991, ss 21 and 91.

Resource management — Environment Court — Jurisdiction of Environment Court Judge to strike out proceedings — Abuse of process — Discretion whether or not to make a declaration — Whether grounds to strike out in this case — Resource Management Act 1991, ss 279(4) and 313(c).

Resource management — Resource consent — Subdivision — Whether consent to subdivision in terms of either the operative or proposed district plan sufficient for deposit of survey plan — Whether council obliged to deal with application in terms of status or category of activity specified in application — Nature of subdivision and whether a use of land — Resource Management Act 1991, ss 11, 87(b), 88(3) and 105(4).