[2018] NZEnvC 221 Giles v Auckland Council [pdf, 8.8 MB]
...Court allows the appeal and cancels the Council's decision of 25 July 2017. B: The consent to subdivision is granted subject to the plans and conditions to be amended as noted in this determination. Such consent and conditions are to be filed by the applicant in consultation with the Council C: Neither party has sought nor is there any order for costs. 2 REASONS Introduction [1] This case raises the complex issue of the subdivision of rural land where there has been a...