[2023] NZEnvC 174 Barbican Securities Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 292 KB]
...size of 40ha and the minimum average site size of 50ha in both zones. [6] The application for subdivision was processed on a non-notified basis and declined by the Auckland Council on a finding that: the subdivision has no long-term community or environmental benefit, and the applicant has not demonstrated how the subdivision would maintain the potential for the land to be used for a range of productive purposes. There is nothing unusual or out of the ordinary about this subdivis...