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Planning consents - Nature of consents, commencement, duration and review - Commencement

158: Commencement of consent

You could also call this:

"When a planning consent officially starts"

You get a planning consent when certain things happen. A planning consent starts when no one appeals against it and the time to appeal is up. It can also start if someone appeals, but then the Planning Tribunal or Environment Court makes a decision. You can also get a planning consent if the appeal is withdrawn. The consent can start on a date stated in the consent or a date chosen by the Planning Tribunal or Environment Court. However, there are some other rules in sections 159 to 162 that can affect this.

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157: Planning consent prevails over specified instruments, or

"Planning consent is more important than some rules, like those for stormwater and wastewater."

159: Commencement of consent for non-notified application, or

"When a planning consent for a non-notified application is approved, it starts on the decision date."

Part 4Planning consents
Nature of consents, commencement, duration and review: Commencement

158Commencement of consent

A planning consent that has been granted commences—
when the time for lodging an application for review or an appeal against the grant of the consent expires and no application or appeal has been lodged; or
if an application for a review or an appeal has been lodged,—
1. when the Planning Tribunal determines the review or the application is withdrawn; or
2. when the Environment Court determines the appeals or all appellants withdraw their appeals; or
on a later date stated in the consent or any other date determined by the Planning Tribunal or Environment Court.

However, this section is subject to sections 159 to 162.