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Planning Bill

Planning consents - Nature of consents, commencement, duration and review - Transfer and surrender

175: Land use and subdivision consents attach to land

You could also call this:

"Consents for land use and subdivision stay with the land, not the owner."

If you own land, a land use consent and a subdivision consent stay with the land. You and others who own or occupy the land can use these consents. This happens unless the consent says something different.

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Topics:

Housing and property > Land use

174: Minor corrections of planning consents, or

"Fixing small mistakes in planning approvals"

176: Surrender of consent, or

"What happens when you give up a planning consent"

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

175Land use and subdivision consents attach to land

A land use consent and a subdivision consent attaches to the land to which the consent relates and accordingly may be enjoyed by the owners and occupiers of the land for the time being, unless the consent expressly provides otherwise.