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On this page the following surveying and planning terms are explained: Advice Note, Affected Persons Approval, Amalgamation Condition, Amalgamation Covenant, Assessment of Environmental Effects, Boma Survey and Boundary Adjustment.

 

An Advice Note is additional information included with a resource consent decision. An advice note could include information about the property, such as geotechnical information, and can include additional fees that are required to be paid prior to the property getting section 224c approval. An advice note usually does not require the person to do anything in order to proceed with title.

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An Affected persons approval is required by a council to circumvent the requirement for a limited or fully notified resource consent. Persons or organisations identified by a Council are asked to give their consent to the development. Typical approvals required are; neighbours, Iwi, Health department and Regional, District or City Councils.

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An Amalgamation condition is a requirement imposed on a subdivision resource consent where neighbouring parcels of land are included in the same certificate of title. An amalgamation condition can save the property owner extra costs in undertaking the survey.

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An Amalgamation covenant is similar to an Amalgamation condition, but is a substitute when an amalgamation condition cannot be imposed. For example, an amalgamation condition cannot be imposed when the two (or more) pieces of land are of different types, for example one piece of land is a guaranteed freehold title, while the other piece of land is limited as to parcel. An amalgamation covenant is made under section 240 of the Resource Management Act 1991.

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An Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) is a report that outlines the proposed development and considers the impact a proposal will have on the environment. The report will also assess the requirements of the district and / or Regional Plans to see the proposal's impact on these. Another term for an AEE is EIA or Environmental Impact Assessment.

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A Boma Survey is when a commercial building is measured up to identify individual lease areas for different shops within that building. A Boma survey is done for lease purposes only and is not required to be registered with LINZ.

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A Boundary Adjustment in New Zealand is a survey to amend the common boundaries between 2 or more separate titles.  The boundaries are rearranged in order to reflect an agreement between two neighbours. This type of subdivision still has to go through the full subdivision process with Council. An example of a boundary adjustment is when a common fence or wall between two properties are not in the position of the true boundary, and the neighbours choose to conduct a boundary adjustment rather than to move the wall or fence.

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