tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1906211255152524697..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Why “releasing” land doesn’t necessarily make land cheaperPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-35065901865411079622016-06-09T15:26:37.682+12:002016-06-09T15:26:37.682+12:00Mark T. Yes, we must go back into that darkness an...Mark T. Yes, we must go back into that darkness and have the RMA stripped out, preferably rescinded. <br />I am not sure of @ appropriate zoning @ How can there be appropriate zones, when zones in themselves are a major problem . We need a simplified code, one page, which outlines objectives of resource development . <br />I think I understand individual situations. Say someone wants to build a 30 level concrete block next to your farm hous. All I am saying is we have to start again. The latest twinks to the RMA reinforce race based privilege, and nostalgic belief systems . paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-30339989666401261762016-06-09T07:03:13.466+12:002016-06-09T07:03:13.466+12:00The bureaucracy in trying to develop land (even wh...The bureaucracy in trying to develop land (even when appropriately zoned) is beyond belief in its complexity until you've experienced it, and seems to be getting worse every year. My biggest client has a large 100 ha site that was zoned appropriately in 2009 after lengthy Environment Court hearings, but some 7 years later still does not have all the appropriate resource consents and permissions required to start construction. Admittedly not all this delay can be attributed to regulatory matters, but the majority of it (about 4-5 years) can. Land banking aside, and even with the developers intent to bring product to the market as quickly as possible, it will take many years before any "freed up" land can actually have a house built on it.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-88756542274320163492016-06-08T14:55:36.628+12:002016-06-08T14:55:36.628+12:00The article by Phil Hayward [ printed originally i...The article by Phil Hayward [ printed originally in from the Transport blog ] gave me a better insight into urban land costs than any other single article I have ever read. I ask why the article was removed from the Transport blog by the moderator. Too much light ? paul scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675247055484136242noreply@blogger.com