Perception Planning Limited has been involved in a diverse range of projects. The following examples of completed and current projects demonstrate our flexibility and adaptability:
The One Plan is New Zealand's first combined regional policy statement and regional plan. Horizons Regional Council initiative brings together the regional policy statement and a suite of existing regional plans into a single integrated document.
Perception Planning Limited's involvement in this project has been two-fold. Firstly, Helen had been employed by Horizons, from 2006 until joining Perception Planning Limited in 2010, as the project manager and senior policy advisor for the public notification, submissions and hearings phases of the project. This required exceptional project management skills and a comprehensive understanding of the issues and statutory processes to take such a complex and innovative policy document smoothly through the process.
Phillip has also been intimately involved in the One Plan project, including the preparation of the pre-notification s32 evaluation report, as s42A reporting officer on the Land chapter (which dealt with management of land with high erosion potential), and as s42A reporting office on the Natural Hazards chapter (which dealt with managing the effects of natural hazards, in particular flooding, throughout the Region).
The State Highway 2 Dowse to Petone (D2P) project involved the construction of a new grade-separated interchange, two new overbridges and realignment and re-grading of a 2.7km stretch of State Highway 2 at Lower Hutt. A complex job involving a narrow roading corridor flanked on one side by the railway line and on the other by steep slopes, the works had to take place while maintaining full traffic flows throughout the site for the two and a half year construction period.
Perception Planning Limited provided planning advice and services to the project engineers, Beca, during the construction phase of the project. This included monitoring compliance with over 200 consent and designation conditions, obtaining additional resource consents and providing advice to Beca, NZ TA and the contractor. Practical completion of the $60 million project occurred in early 2010.
The owners of Emporo, a boutique antiques and accessories retail business located in Greytown, wished to further develop their existing site. This involved replacing an extension on a Grade II listed building, relocating a historic church building from Fordell near Whanganui to the site beside the existing heritage building and re-landscaping the front of the site. The complexity of the project was significantly increased by the need to protect two very large notable trees on the front boundary and that the site was considered a potential archaeological site.
Perception Planning Limited assisted the owners from the beginning of the project to determine a consenting strategy, engage necessary experts and to ensure the project was designed to minimize impacts on the environment. Resource consent was successfully obtained and the church building was craned in two parts onto the site over the adjoining buildings to minimize damage to the notable trees. The complex project was successfully completed and the business is now operating out of an impressive new premises.
Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) was first identified in New Zealand rivers in 2004.It has since spread throughout a number of South Island rivers. Management measures are limited, however NIWA has developed a copper-chelate based product called Gemex that has been shown in testing to kill didymo under certain circumstances.
Perception Planning Limited, Diffuse Sources and Ian Jowett Consulting worked together to develop a decision support system (DSS) to assist regional groups decide whether Gemex should be used in a particular river setting. The DSS provides hydrological, environmental and regulatory information, using computer-assisted access to existing national databases and textual information, to help make an informed decision on whether the application of Gemex is appropriate. Knowledge transfer on the suitability and effects of GemexTM is achieved using an integrated set of frequently asked questions (FAQs). The DSS assists in the consideration of implications on a range of specific user groups including Maori, irrigators and anglers.
Perception Planning Limited has been assisting Rangitikei District Council with the review of its district plan. This has involved the preparation of a background report on the management of natural hazards and drafting of objectives, policies and rules for the proposed district plan. Management of natural hazards involves a complex balance between enabling people to live on and develop their land and minimizing the impact on communities (including economic and health and safety) of natural hazard events.
Perception Planning Limited also prepared the s32 summary report for the Proposed District Plan, which summarises the changes to the Plan and the alternative approaches that were considered during the plan formulation process.
Our client owns a 36ha property near Palmerston North that is zoned for rural-residential use. While a previous subdivision plan developed for the site met the minimum subdivision standards set out in the District Plan, the result was thirty 1 hectare lots spread like a patchwork quilt across the property. On further consideration, our client felt that there must be a far more environmentally responsive design that reflected the natural features within the site.
Perception Planning Limited and landscape architect Alan Titchener from Titchener Monzingo Aitken Landscape Architects were engaged to develop a new approach for the site. The new approach arranges building sites around large community open spaces and densely planted gully systems to create a pleasant living environment that sits comfortably within the surrounding rural setting. The environmentally responsive design actually creates more allotments compared with the previous layout, thereby off-setting the economic costs of excluding the large open space areas from development.
Perception Planning Limited is the lead consultant for the design and consenting phase of the project, coordinating a strong team of technical experts advising on wastewater, stormwater, ecology, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, landscape and traffic to ensure that a comprehensive solution for the site is developed.
KEY PROJECTS
Perception Planning Limited has been involved in a diverse range of projects. The following examples of completed and current projects demonstrate our flexibility and adaptability:
>> Horizons Regional Council One Plan
>> State Highway 2 Dowse to Petone Upgrade
>> Emporos, Greytown
>> Didymo Decision Support System
>> Rangitikei District Plan review
>> Hartwell Rural-Residential development
The One Plan is New Zealand's first combined regional policy statement and regional plan. Horizons Regional Council initiative brings together the regional policy statement and a suite of existing regional plans into a single integrated document.
Perception Planning Limited's involvement in this project has been two-fold. Firstly, Helen had been employed by Horizons, from 2006 until joining Perception Planning Limited in 2010, as the project manager and senior policy advisor for the public notification, submissions and hearings phases of the project. This required exceptional project management skills and a comprehensive understanding of the issues and statutory processes to take such a complex and innovative policy document smoothly through the process.
Phillip has also been intimately involved in the One Plan project, including the preparation of the pre-notification s32 evaluation report, as s42A reporting officer on the Land chapter (which dealt with management of land with high erosion potential), and as s42A reporting office on the Natural Hazards chapter (which dealt with managing the effects of natural hazards, in particular flooding, throughout the Region).
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The State Highway 2 Dowse to Petone (D2P) project involved the construction of a new grade-separated interchange, two new overbridges and realignment and re-grading of a 2.7km stretch of State Highway 2 at Lower Hutt. A complex job involving a narrow roading corridor flanked on one side by the railway line and on the other by steep slopes, the works had to take place while maintaining full traffic flows throughout the site for the two and a half year construction period.
Perception Planning Limited provided planning advice and services to the project engineers, Beca, during the construction phase of the project. This included monitoring compliance with over 200 consent and designation conditions, obtaining additional resource consents and providing advice to Beca, NZ TA and the contractor. Practical completion of the $60 million project occurred in early 2010.
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The owners of Emporo, a boutique antiques and accessories retail business located in Greytown, wished to further develop their existing site. This involved replacing an extension on a Grade II listed building, relocating a historic church building from Fordell near Whanganui to the site beside the existing heritage building and re-landscaping the front of the site. The complexity of the project was significantly increased by the need to protect two very large notable trees on the front boundary and that the site was considered a potential archaeological site.
Perception Planning Limited assisted the owners from the beginning of the project to determine a consenting strategy, engage necessary experts and to ensure the project was designed to minimize impacts on the environment. Resource consent was successfully obtained and the church building was craned in two parts onto the site over the adjoining buildings to minimize damage to the notable trees. The complex project was successfully completed and the business is now operating out of an impressive new premises.
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Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) was first identified in New Zealand rivers in 2004.It has since spread throughout a number of South Island rivers. Management measures are limited, however NIWA has developed a copper-chelate based product called Gemex that has been shown in testing to kill didymo under certain circumstances.
Perception Planning Limited, Diffuse Sources and Ian Jowett Consulting worked together to develop a decision support system (DSS) to assist regional groups decide whether Gemex should be used in a particular river setting. The DSS provides hydrological, environmental and regulatory information, using computer-assisted access to existing national databases and textual information, to help make an informed decision on whether the application of Gemex is appropriate. Knowledge transfer on the suitability and effects of GemexTM is achieved using an integrated set of frequently asked questions (FAQs). The DSS assists in the consideration of implications on a range of specific user groups including Maori, irrigators and anglers.
^ Return to top
Perception Planning Limited has been assisting Rangitikei District Council with the review of its district plan. This has involved the preparation of a background report on the management of natural hazards and drafting of objectives, policies and rules for the proposed district plan. Management of natural hazards involves a complex balance between enabling people to live on and develop their land and minimizing the impact on communities (including economic and health and safety) of natural hazard events.
Perception Planning Limited also prepared the s32 summary report for the Proposed District Plan, which summarises the changes to the Plan and the alternative approaches that were considered during the plan formulation process.
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Our client owns a 36ha property near Palmerston North that is zoned for rural-residential use. While a previous subdivision plan developed for the site met the minimum subdivision standards set out in the District Plan, the result was thirty 1 hectare lots spread like a patchwork quilt across the property. On further consideration, our client felt that there must be a far more environmentally responsive design that reflected the natural features within the site.
Perception Planning Limited and landscape architect Alan Titchener from Titchener Monzingo Aitken Landscape Architects were engaged to develop a new approach for the site. The new approach arranges building sites around large community open spaces and densely planted gully systems to create a pleasant living environment that sits comfortably within the surrounding rural setting. The environmentally responsive design actually creates more allotments compared with the previous layout, thereby off-setting the economic costs of excluding the large open space areas from development.
Perception Planning Limited is the lead consultant for the design and consenting phase of the project, coordinating a strong team of technical experts advising on wastewater, stormwater, ecology, civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, landscape and traffic to ensure that a comprehensive solution for the site is developed.
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