How LandVision’s Land Productivity Report Strengthens Your Consent Application
Protecting our Productive Land
The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) ensures to safeguard New Zealand’s most favourable soils and land for primary production.
Planning subdivision or development on your rural property?
LandVision’s qualified soil scientists and land management specialists can help guide you through this process with comprehensive field analysis and clear evidence in Land Productivity Reports to help satisfy the NPS-HPL.
What An Assessment To Satisfy The NPS-HPL Requires
Applicants must demonstrate that either the subdivision or development retains the productive capacity; there is an appropriate means of development; or there are already permanent or long-term constraints to primary production.
Our Evidence-Based Approach
Our Land Productivity Reports deliver the detailed evidence councils need. We conduct on-site land resource inventories at paddock scale (1:6,000) capturing soil and rock types, slope as well as erosion and vegetation features. This more precise site-specific mapping can reveal critical constraints for highly productive land uses otherwise not picked up at regional scale.
Constraints For Primary Production
We evaluate the different land resource features of each land unit and assess the strengths and weaknesses and combined with climate can determine any critical permanent constraints to highly productive land uses. We also look at other features of the land that can be long term constraints to primary production.
Pathways to satisfy the NPS-HPL
Our site-specific mapping firstly determines if there is an argument to satisfy the NPS-HPL regulations. Our reports provide clear evidence on why through either:
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- Clause 3.8: There is productive capacity retention through subdivision.
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- Clause 3.9: The development is appropriate.
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- Clause 3.10: There are already permanent or long-term constraints for highly productive land uses.
Let’s Discuss Your Project
Each report is specific to your property, proposal, and regional context, supporting sustainable outcomes that work for your land while protecting New Zealand’s productive resource. We are not afraid to question or tinker with each proposal if it means that it will provide for a more robust pathway to satisfy the NPS-HPL.
Contact LandVision to discuss how our Land Productivity Reports can support your NPS-HPL assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which parts of New Zealand does LandVision provide Land Productivity Reports?
LandVision operates all across New Zealand, with offices in Tauranga, Hawkes Bay, Whanganui and Nelson. Our staff have experience nationwide on properties of all sizes and have dealt with most district authorities. But if you are unsure, get in touch.
Can LandVision work alongside my planner or surveyor on a consent application?
Absolutely. LandVision regularly works as part of a wider project team, alongside planners and surveyors. Our Land Productivity Reports are designed to integrate with your larger consent application, providing the technical evidence to help satisfy the NPS-HPL.
How detailed is LandVision’s paddock-scale mapping?
Our paddock-scale mapping operates at around 1:5,000 to 1:7,000. Mapping at a finer scale can reveal soil variations and properties, drainage patterns, landform features etc otherwise not picked up at a regional scale (1:50,000).
Can LandVision help me understand whether my property is affected by the NPS-HPL before I apply for consent?
Yes. If you’re unsure whether your property falls within LUC Class 1,2 or 3 on rural zoned land, LandVision can help you understand your situation before you commit to a full application. Early engagement can save significant time and cost.
Can we determine whether there is a good argument to satisfy the NPS-HPL requirements prior to committing to the full consent process?
Yes. LandVision uses a two staged approach. The first stage maps out the subject land to determine any constraints and provide an initial report of the findings as well as a initial indication on whether there is a pathway. Stage two progresses if there is and includes the full technical report.