High Court affirms Auckland unitary plan's independent panel assessments

High Court affirms Auckland unitary plan's independent panel assessments
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) - The independent hearings panel that provided the foundation of Auckland's unitary plan did not operate outside its remit, the High Court has found in a decision that gives guidance for further appeals to the Environment Court.  In the High Court in Auckland, Justice Christian Whata today ruled against a group of appeals that claimed the panel misinterpreted its statutory duties when it included capacity for more than 400,000 new residential homes to meet the region’s projected population growth over...