All considerations under Section 104 are subject to Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘the Act’), which sets out the purpose and principles of the legislation. The proposal is not contrary to Section 5, 6 or 7 of the Act. There is nothing in the proposal that would conflict with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Section 8). Overall, the application would not offend any of the matters contained within Part 2.

Subject to the the conditions, the application is not contrary to the relevant objectives and policies of the Waipa District Plan.

Any adverse environmental effects resulting from the application are deemed to be less than minor, or can be mitigated by the imposition of appropriate consent conditions.

Pursuant to Section 95A of the Resource Management Act 1991 the application has not been publicly notified as the adverse effects of the proposal are deemed to be less than minor.

Engineering requirements will ensure that the subdivision is adequately provided with services when the site is developed.