[2019] NZEnvC 173 Summerset Villages (St Johns) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 9 MB]
...relevant to this appeal are as follows: Objective Group A - Outcomes for planning decisions OA 1: Effective and efficient urban environments that enable people and communities and future generations to provide for their social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being. OA3: Urban environments that, over time, develop and change in response to the changing needs of people and communities and future generations. [49] There is a clear commonality of purpose and principle to be f...