resource consent process

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@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ related to the sustainable management of natural or physical
 resources.
 
 Planning freedom at the district level is largely constrained by the
-regional plans and policies. % TODO? one more sentence
+regional plans and policies. % TODO? one more sentence; subdivision etc done at district level
 
 
 \subsubsection{Coordination and cooperation}
@@ -188,14 +188,29 @@ provide a framework for regulation of development activities.
 %TODO: the evolution of a plan; public participation in the evolution of plans
 
 For every proposed activity that is not explicitly allowed as a
-`Permitted Activity' in the appropriate regional or district plan, a
-resource consent has to be obtained from the local authorities before
-development may commence \parencite{fookes}. For every resource
-consent application, the proponent is required to produce an
-Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE).
-
-% TODO: explain AEE, Schedule 4
-%TODO: public participation through notification
-
-% In NZ EIA happens on two levels: when the plans are created (which
-% determine Permitted Activities) and during AEE in resource consents
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+`Permitted Activity' in the appropriate regional or district plan,
+resource consent have to be obtained from the local authorities before
+development may commence \parencite{fookes}. Every resource consent
+application, in turn, requires the proponent to produce an Assessment
+of Environmental Effects (AEE); this requirement is most readily
+recognisable as an implementation of EIA. The Fourth Schedule of the
+RMA is intended as a most basic guide to assist practitioners in
+preparing their AEE; beyond the requirements of the Fourth Schedule,
+however, there are few guidelines to assess the quality of an
+AEE \parencite{miller2010implementing}. After a review of the AEE, the
+council that received the resource consent application may decide to
+involve the public by means of public notification or declare that
+public notification is not required when the activity is expected to
+only have minor effects and all affected parties agree on the
+proposal \parencite{fookes}. When an application is publically
+notified, the application is to be reviewed under consideration of
+public submissions and the results of public hearings. Participants in
+the public submission and hearing steps may also appeal to the
+Environment Court.
+
+EIA in New Zealand under the RMA can thus be said to happen on two
+levels: first, during the development of regional and district plans
+which are an implementation of the screening and scoping steps of
+standard EIA; and second, in the process surrounding resource
+consents, involving the actual assessment of potential impacts, an
+independent review, and public participation.
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