News
CivilPlan Approved as an EngNZ Professional Development Partner
Ryan Pitkethley August 2018
We are excited to announce the approval of CivilPlan Consultants Limited as a Professional Development Partner in conjunction with Engineering New Zealand.
Engineering New Zealand’s Professional Development Partners (PDPs) are companies who demonstrate a strong commitment to developing their engineering staff. They provide continued support to the profession.
By gaining EngNZ's endorsement as a quality engineering employer, we are showing our colleagues and clients that CivilPlan is committed to excellence and to raising the bar.
Harvey Surveying Merges with CivilPlan
Mike Smith June 2018
We are excited to announce the merger of Harvey Surveying Limited and CivilPlan Consultants Limited. Over the past twelve months we have worked to bring this merger together which we believe will offer you a more seamless and coordinated solution to your land development projects.
Campbell Harvey has joined the Board of CivilPlan as a Director. He and his surveying team adds considerable experience and expertise in land surveying to the current CivilPlan services of planning, civil engineering and project management.
ACENZ Membership Gained
Ryan Pitkethley April 2018
ACENZ membership has recently been granted to CivilPlan.
ACENZ are a firm based membership association that represents consulting and engineering professionals throughout New Zealand in the built and natural environment.
We are pleased to be affiliated with such an organisation whose goal is to assist members in improving their business performance and the quality of service.
New Staff Members
Russell Baikie March 2018
Some new additions to the team...
Taylor Shrimpton has recently graduated from the University of Auckland, where she gained summer work experience with a multi-disciplined design consultancy. She is looking forward to developing and growing her civil engineering skills with the CivilPlan team
Mathew Husband is a graduate planner from the University of Otago. There he gained a Master of Planning, with his thesis reporting on small town decline and development. During his studies he worked alongside the Timaru District Council and the Christchurch City Council. Growing up in Patumahoe, this local lad enjoys playing tennis, and is excited about the move back to Auckland to develop his skills as a planner. He is a welcome addition to the CivilPlan team.
Clarks Beach Stage 1 Construction Underway
Ryan Pitkethley January 2018
Civil construction works have started on the first stage of Clarks Beach residential subdivision. Works are programmed to be completed and titles issued in the second half of this year. The development will enhance the neighbourhood with water sensitive design and a roading network that encourages low vehicle speeds.
New Member of the Engineering Team
Mike Smith June 2017
Snow Lin is a Civil Engineer with 4 years experience in residential and commercial land development for both urban and rural sites. She is familiar with the Resource Consent application preparation including site investigation, design, draughting, reporting, and document preparation. Her skill set includes Auto CAD and Civil3D, HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS, and Tremble Juno and ArcPad. She is motivated and keen to develop her skills and knowledge in a quality team environment.
New Staff Members
Mike Smith March 2017
Some new additions to the team...
Matt Richards has recently graduated from The University of Auckland. His summer work experience included operating plant and machinery with a civil contractor. He is motivated and keen to grow in the civil industry - we are happy to support him in doing that.
Mubeen Mohammed is a Civil Engineer with 2 years experience in residential, commercial and terrace housing projects. He is qualified with a BEngTech (Civil) and is a welcome addition to the CivilPlan team.
Rezoning - Redhills, Massey North
Emma Bayly February 2017
We were excited to receive advice that 600 ha of rural land at Redhills was rezoned through the Auckland Unitary Plan hearings process to provide for approximately 13,000 new homes along with a local centre, new schools and an integrated open space network.
CivilPlan provided a lead planning role working with key landowners, a wide range of technical consultants and Council to achieve a comprehensive policy and rule framework for the Redhills Precinct to ensure that development of the land achieves a quality urban environment.
CivilPlan is now providing planning services to key landowners to progress subdivision and development of their land within the Precinct. CivilPlan is also assisting landowners to negotiate infrastructure funding mechanisms and agreements with key infrastructure providers and Council Controlled Organisations.
Rezoning and Residential Subdivision - Clarks Beach
Ryan Pitkethley October 2016
Approximately 50 ha of land at Clarks Beach adjacent to the existing township was zoned Future Urban in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan, and was identified as a Special Housing Area.
CivilPlan Consultants prepared the Stormwater Management Plan to support a Plan Variation for the SHA land. The Plan Variation was approved on 16 September 2016, providing for primarily residential development (approximately 700 households) with a neighbourhood centre.
CivilPlan also provided planning and engineering services to design and prepare a resource consent application for the first stage of subdivision in the Plan Variation area, which has also been granted.
The immense team effort used to deliver these milestones on time was greatly appreciated by our Client.
CivilPlan Growth
Ryan Pitkethley September 2016
CivilPlan is still growing!
David Holland is a new engineering graduate of The University of Auckland. Whilst studying at university he became familiar with engineering profession with summer work. He is keen to learn, and is doing so through a series of progressively more difficult projects with CivilPlan.
Park Estate, Hingaia Re-Zoning Approved
Russell Baikie April 2016
In March 2016 the rezoning of approximately 175 hectares of land at Hingaia (South) was approved to facilitate urban residential development under the Housing Accords and Special Housing Area Act.
Approximately 100 hectares of the land is held by CivilPlan clients, and has been rezoned from Future Urban to: Mixed Housing Suburban, Mixed Housing Urban and Neighbourhood Centre zones. Our planning team were instrumental in the re-zoning approval.
Overall, it is anticipated that approximately 1,500 dwellings can be accommodated in the area.
Flat Bush Re-Zoning Approved
Renee Fraser-Smith March 2016
In February 2016 the rezoning of 200 hectares of land at Flat Bush was approved to facilitate urban residential development under the Housing Accords and Special Housing Area Act.
The Plan Variation sought to rezone the balance of Flat Bush (Stage 3) from Future Urban to; Mixed Housing Suburban, Mixed Housing Urban and Neighbourhood Centre zones. Overall, it is anticipated that approximately 2,500 dwellings can be accommodated in the area. Qualifying Development applications were also sought and granted concurrently with the Plan Variation.
The positive decisions have been the result of hard work put in by our planning team working in collaboration with industry partners to obtain the rezoning and resource consents under the Special Housing Area legislation.
Business North
Russell Baikie February 2016
CivilPlan has been published in the February edition of Business North!
Check out the link below to read more details - we are featured on page 11.