| 13 DEVELOPMENT Anco Properties: Great North Road Townhouses Two of the four blocks provide single car garaging. Auckland planning and property consultancy practice Avant Planning has a wide array of services it o ers to developers and allied businesses. Eimear Clancy, is the company’s Practice Manager says that Avant Planning can tackle basically any resource consent processes that cross its doors, from large scale subdivisions to smaller additions and alterations. “We have really niche expertise and pride ourselves on building really close relationships with clients, including Auckland-based apartment and multi-unit developer Anco Properties,” says Eimear. A key for the successful delivery of resource consent for this multi-unit apartment precinct in Great North Road, Avant Planning in its role as project managers ensured that a team of high quality specialists were engaged early to assist with the many challenging elements of the project. “We have not only key ties to Council that we leveraged during the course of the project, but also to other specialists whose key expertise was essential for getting this through the resource consent process smoothly.” And activity is really pumping in the city at this time, driven by unprecedented demand for housing in New Zealand’s largest metropolis. Carrying years of experience working with Councils through consenting processes guarantees clients the smoothest of pathways to get all the necessary compliance boxes ticked, something Eimear says is a strength of the company. “We have a very strong relationship with Auckland Council and are really diligent at getting on to projects in a timely manner,” she says. Particularly important is to present all the necessary documents to get a project approved in the right way, using the correct language. “This is one of our key strengths for clients. It takes the worry o their shoulders about how to word and present documents to the Council’s planning teams.” Avant began as a one-man company in 2017 and today engages a team of 10. “Demand for our services has driven growth. We’ve always wanted to grow organically and not get too far ahead of ourselves. The property development market can rise and fall quickly.” Avant Planning o ers clients, such as apartment block developer Anco Properties, an abundance of services and a thorough understanding of Auckland’s Unitary Plan. It means that developers will be supplied with all feasible options for the development of a particular site. “Regardless of the nature of the development we understand the practical resource consent pathways developers need to follow to get approval and because we have a long history working with Council, we get projects through the myriad of compliance rules in the best possible time-frame.” Eimear also says Avant Planning o ers good solid advice as to the feasibility of a project enabling developers to make the best decisions right from the start. “We’re here to help clarify uncertainties and to direct investors thinking to enable the best most timely outcomes for them.” Avant Planning - good advice, great outcomes
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