2021/023: Regarding the purported refusal by an authority to grant a building consent for proposed new timber retaining walls
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This determination considers an authority's purported exercise of decision not to grant a building consent on the basis that a producer statement design, related to the design of new timber retaining walls, which has not been signed by a registered Chartered Professional Engineer. The determination will discuss the status of a producer statement, some factors for an authority to consider when assessing a producer statement, and how these apply in this case.