2024/053: An authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 on land that is subject to a natural hazard

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This determination considers the authority’s decision to issue a building consent under section 72 for alterations to a dwelling on a property that is subject or likely to be subject to the natural hazard of inundation by flooding.

It considers whether adequate provision to protect the land for flooding has been made.

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