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A permanent Fast-track approvals regime for a range of infrastructure, housing and development projects with significant regional or national benefits.

The Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 offers a permanent process for obtaining resource consent and a wide range of other approvals. Fast-track brings these together into a streamlined process.

About us. Fast-track is a permanent approvals regime for a range of infrastructure, housing and development projects with significant regional or national benefits. Fast-track is administered by the Environmental Protection Authority. Private Bag

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed the Fast-track approval of a major metropolitan development project in Auckland.

Read reports, advice and further information sought in relation to the Taranaki VTM project.

Learn about the activities, organisations, and costs involved in the Fast-track process.

Projects can apply for referral to use the Fast-track. They must meet eligibility criteria and complete pre-application tasks. Projects listed in the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 don’t need referral. Other projects need referral before making a

If a project is listed or referred to the Fast-track, you can make a substantive application. A panel decides whether to approve the project and impose conditions.

The panel convener and associate panel conveners appoint expert panels to decide on Fast-track projects.

Panels must invite written comment from some people or groups listed in the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

A range of central and local government and other organisations are involved in the Fast-track process for resource consents and other approvals.

Referral and substantive applications are created, submitted and managed online in the Fast-track application portal.

Information to help Māori participate in the Fast-track process.

Projects listed or referred to follow the Fast-track process under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

News from the Fast-track team about the process and projects.

The Government has introduced the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill, creating a consenting express lane for new supermarkets.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones have welcomed the approval of the first renewable energy project under the Fast-track Approvals Act.

We’ve introduced new features so Fast-track projects can complete and submit referral and substantive applications entirely within the Application Portal.

The Fast-track team can support you with in-depth information about the application process. Contact us for help before applying, and when you’re ready to make a referral or substantive application.

If you need to talk to the Fast-track team, our main contact number and email are the best way to get in touch.