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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 consents 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

The Fast-track continues to function as normal during the election period.

Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Waikanae North Development.

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

Projects can propose exchanging existing conservation or Crown-owned land for other land. They must lodge any land exchange application before making a substantive application.

If your project is listed or referred to the Fast-track, you can make a substantive application. A panel decides whether to grant or decline approvals 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.

The Fast-track process takes account of relevant Government Policy Statements and Ministerial directions.

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 Mt Iron Junction Housing Scheme near Wānaka has been granted Fast-track approval.

The Stella Passage Development enabling a major expansion project at the Port of Tauranga has been granted Fast-track approval.

A new rapid bus transit route alongside State Highway 16 in Auckland has been granted fast-track approval.