Application for Resource Consent

   88. Making an application---(1) Any person may, in the manner set out
 in subsection (4), apply to the relevant local authority for a resource
 consent.

   (2) No application shall be made for a resource consent---
   (a) For a prohibited activity; or
   (b) For any activity described as a prohibited activity by a proposed
         plan once the time for making or lodging submissions or appeals
         against the proposed rule has expired and---
           (i) No such submissions or appeals have been made or lodged;
         or
           (ii) All such submissions and appeals have been withdrawn or
         dismissed.

   (3) An application may be made for a resource consent---
   (a) For a controlled activity or a discretionary activity or a
         non-complying activity, under a plan or proposed plan; or
   (b) Where there is no plan or proposed plan, for an activity for which
         a consent is required under Part III.

   (4) An application for a resource consent (other than for a controlled
 activity) shall be in the prescribed form and shall include---
   (a) A description of the activity for which consent is sought, and its
         location; and
   (b) An assessment of any actual or potential effects that the activity
         may have on the environment, and the ways in which any adverse
         effects may be mitigated; and
   (c) Any information required to be included in the application by a
         plan or regulations; and
   (d) A statement specifying all other resource consents that the
         applicant may require from any consent authority in respect of
         the activity to which the application relates, and whether or
         not the applicant has applied for such consents; and
   (e) Where the application is for a subdivision consent, the
         information specified in section 219.

   (5) An application for a resource consent for a controlled activity
 shall include those matters described in subsection (4) (a), (c), and
 (d) and, in the case of a subdivision consent, the matter described in
 subsection (4) (e), and shall also include such assessment as may be
 specified in the plan of any actual or potential effects that the
 activity may have on the environment and the ways in which those adverse
 effects may be mitigated.

   (6) Any assessment required under subsection (4) (b) or subsection
 (5)---
   (a) Shall be in such detail as corresponds with the scale and
         significance of the actual or potential effects that the
         activity may have on the environment; and
   (b) Shall be prepared in accordance with the Fourth Schedule.

   (7) Without limiting subsection (4) or section 92, an application for
 a resource consent for reclamation shall be accompanied by adequate
 information to accurately show the area proposed to be reclaimed,
 including its size and location, and the portion of that area (if any)
 to be set apart as an esplanade reserve under section 246 (3).