Consent to completion. One engineer, one call.
Engineer-led delivery of resource consents, corridor access, TMPs, traffic assessments, crossings and minor civil works, and TTM equipment hire — across Christchurch and New Zealand.
Every job receives a clearly scoped written quote before work begins.
01 / The connected pathway
Engineering the path between approval and action
A project should not lose momentum between the drawing, the council desk, the road corridor and the live site.
We help builders, developers, property owners and civil teams understand what is required, assemble the right evidence, coordinate the application and carry the approval into practical delivery.
You do not need to diagnose the problem first. Send the plans, site address, council letter, RFI or proposed work dates. We will identify the next useful decision and define the scope before work begins.
What we sort out
Seven service areas, one team. Most projects need more than one — that's exactly why we do them all.
Consents
Resource consent support
Applications, AEEs, subdivision consents, Section 92 responses, change of use, signage and billboard consents, and fixing unconsented work — council-ready applications for CCC, the district councils and ECan.
Road corridor
Corridor access requests (CAR)
Trenches, crossings, scaffolding, even a skip bin on the berm — we prepare and lodge your CAR through MyWorksites or CorridorAccess, with any road controlling authority in New Zealand.
Traffic
Traffic management plans and crews
TMP design and submission, TTM setups, event and urgent TM, plus VMS boards, lights and cone hire when your gear is committed. Your CAR won't get approved without one.
Assessments
Parking and traffic assessments
Traffic impact assessments, parking design reviews and vehicle crossing approvals — the reports consent applications get held up waiting for.
Surveys
Traffic counts
Site traffic surveys and counts — the volume and movement data consent applications and TMPs are built on.
Signage
Road signage
Custom and permanent road signage, designed and supplied — from site boards to permanent wayfinding.
Civil works
Crossings & civil works
Vehicle crossings, kerb and minor civil works — consented and built, from approval through to inspection.
Hire the gear, save the crew cost
If your crew already has a qualified STMS, you don't need to pay a full-service traffic management company to stand on the road for you. We supply the gear and the TMP — your qualified crew runs the site, and you keep the crew margin.
Signals
Temporary traffic lights
Radio-linked shuttle pairs quoted for the job — equipment that can replace manual Stop/Go control where the approved plan allows it.
Messaging
VMS boards
Advance warning and event traffic, with the amber-only rules for public-road TTM explained plainly.
Crash protection
TMA & arrow board trucks
TL2/TL3 crash-rated trucks — the NZ hire market's biggest gap, and the page that explains it best.
The small gear
Cones & signage
900 mm cones, signs, stands and bases for temporary traffic management setups, quoted by quantity, duration and delivery location.
See the full hire fleet — delivered from our Sockburn depot, matched to your TMP.
How it works
- Send us what you have. Plans, council letter, site address, photos, work dates — whatever's in your hand. You don't need to diagnose it first.
- We identify the next step. Usually within one working day, we'll tell you what's actually required and what isn't.
- Fixed-scope quote. You know what it costs before we start. No open-ended hourly surprises.
- We deal with council. We prepare, lodge, respond to RFIs and chase the decision — and we tell you the moment something changes.
We don't promise guaranteed council approval — nobody honestly can, because the decision sits with the council, not us. What we do promise is an application that's complete, correct and argued properly, so it doesn't stall on avoidable paperwork.
Got a letter, plans, or just a site address?
Send it through — we'll identify the next step, usually within one working day.
Who we work with
Builders
s92s, crossing sign-offs, CARs before the digger arrives
Property developers
subdivision and land use consents, consent strategy before you buy
Civil contractors
standing CAR lodgement and TMP support across multiple councils
Architects and designers
consent backup that doesn't take over your client
Commercial property owners
change of use, signage and unconsented-work fixes
Homeowners
council letters decoded in plain English
04 / National reach, local delivery
Where we work
From Auckland and Waikato through the central North Island and Wellington, then across Christchurch and the wider South Island.
05 / See the whole journey
Paperwork makes sense when you can see where it leads
Watch how resource consent, council information requests, corridor access and traffic management connect from the first project question to a compliant site.
Send us your plans or council letterProjects we can help with
Common project types where we can coordinate the paperwork, technical inputs and site delivery:
Energy
Solar farm consents
Resource consents, TMPs and corridor access for utility-scale solar sites.
Advertising
Billboard & signage consents
Consent applications and traffic assessments for roadside advertising.
Access
Crossings, counts & assessments
Vehicle crossing approvals, traffic counts and parking/access assessments for builders and property owners.
Meet the team
Compliance work is personal — you want to know who is actually writing to the council on your behalf. These are the people who do it — read how we work and who we are.
The team
Principal Engineer
BE (Civil), GradDip Highways — resource consents, corridor access, TMP design and traffic assessments across Canterbury and NZ.
Frequently asked questions
The short answers are below — for the long versions, dig into our straight-answer guides.
Do I need a resource consent?
It depends on your site and your project. Anything that breaches a Christchurch District Plan rule — setbacks, site coverage, parking, earthworks volumes, or a change of use — usually triggers one. Overlays like flood management areas catch people out. Send us the site address and what you're planning, and we'll tell you before you spend money on drawings.
How long does a resource consent take?
The statutory timeframe is 20 working days, but real-world Christchurch City Council processing for a non-notified consent runs about 20–35 working days. Selwyn and Waimakariri typically take 25–45. If council sends a Section 92 request, the clock stops until you respond — which is why a complete first application matters.
What is a CAR and when do I need one?
A Corridor Access Request is permission from the road controlling authority to work in or occupy the road corridor — the road, footpath or berm. Trenches, vehicle crossings, scaffolding and even skip bins on the berm all need one. In Christchurch it's lodged through MyWorksites, and it won't be approved without a traffic management plan.
Do I need a TMP — and what does it cost?
If your work affects traffic, pedestrians or parking in the road corridor, yes. Cost depends on risk category, road type, duration and complexity — from a few hundred dollars for a simple TMP up into the thousands for multi-stage works on busy roads. Our guide to TMP costs in NZ gives honest ranges.
Paperwork to pavement.
Send us what you have — we'll take it from there.