Why templates are no longer the best approach to planning reports
The vast majority of planners we speak to have already invested significant effort into creating templates for their planning reports....
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 23
- 2 min
The Top 3 Reasons Planning Assessments Haven't Been Systematised
It's well known that systems play a crucial role in distinguishing successful organisations and teams from unsuccessful ones. Without...
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Foss Shanahan
- Mar 31
- 1 min
How consultants are accounting for Rico in their business
Planners use Rico for similar reasons Accountants use Xero - it removes manual work not worth a professional consultant's time. In the...
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Foss Shanahan
- Mar 21
- 2 min
How Rico reduces ‘planning by template’ and improves critical thinking
Planners worry technology will encourage more ‘planning by template’ and lower-quality assessments Many planners are concerned that...
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Foss Shanahan
- Mar 16
- 2 min
8 Reasons why Rico won’t be another software flop for Council planning teams
Speaking to Council planning teams, we hear some horror stories about their experience with software implementations. Large, complicated...
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Foss Shanahan
- Feb 13
- 2 min
How software helps planning teams deal with staff turnover and fluctuations in workloads
A key challenge for planning teams is maintaining the right people amidst the constant fluctuations in workloads and changes in staff...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jan 27
- 3 min
How manual planning assessments and templates cost planners hours and result in poorer decisions
We generally outline the process for decision-making in consent applications - from proposal to final decision - with the diagram below....
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Foss Shanahan
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Where Rico fits into the technology landscape at Councils
Where you're most likely used to seeing software When we mention software for streamlining consent processing to Councils, most naturally...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Assessing Building Intensity in response to the Wallace v Auckland Council decision
This article on from CoLab Planning details an approach to assessing building intensity in response to the Wallace v Auckland Council...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Addressing Groundwater Diversion and Dewatering
This article from CoLab Planning details an approach to addressing Groundwater Diversion and Dewatering. Applies to proposals meeting the...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Application of Outlook Space and Outdoor Living standards in subdivision and land use consents
This article from CoLab Planning details an approach for applying the Outlook Space and Outdoor Living standards in joint subdivision and...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Assessing Future Development Effects for subdivisions under E38 Subdivision - Urban
This article from CoLab Planning details an approach to assessing Future Development Effects for subdivisions under E38 Subdivision -...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Application of E27 Transport and E38 Subdivision - Urban Access Standards
This article from CoLab Planning details an approach to the application of E27 Transport and E38 Subdivision - Urban Access Standards....
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Foss Shanahan
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
How Rico avoids RFIs
RFIs are a pain! This video dives into the root causes of RFIs and reveals how Rico helps planners avoid these and achieve consistently...
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Foss Shanahan
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
Impact of the proposed Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) on the resource consent process
Introduction Rico conducted a study to analyse the effect of the recently proposed amendment to the RMA to enable housing supply on the...
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Foss Shanahan
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
What all small and medium businesses have to learn from Xero’s impact on Accounting
A couple of years ago, if you mentioned ‘software’ to someone working in a small or medium sized business (SMB), the likes of Word and...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
How to conduct a simple yet effective resource consent planning check
A major concern for those preparing and submitting resource consent applications isn’t just what’s in the application, but what might...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Complying with E7 Taking, using, damming and diversion of water and drilling of the AUP
E7 Taking, using, damming and diversion of water and drilling - is a less obvious AUP consideration - but one which has been resulting in...
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Foss Shanahan
- Jun 29, 2021
- 5 min
The step-by-step guide to complying with the E27 Transport section of the Auckland Unitary Plan
E27 Transport is one of the, if not the most, complicated sections of the Unitary Plan. What’s more, its rules affect most projects. This...
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