EnviroPlanning Welcomes You

Looking forward to helping you with your consenting needs

Experience and Expertise

Eloise started EnviroPlanning in 2022 and now manages a small team of highly skilled planners. Her background and expertise combines legal and planning expertise, having worked as a lawyer for nearly a decade before transitioning into environmental planning in 2016. Her experience in litigation, resource management, and Māori law allows her to navigate complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, hearings, and regulatory challenges.

Eloise and her team specialise in resource consents for environmental, industrial, and public infrastructure projects—ranging from waste- or stormwater discharges, water takes, or land remediation to quarries and roading upgrades. Whether assisting small developments or large-scale ventures, the team takes a solution-focused, clear, and practical approach to planning.

Need expert planning guidance? Get in touch.

Our Team

We are a tight-knit team of passionate and experienced planners who thrive on working together to support our clients through every stage of the planning process. With diverse backgrounds spanning law, resource management, and local government, we bring a wealth of knowledge to every project.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. We share our expertise, problem-solve together, and support one another through the challenges and complexities of environmental planning. Whether we’re navigating intricate consenting processes, engaging with stakeholders, or celebrating successful project outcomes, we approach our work with dedication, patience, and a strong sense of camaraderie. We work closely with a range of technical experts and can make recommendations based on your particular project needs.

We love what we do and take pride in delivering practical solutions while making the journey as smooth and enjoyable as possible for our clients. We believe that a strong, supportive team makes for better results—not just for us, but for the people we work with.

Outside of work, we each enjoy the outdoors, good food, and spending quality time with friends and family.

If you're looking for a team that is engaged, knowledgeable, friendly and genuinely enjoys working together, we’d love to connect!

Eloise Lonnberg-Shaw

Director/Principal Planner

Sydney Harris

Planner

Services Offered

We work with all types of clients and can provide exceptional and timely planning services that are catered specifically to your project needs. Below is a list of some of the matters we can help you with, but please do get in touch if you want more information or just to have a chat.

Resource Consents and Consent Scoping

We assist with resource consent applications of all sizes, from straightforward proposals through to complex, multidisciplinary projects. Early consent scoping identifies the relevant planning requirements, likely information needs, key risks and the most effective consenting pathway. We can then manage the process from initial advice and pre-application discussions through to lodgement, council processing and decision.

Processing resource consent applications on behalf of territorial authorities

Expert Evidence

We provide independent expert planning evidence for council hearings, the Environment Court and other proceedings. Drawing on extensive planning experience and a background in resource management litigation, we can review complex technical and statutory material, prepare clear and robust expert evidence, participate in expert conferencing, and present evidence at hearings. Our advice is objective, practical and focused on clearly explaining the planning issues as clearly and simply as possible.

Consultation and Engagement

We help clients plan and undertake meaningful consultation with councils, mana whenua, affected landowners, communities and other stakeholders. Our approach is practical and tailored to the project, with a focus on communicating clearly, identifying issues early and building constructive relationships. We can develop engagement strategies, facilitate discussions and accurately document outcomes to support the consenting process.