Sectors
Fast-track has different teeth in every sector.
Schedule 2 covers 149+ projects across renewables, housing, mining, aquaculture and infrastructure. The Act applies to all of them — but the specialists, evidence base and opposition risk look completely different.
Wind · Solar · BESS
Renewable energy
Wind, solar, battery storage and grid-connection projects. The largest Schedule 2 category.
Master-planned · Build-to-rent
Housing & urban
Large-scale residential and mixed-use developments meeting the housing benefit test.
Crown Minerals · Conservation Act
Mining & minerals
Mining projects engaging Crown Minerals Act consents alongside RMA approvals.
Marine · Coastal · Fisheries
Aquaculture & marine
Marine farming, coastal infrastructure and offshore renewable consents.
Transport · Water · Energy networks
Infrastructure
Roads, three-waters, energy transmission, ports — multi-consent projects of national significance.
Industrial · Energy-intensive
Data centres & industrial
Hyperscale data centres and industrial facilities with major power and water demands.