Selecting project names for Fast-track applications
Choosing the right name for your Fast-track application helps keep things clear and organised. Here is our guidance
- Use one to three words for your project name if possible.
- Avoid long or complicated names.
Your project name should describe what the project is, not sell it.
Skip marketing language or slogans. For example, don’t use “very affordable subdivision.”
- Pick a name that shows what the project does, like “Solar Farm” or “Quarry.”
- For housing or similar projects, a simple one or two-word name is enough.
- Include a place name if it helps identify your project, e.g., “Marlborough” or “Lake Taupō.”
- If your project has stages, add this to the name (for example, “– Stage 1”).
- Don’t add “the,” “project,” or “development” to your name. These are already in Fast-track documents.
- There’s no need to say “resubmission” in the project name.
- For substantive projects, make sure your project name matches what’s listed in Schedule 2 of the Act or the Notice of Decisions letter if it’s a referred project.
- Before you decide, look at the project list on the Fast-track website where you can check project names. Avoid names that are too close to existing projects.