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- Apply for a building consent or PIM
- Apply for a resource consent
- Apply for land information memorandum (LIM)
- Apply for temporary event resource consent
- Apply for discretionary exemption
- Apply for code compliance certificate
- Apply for certificate for public use
- Apply for certificate of acceptance
- Apply for fire protection connection/alteration
- Apply for a solid fuel heater building consent
- Request a building file
- Request an inspection
- Notify of owner-builder
- Apply for a deemed permitted boundary activity notice
- Apply for a yard encroachment (of a building) approval
- Give affected person's approval for a resource consent
- Apply to take water from a dedicated filling point
- Apply for new or changed wastewater connection
- Apply for new or changed water supply connection
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- Make a complaint about our building consent service
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Building control inspections
All building consents require specific inspections for building and plumbing work. The Council carries out inspections to ensure work complies with the building consent. These are necessary to obtain your final Code Compliance Certificate.
Documentation
In cases where design professionals (such as engineers) supervise the work, the Council also requires documentation from those professionals that the work has been completed according to the approved building consent documents. This is often a producer statement supported by site notes.
Agreement for others to supervise and inspect the work is included as part of the building consent approval.
The inspections required for your project are listed in the building consent documentation issued by the Council.
You must keep a copy of your approved building consent on the construction site so Building Officers can check them.
If you intend to significantly vary your building work, you must get your building consent amended.
When all work under a consent is completed you can request a final inspection.
- A Guide to the Inspection Process – Form 559 [PDF 485 KB]
When you need an inspection
Inspections cover a range of building and plumbing areas, including:
- foundations, retaining walls and slabs
- plumbing and drainage
- framing, including bracing and airseals
- building wrap, flashings and cladding
- pool fencing
- solid fuel fireplaces
- waterproofing on showers, decks, roofs and retaining walls
- completed works.
Find out more in our Guide to the Inspection Process – Form 559.