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How to... building and resource consents
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Apply for...
- 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
- Update...
- Carry out monitoring and enforcement
- Make a complaint about our building consent service
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- Healthy Home kit
1. Have pre-application meeting
Our pre-application meetings help you make informed decisions when applying for a resource consent. These help with open communication between you and Council staff, and can make your process simpler and faster, and save you money.
Providing us information about what you’re thinking of doing means we can pull the appropriate subject matter experts from across our team to hold a pre-application meeting with you. In this meeting we’ll talk in more detail about your plans, and give you advice about the resource consent process and the information your application should contain.
A pre-application meeting means you can talk about your project in detail, and lets you ask Council staff questions at no charge before you submit your consent application. This can save you time and money later. If your project is complex, like a large development or multi-unit housing, a pre-application meeting can be very helpful.
Smaller projects (for example where you might want to subdivide your section to build another house on it) might need only an over-the-counter visit with our duty planner. To speak to a duty planner, call or email us to make an appointment.
Make a meeting appointment
To arrange a pre-application meeting, complete the pre-application meeting request form [DOCX 57 KB] and either:
- email it to us
- drop it to our Paraparaumu service centre during business hours.
We can only respond to the information you give us before the meeting, so the form lists the documentation we need from you before the meeting. The more details you can give us, the better we’re able to make sure the right people are in the room.
Remember, a meeting does not guarantee your resource consent application will be approved.
Council staff record what we discuss with you during the pre-application meeting, and we’ll send you a copy of those minutes.
Seawall pre-application meeting
You’ll need to bring along:
- any documentation you have,
- photographs of the location of the intended seawall.
It’s also helpful if your design professional and/or contractor attends the meeting.
Speak to your neighbour
If your plans could affect your neighbours, you should discuss your plans with them as early as possible. In some cases it might be enough for your neighbour to complete our Resource consent written approval form (Form 8A) [DOCX 384 KB].