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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
- Update...
- Carry out monitoring and enforcement
- Make a complaint about our building consent service
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Consenting processes
Depending on the type of activity, different consenting processes can be followed.
Deemed permitted boundary activity
Where a rule is breached in relation to a boundary, such as a setback or height in relation to boundary, an applicant can ask Council to issue a written notice deeming the activity to be permitted.
This request must include all of:
- A completed application for a deemed permitted boundary activity form [PDF 446 KB] for the aspects that do not comply with the District Plan
- written approval [PDF 176 KB] from all owners of the affected boundary
- plans detailing the encroachment.
If Council issues a written notice as a result, no resource consent is required.
You can’t apply for a deemed permitted boundary activity when non-compliance is along a public boundary, such as a road or reserve.
Council does not have to undertake an effects assessment and if all the information is supplied (there’s no ability to ask for further information), must issue a written notice within 10 working days deeming the activity to be permitted.
Fast track resource consent applications
Where a land use resource consent has been applied for in respect for a controlled activity, we must process and issue a decision within 10 working days. We have no discretion to decline controlled activity consents. The most common applications received for land use controlled activities are for home occupations and relocated buildings. Applicants in this instance are receiving a priority service, although they can opt out and pay a lower deposit fee if they wish.
A fast-track consenting process is available for some housing and infrastructure resource consent applications. See Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Bill for more information.
Deemed permitted marginal or temporary exemptions
We have the discretion to determine if effects of a proposed activity are marginal or temporary and issue a written notice which exempts the requirement for a resource consent. There is no formal application process for public participation as Council determines what is marginal or temporary and there is no working day timeframe to assess marginal or temporary effects and make a determination. These exemptions are for situations in which the effects of an otherwise permitted activity are no different in character, intensity, or scale than the permitted activity and the adverse effects on any person are less than minor. Sufficient information must be supplied for Council to be able to determine what the effects are and if they are marginal or temporary. Council must issue a written notice if the activity is considered to meet the requirements of the RMA. Written notices lapse within five years unless given effect to prior.
- Applicant Checklist for Resource Consent [PDF 159 KB]
- Resource Consents Application Form [PDF 339 KB]
- Resource consent written approval form - subdivision [DOCX 384 KB]
- Building consent written approval for yard encroachment [PDF 179 KB]