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Building consent fees
Applicants are required to pay the full fee for the consent at the time of application.
Under some conditions, applicants may be required to pay additional fees when processing is completed. This will include fees for development levies, additional inspections, re-assessment, alternative design/details, and other fees required under the Building Act 2004.
The inspection fee[1] is estimated on the number of inspections required for the type of work. If the number of inspections has been over-estimated a refund will be made. If additional inspections are required, they will be charged at the rate applicable at the time they occurred and will need to be paid before we issue a code compliance certificate. The building consent fee includes inspection fees only where shown for minor works.
The fees exclude BRANZ, MBIE, and accreditation levies, and refundable deposits which are scheduled in the ‘other fees’ section and are additional to the building consent fees.
The building consent fees in the following table include the plan vetting and digital storage charges and costs associated with scanning hard copy applications or alternatively paying application costs for electronic applications received through the portal. The building consent fees (other than minor works) include the fee for provision of electronic copy of a building consent.
[1]This fee includes inspection onsite, travel, creating inspection records and review of documentation in office. If the project is in a remote area or has difficult access, additional travel time will be charged. The inspection fee also applies to meetings prior to CCC issue.
Minor work
(This includes one or two inspections as indicated. Additional inspections will be charged at $153 per hour) |
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Solid fuel heater (includes 1 inspection) |
$261 |
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Solid fuel heater with wetback (includes 2 inspections) |
$381 |
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Minor building work <$5,000 (includes 1 inspection) |
$313 |
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Solar water heating (includes 1 inspection) |
$256 |
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Minor building <$10,000. Retaining walls/carports, decks/swimming/spa pools, conservatories/pergolas |
$783 |
Processing of residential building consents
Residential new building /alterations: $10,001-$20,000 |
$757 |
Residential new building /alterations: $20,001-$50,000 |
$1,069 |
Residential new building /alterations: $50,001-$100,000 |
$1,377 |
Residential new building /alterations: $100,001-$250,000 |
$1,690 |
Residential new building /alterations: $250,001-$500,000 |
$2,003 |
Residential new building /alterations: $500,001 upwards |
$2,003 plus $157 for each $100,000 or part thereof |
Processing of commercial/industrial consents
Project information memorandum (PIM) fees
Applicants are required to pay the full fee for the PIM at the time of application.
PIM – Simple Residential (fee simple title) |
$449 |
PIM – Multi-residential and commercial (cross lease and unit titled) |
$784 |
Multi-proof consent fees
Applicants are required to pay the full fee for the consent at the time of application.
Under some conditions you may be required to pay additional fees when processing is completed. This will include fees for development levies, additional inspections and other fees required under the Building Act 2004.
If the number of inspections has been over-estimated a refund will be made.
The multi-proof consent fees below include a digital storage charge of $44.
The fees exclude BRANZ, MBIE levies, refundable deposits.
Multi-proof consents | |
Multi-use consent |
$751 (including three hours processing), additional hours charged at $157 per hour |
Building consent fees – other charges
BRANZ and MBIE levies are not set by the council. They apply to all work valued at $20,000 or more.
Other charges | |
Registration of Section 77(1) certificate (as at January 2018 the disbursements are $292 per registration) |
$229 plus disbursements (includes registration at Land Information New Zealand) |
Digital storage charge |
$47 per application |
Amendment to building consent application |
$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) plus $157 per hour over and above first half-hour |
Application for discretionary exemption |
$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) plus $157 per hour over and above first half-hour |
Warrant of fitness audit inspections |
$157 per hour |
Inspection fees associated with a notice to fix |
$157 per hour |
Engineering technical assessment/peer review |
Cost plus 10% |
New/amended compliance schedule (part of a building consent or initiated by IQP) |
$146 |
Building consent fees – other charges continued
Other charges | |
Application for Code Compliance Certificate |
$79 |
Certificate of public use |
$328 |
Application for certificate of acceptance |
$328 plus building consent fees applicable to project |
The building consent fee does not include the cost of any structural engineer assessment which may be required |
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Land information memorandum |
$323 payable on application |
Land information memorandum with building plans |
$341 payable on application |
Record of title |
$36 payable on application |
Reassessment fee (amended plans/further information received) |
$157 per hour |
Alternative design/details applications |
$157 per hour |
Environmental health/plan vetting |
$157 per hour |
Infrastructure deposit
An Infrastructure deposit will be taken for each significant new build including pile driving, building relocation, drainage works, earthworks for building platforms, concrete pours and new vehicle crossing to ensure that Council’s assets in the road reserve are protected, and that if damaged, can be repaired. If no damage is found during inspection and/or the damage has been repaired satisfactorily, the deposit will be refunded.
An infrastructure inspection fee of $157 will be taken for each significant new build including pile driving, building relocation, drainage works, earthworks for building platforms, concrete pours and new vehicle crossing. This fee includes a pre-construction onsite inspection and/or documentation review, a post construction onsite inspection and certification. If the works require further inspections additional time will be charged as per the hourly inspection fee of $157 per hour. Where both a new build and a new vehicle crossing are in the same application only one infrastructure inspection fee will be charged.
- The deposit where no new vehicle crossing is included; $614
- The deposit where a new vehicle crossing is required to provide access from a residential building to the legal road; $ 1,637
- The deposit where a new commercial vehicle crossing is required to provide access from a commercial building to the legal road; $ 1,782
- Infrastructure Inspection Fee $157 per hour
Provision of building files, copy of building consents, copy of compliance schedules or aerial maps via email, uploading to portal, on USB or on CD |
$18 plus disbursements |
Access to building files/all copying/printing charges additional to the above services |
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Building certificate for supply and sale of alcohol |
$137 |
Building warrant of fitness renewal [one-two systems] |
$78.50 Includes first half-hour |
Building warrant of fitness renewal [three + systems] |
$117.75 includes first 45 minutes |
Removal of Section 72 certificate |
$157 plus disbursements |
Removal of Section 77(1) certificate |
$157 plus disbursements |
Time extension fee (for consents about to lapse or 24 months after issue) |
$100 |
List of building consents issued each week (emailed) |
$88 per year |
List of building consents issued each month (emailed) |
$44 per year |
List of building consents issued each month (posted) |
$68.50 per year |
Receiving third party reports or other information to place on a property file at the owner’s request |
$104 plus digital storage charge |
Application for exemption from the requirement to carry out seismic work on the building or part |
$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) |
Application for extension of time to complete seismic work for heritage building |
$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) |
Application for extension of time to provide seismic assessment |
$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) |
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Building consent process information
Updated 1 July 2020