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)
Solid fuel heater (includes 1 inspection)	$261
Solid fuel heater with wetback (includes 2 inspections)	$381
Minor building work <$5,000 (includes 1 inspection)	$313
Solar water heating (includes 1 inspection)	$256
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


Commercial/offices/retail buildings: < $20,000	$1,228
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: $20,001-$50,000	$2,003
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: $50,001-$100,000	$2,786
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: $100,001-$250,000	$3,255
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: $250,001-$500,000	$3,720
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: $500,001-$1,000,000	$4,346
Commercial/offices/retail buildings: >$1,000,001	$4,346 plus $201 per additional $100,000 value
Inspection fees⁽¹⁾
Standard inspection fee	$157 per inspection
Final inspection fee (includes officer time completing the records for CCC)	$157 (includes first hour) plus additional hours charged at $157 per hour

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.

Levies
BRANZ levy per $1,000 (of project value over $20,000)	$1
MBIE levy per $1,000 (of project value over $20,444)	$1.75
Accreditation levy	$1.00 per $1000 of project value over $20,000
For staged projects, the levies are to be assessed on the total project value
Other charges
Plan vetting (half hour charge included in building consent fees)	$157 per hour
Registration of Section 72 certificate (as at January 2018 the disbursements are $285 per registration)	$146 plus disbursements (includes registration at Land Information New Zealand)
Administration staff (per hour)	$104 per hour
Administration fee on refunds (applicable if building consent application cancelled by applicant)	$88

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 (included in consent fees)	$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 (Schedule 1, Part 1, Section 2, Building Act 2004)	$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
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

Other charges
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	Black and white: A4 – first 20 copies free then $0.30 per page A3 – $0.40 per page
	Colour: A4 - $2.30 per page A3 - $3.70 per page
Building certificate for supply and sale of alcohol	$137
Building warrant of fitness renewal [one-two systems]	$78.50 Includes first half-hour ($157 per hour thereafter)
Building warrant of fitness renewal [three + systems]	$117.75 includes first 45 minutes ($157 per hour thereafter)
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) plus $157 per hour over and above first half-hour
Application for extension of time to complete seismic work for heritage building	$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) plus $157 per hour over and above first half-hour
Application for extension of time to provide seismic assessment	$240 lodgment fee (includes half-hour assessment) plus $157 per hour over and above first half-hour

District plan check fee all applications (except minor)
Building consents with a project value < $20,000	$78.50 (first ½ hour) $157 per hour thereafter
Building consents with a project value > $20,001	$157 (first hour) $157 per hour thereafter