Resource management fees

Resource management fees are payable when you:

  • apply to Kāpiti Coast District Council to undertake an activity which is not otherwise permitted by the Resource Management Act 1991 or the District Plan
  • lodge a request to change the District Plan (commonly known as a “private plan change”).

Resource management fees are also payable for a range of other activities as set out at the end of this section.

Resource management fees are set under section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991. Initial deposit fees are set under section 36(1) and must be paid before we start processing your application or request. Further charges will be incurred if additional time is spent processing the application or request, or if disbursement costs are incurred, which are over and above the allocated time provisions (see “Hourly Charge Out Rates and Disbursements”). Progress invoices will be issued regularly for time incurred.

If any charge for an application or request is not paid by the due date, Kāpiti Coast District Council reserves the right under section 36AAB(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 to stop processing the application or request. This may include the cancellation of a hearing or the issuing of a decision. If a hearing is cancelled or postponed due to the non-payment of a charge, the applicant or requestor will be charged for any costs that may arise from that cancellation or postponement.

Please also note specifically in relation to applications for resource consent:

  • under sections 88G and 88H of the Resource Management Act 1991, the applicable statutory timeframe will not commence until the initial deposit fee is paid
  • in accordance with the Resource Management (Discount on Administrative Charges) Regulations 2010, discounts shall be paid on administrative charges for applications that are not processed within statutory timeframes.

Please check for engineering fees that may also be applicable.

Notified applications

Notified applications

2025/26 Fee

Publicly notified applications

Deposit (covers first 30 hours of processing time; balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising)

$5,550 deposit 

Limited notified applications

Deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material
basis including advertising)

$4,810 deposit 

Non-notified land use applications

Non-notified land use applications (including temporary events)

2025/26 Fee

Permitted activities (including temporary events)

nil

Trim protected tree (urban area)

nil

Home occupation (Controlled activities)

$278 fixed fee

Non-notified land use activities – general

  • Deposit (covers first 10 hours of
    processing time and 1 hour of compliance monitoring) 
  • per hour thereafter 


$2,035 deposit

$185 per hour

Fast track resource consent (Controlled activities)

  • Deposit (covers first 7.5 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter

$1,388 deposit 

$185 per hour

Fixed fee activities*

  1. Removal/trimming protected trees causing significant structural damage (as determined by an appropriately delegated, qualified and experienced person, i.e. an ecologist or council staff member)
  2. Trimming of protected vegetation to maintain existing farm tracks.
  3. Earthworks to maintain existing farm tracks.
  • Deposit (covers first hour of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter

$185 deposit 

$185 per hour 

*Conditions apply, applications will only be accepted on a case by case basis and assumes adequate information provided.

Designations

Designations

2025/26 Fee

Notice of requirement to designate land – non-notified.

  • Deposit (covers first 10 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter

$1,850 deposit  

$185 per hour

Notice of requirement to designate land – notified

  • Deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material
    basis including advertising

$4,810 deposit 

Alteration to designation (non-notified).

  • Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter 

$1,480 deposit 


$185 per hour  

Outline plan approval

  • Deposit (covers first 7 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter 

$1,295 deposit 

$185 per hour 

Outline Plan Waiver

  • Deposit (covers first 4 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter 

$740 deposit  

$185 per hour

Non-Notified subdivision Applications

Non-Notified subdivision Applications

2025/26 Fee

Subdivisions – 2-lot.

  • Deposit (covers first 18 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter

$3,330 deposit
$185 per hour

Subdivisions (between 3 to 19 lots).

  • Deposit (covers first 20 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter

$3,670 deposit
$185 per hour

Subdivisions (20 or more lots).

  • Deposit (covers first 30 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $5,550 deposit
$185 per hour

Boundary adjustment (as defined by district plan) and subdivisions where no additional lots are created.

  • Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $1,480 deposit
$185 per hour

Update existing cross-lease.

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

Update cross-lease to fee simple title.

  • Deposit (covers first 4 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $740 deposit
$185 per hour

Subdivision Certificates

Subdivision Certificates

2025/26 Fee

Section 223 certificate.

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

Section 224(c) certificate including other certificates.

  • Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $1,480 deposit
$185 per hour

Section 224(f).

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

Section 25(5), s32(2)(a) of Unit Titles Act 2010 (staged unit developments).

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour
Section 221 consent notice (when issued as a separate notice) fixed charge  $370

Section 226 certificate (certify subdivision complies with district plan provisions).

  • Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $925 deposit
$185 per hour
Reserves valuation calculation at cost

Miscellaneous applications/certificates

Miscellaneous applications/certificates

2025/26 Fee
Administration time in coordinating and attending pre- application and business start-up meetings per hour* $123 per hour
Planner/engineer time in preparing for and attending pre- application and business start-up meetings per hour per officer*  $185 per hour per officer*

Boundary activity. 

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

Marginal and temporary exemptions.

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour
Marginal and temporary exemptions in relation to temporary events (as defined by the District Plan)  Nil

Certificate of compliance (certifies land use complies with district plan provisions).

  • Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $1,110 deposit
$185 per hour

Existing use rights certificate.

  • Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter
 $1,110 deposit
$185 per hour

Transfer/surrender of consent in whole or in part fixed charge 

 $370 fixed charge

Section 125 extensions of time. 

  • Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter 
 $925 deposit
$185 per hour

Change or cancellation of conditions/consent notice.

  • Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter 
 $925 deposit
$185 per hour

*This fee applies to any pre-application meeting with staff to discuss application requirements prior to lodgement of a consent application.

Non-notified subdivision applications

Non-notified subdivision applications

2025/26 Fee

Revocation of easements.

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

Right of way (ROW) approval.

  • Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time
  • per hour thereafter
 $1,110 deposit
$185 per hour

Section 348 (Local Government Act 2002) certificate (ROW certification).

  • Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $925 deposit
$185 per hour
Re-Issue certificate (all types) fixed charge $370 fixed charge

Transfer instruments and other miscellaneous legal documents.

  • Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) 
  • per hour thereafter
 $370 deposit
$185 per hour

District Plan change

District Plan change

2025/26 Fee
Administration time in coordinating and attending pre-request meetings charge per hour* $123 per hour
Planner/engineer time in preparing for and attending pre-request meetings charge per hour*  $185 per hour

Request to change the District Plan. Deposit (covers first 40 hours of processing time following receipt of a written request to change the plan, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising*

$7, 400

*This fee applies to any pre-application meeting with staff to discuss application requirements prior to lodgement of a consent application.

Other 

Other

2025/26 Fee

Objection to development contributions – note, fee to be refunded in part or in full depending on level of objection upheld by independent hearing commissioners.

  • Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time)
  • per hour thereafter

$925 deposit

$185 per hour

Planning certificate – alcohol licensing fixed charge

$185 fixed charge

Cost recovery charge for inspection of confirmed breach of district plan provisions per hour 

$185 per hour

Cancellation of building line restriction fixed charge 

$740 fixed charge

Customer complaint compliance investigation per hour

$185 per hour

Hourly charge out rates and disbursements

Hourly charge out rates and disbursements

2025/26 Fee

Staff: planner/engineer/technical specialist (all levels) per hour

$185 per hour

Staff: planning manager, asset manager per hour 

$221 per hour

Staff: Monitoring and compliance staff (all levels) per hour 

$185 per hour

Administration staff per hour 

$123 per hour

Elected member commissioner costs per hour for any hearing per hour (or part
thereof)

$246 per hour
(or part thereof)

Sitting collectively without an independent commissioner (chairperson, hearing commissioners)

  • per hour per elected member as chair 

$123 per hour per elected member as chair 

Sitting with an independent commissioner

$99
per hour per elected member as chair, and

$246 per hour per elected member on a committee up to a collective total charge per hour (or part thereof) 

Independent commissioners

At cost

Postage and stationery

At cost

Consultant’s fees (the use of consultants/peer review will be undertaken in consultation with the applicant)

At cost

Provision of resource consent files via email

$21.10 fixed fee

Copying and printing. Black and white: A4 – first 20 copies free then per page

$0.30

Copying and printing. Black and white: A3 per page

$0.40

Copying and printing. Colour: A4 per page

$2.80

Copying and printing. Colour: A3 per page

$4.30
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