Engineering fees

Council's fees for 2025/26 have been confirmed. [PDF 722 KB]

These come into effect on 1 July 2025

These fees apply in addition to the resource consent deposit fees on the preceding pages. All consents will be subject to compliance monitoring which will be charged on an actual time basis at $179 per hour.

Engineering fees: Non-notified land use consents	2024/25 Fee
Commercial/industrial development or infrastructure development - Application deposit fee	$1,074 per application (includes the first 6 hours, $179 per hour thereafter)
Commercial/industrial development or infrastructure development - Compliance monitoring administration fee	$358 (includes the first 2 hours, $179 per hour thereafter)
Commercial/industrial development or infrastructure development - Engineering drawing approval	$1,611 (includes three submissions of engineering drawings, beyond this will be charged at $179 per hour thereafter)
Commercial/industrial development or infrastructure development - Engineering construction supervision	2% Determined as 2% of the total estimated value of services (water, sanitary, drainage and road), including engineering and contingency fees (minimum of $10,500)

Engineering fees: Monitoring	2024/25 Fee
All compliance monitoring including additional land use monitoring is to be charged at an hourly basis for staff time	$179 per hour
Subdivision engineering drawing approval and engineering construction supervision	$716 fixed fee plus per lot deposit ($179 per hour thereafter)
Subdivision engineering drawing approval and engineering construction supervision	$358 per lot deposit

Engineering fees: Other	2024/25 Fee
Objection to decision	$179 per hour
Variation to consent conditions	$179 per hour
Plan change applications	$179 per hour
Easement – new/cancellation	$358 Application deposit per application (includes first 2 hours, $179 per hour thereafter)
Specialist consultants	At cost

Updated 30 May 2025