Resource management fees are payable when:
- you apply to the Kāpiti Coast District Council to undertake an activity which is not otherwise permitted by the Resource Management Act 1991 or the district plan
- you 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.
Notified applications
| Notified applications | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
| Publicly notified applications | $6,900 |
| deposit (covers first 30 hours of processing time; balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising) | |
| Limited notified applications | $5,980 |
| deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising) | |
Non-notified land use applications
| Non-notified land use applications (including temporary events) | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
| Permitted activities (including temporary events) | nil |
| Trim protected tree (urban area) | nil |
| Home occupation (controlled activities) fixed fee | $285 |
|
Non-notified land use activities – general. A fixed fee to cover 1 hour of compliance monitoring check plus a deposit that covers 11 hours of processing time
|
$2,760 |
| $230 | |
|
Fast track resource consent (controlled activities). Deposit (covers first 7.5 hours of processing time)
|
$1,725 |
| $230 | |
Deposit for activities*
|
$230 |
| per hour thereafter | $230 |
*Conditions apply, applications will only be accepted on a case-by-case basis and assumes adequate information provided.
Designations
| Designations | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
|
Notice of requirement to designate land – non-notified. per hour thereafter |
$2,300 |
| $230 | |
| Notice of requirement to designate land - notified | $5,980 |
| Deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising) | |
|
Alteration to designation (non-notified).
|
$1,840 |
| $230 | |
|
Outline plan approval.
|
$1,610 |
| $230 | |
|
Outline plan waiver.
|
$920 |
| $230 | |
Non-notified subdivision applications
| Non - Notified subdivision Applications | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
|
Subdivisions – 2-lot.
|
$4,140 |
| $230 | |
|
Subdivisions (between 3 to 19 lots).
|
$4,600 |
| $230 | |
|
Subdivisions (20 or more lots).
|
$6,900 |
| $230 | |
|
Boundary adjustment (as defined by district plan) and subdivisions where no additional lots are created.
|
$1,840 |
| $230 | |
|
Update existing cross-lease.
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
|
Update cross-lease to fee simple title.
|
$920 |
| $230 |
Subdivision certificates
| Subdivision Certificates | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
|
Section 223 certificate.
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
|
Section 224(c) certificate including other certificates.
|
$1,840 |
| $230 | |
|
Section 224(f). Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time)
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
|
Section 25(5), s32(2)(a) of Unit Titles Act 2010 (staged unit developments). Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time)
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
| Section 221 consent notice (when issued as a separate notice) fixed charge | $460 |
|
Section 226 certificate (certify subdivision complies with district plan provisions).
|
$1,150 |
| $230 | |
| Reserves valuation calculation | at cost |
Miscellaneous applications/certificates
| Miscellaneous applications/certificates | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
| Administration time in coordinating and attending pre-application and business start-up meetings per hour* | $126 |
| Monitoring and compliance staff (all levels) time in coordinating and attending pre-application and business start-up meetings per hour* | $230 |
| Planner/engineer/technical specialist time in preparing for and attending pre-application and business start-up meetings per hour per officer* | $230 |
| Planning manager, asset manager time in coordinating and attending pre-application and business start-up meetings per hour* | $230 |
|
Boundary activity. Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time)
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
|
Marginal and temporary exemptions.
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
| 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)
|
$1,380 |
| $230 | |
|
Existing use rights certificate. Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time),
|
$1,380 |
| $230 | |
| Transfer/surrender of consent in whole or in part fixed charge | $460 |
|
Section 125 extensions of time. Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time)
|
$1,150 |
| $230 | |
|
Change or cancellation of conditions/consent notice.
|
$1,150 |
| $230 |
*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 | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
|
Revocation of easements.
|
$460 |
| $230 | |
|
Right of way (ROW) approval.
|
$1,380 |
| $230 | |
|
Section 348 (Local Government Act 2002) certificate (ROW certification). per hour thereafter |
$1,150 |
| $230 | |
| Re-Issue certificate (all types) fixed charge | $460 |
|
Transfer instruments and other miscellaneous legal documents.
|
$460 |
| $230 |
District Plan change
| District Plan Change | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
| Administration time in coordinating and attending pre-request meetings charge per hour* | $126 |
| Planner/engineer/technical specialist time in preparing for and attending pre-request meetings charge per hour* | $230 |
| Planning manager, asset manager in preparing for and attending pre-request meetings charge per hour* | $230 |
| 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* | $9,200 |
*This fee applies to any pre-application meeting with staff to discuss application requirements prior to lodgement of a consent application.
Other
| Other | 2026/27 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)
|
$1,150 |
| $230 | |
| Planning certificate – alcohol licensing fixed charge | $230 |
| Cost recovery charge for inspection of confirmed breach of district plan provisions per hour | $230 |
| Cancellation of building line restriction fixed charge | $920 |
| Customer complaint compliance investigation per hour | $230 |
Hourly charge out rates and disbursements
| Hourly charge out rates and disbursements | 2026/27 Fee |
|---|---|
| Staff: planner/engineer/technical specialist (all levels) per hour | $230 |
| Staff: Monitoring and compliance staff (all levels) per hour | $230 |
| Staff: planning manager, asset manager per hour | $230 |
| Administration staff per hour | $126 |
| Elected member commissioner costs per hour for any hearing per hour (or part thereof) | $252 |
| Sitting collectively without an independent commissioner (chairperson, hearing commissioners) per hour per elected member as chair | $126 |
|
Sitting with an independent commissioner
|
$102 |
| $252 | |
| Independent commissioners | at cost |
| Postage and stationery | at cost |
| Consultant's fees (will be charged at cost + 10% to account for officer time managing the review) | at cost + 10% |
| Provision of resource consent files via email (fixed fee) | $21.70 |
| 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 | $2.90 |
| Copying and printing, colour: A3 per page | $4.40 |