Whakaaetanga, i ngā kaupapa hanganga me te whakahou ake Consents, building and renovation projects

Getting started on a project

Building and resource consents

  • Building consents

    Information on building consents, including; how to apply, fees, certificates you need, changing a consent, checklists, appeals, producer statements, CCC, licensed building practitioners and more.

  • Resource consents

    Find information on types of resource consents, how to apply, subdivisions, fees, earthworks, access ways, water permits, road naming, appeals, conditions, ongoing monitoring and more.

  • Inspections of building or renovation work

    Find out what type of inspections you might need, how to book and cancel inspections and what happens during an inspection.

  • Tracking and paying for a consent application

    Information on paying a consent invoice, requesting a refund, and tracking the progress of a consent application.

  • Consent exemptions

    Information on building work you can do yourself, owner-builder exemptions from building consents, and adding an exemption to your property file.

  • Consider stormwater when building

    If you are doing any sort of development, one of the factors you need to consider is stormwater. Find out what you need to know about stormwater before you begin.

  • Working on or around trees

    Find out if a tree is protected and if you need to apply for a resource consent before working on, around or underneath trees on your, neighbouring, and council properties.

  • National Environmental Standards - permitted activities

    NES are nationally-consistent regulations that set technical levels of quality that must be reached on a variety of activities affecting the environment. These activities include forestry freshwater use and more.

  • Engineering approvals

    Find out about different types of engineering approvals, why you might need them and how to apply for one.

  • Development contributions

    Find out what development contributions are and the types of projects you may need to pay fees for. Use our tool to estimate your contribution fees.

  • Designations and outline plans

    Designations are areas set aside for network utilities or large public works. Find out about outline plans and how they affect you.