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Technical guidance documents
The following documents have been put together to provide guidance and instruction on a particular specialty area.
Car platform stacking devices
Guidance on installing hydraulic or mechanical platform stacker lifts for car parking.
Converting non-habitable spaces to habitable
Guidance on converting non-habitable spaces to habitable.
Façade construction
Guidance information on façades and their construction, weathertightness and compliance with the building code.
Historic building consents
Guidance on the process for applying for a code compliance certificate (CCC) on an historic building consent application.
Manufactured modular component
Guidance on making a building consent application involving manufactured modular components.
Retaining walls
Guidance on retaining walls, when a building and/or resource consent is required and how they should be designed.
Structural steel
Guidance on making a building consent application involving the use of structural steel.
Sustainable home design guide
Guidance on building or renovating a home to create a warm, healthy and resilient dwelling that costs less to run.
Timber treatment
Guidance on the four treatment levels, including untreated timber used for the enclosed framing of a house.
Related topics
| Inspections of building or renovation work | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/inspections-building-renovation-work | 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. | | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | | Inspections | |
| Auckland Design Manual | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/ask-for-guidance/Pages/auckland-design-manual.aspx | Auckland Design Manual | The Auckland Design Manual provides objective criteria and context for making your design decisions. | | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | | Building and consents | |
| Documentation to collect as you go | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/ask-for-guidance/Pages/documentation-to-collect-as-you-go.aspx | Documentation to collect as you go | Find out what documentation you need to collect throughout your project. | | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | | Building and consents | |
| Engage a professional to help with your consent application or project | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/ask-for-guidance/Pages/engage-professional-help-with-project.aspx | Engage a professional to help with your consent application or project | The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) website has information about getting professional help to prepare your resource consent application. | | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | | Resource consents | |
| Free advice before submitting a consent application | | https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/ask-for-guidance/Pages/free-advice-consent-application.aspx | Free advice before submitting a consent application | Get 15 minutes of free advice to check if your project needs consents or permits. | | | | | aspx | | | | | | | | | | Building and consents | |
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