Provide a complete consent application
To avoid delays in processing your consent application to repair or replace a spa pool, you should:
- make sure your application is complete (including all plans and technical documents)
- engage a professional (architect or consultant) to prepare your application.
Building consent applications
- The project description must be accurate and describe all work involved in the project.
- Provide evidence of ownership or rights over the property. If you are not the owner, provide authorisation to apply for a consent.
- All drawings and plans need to have:
- drawing number and title
- designer's name
- address of property
- date.
- Drawings need to have an appropriate scale and clarity. Freehand sketches are not accepted. If supported by a producer statement, the plans must also be signed by the design specialist.
- Construction specifications must be provided in all cases. Where relevant, product certification and manufacturers' specifications must be provided.
- If you apply for an amendment to an existing building consent, the description of building work must accurately summarise changes. Any changes to the plans need to be clearly shown.
- If the design includes a waiver or modification of the building code, reference the section of the building code in question and why this modification is requested.
- Use the lodgement checklist to ensure you provided all the relevant information. Incomplete applications will lead to delays.
Resource consent application
- All plans are drawn at 1:100 or 1:200 scale and show a north point, boundary dimensions and bearings, adjoining legal descriptions, street numbers and metric scale bars, datum point, site contours including spot levels on the relevant boundaries.
- Provide an assessment of what you want to do against the matters set out in part 2 of the RMA and any relevant provisions of the documents referred to in section 104(1)(b) of the RMA.
- Complete an assessment of environmental effects (AEE).
- Provide descriptions of:
- the activity
- the site at which the activity will occur
- any other activities that are part of the proposal to which the application relates
- any other resource consents required for the proposal to which the application relates.
- Provide the full name and address of each owner or occupier of the site.
- Identify who might be interested in or affected by the activity and how they might be affected.
