Construct drainage over neighbouring properties
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Engineering approval to construct drainage over neighbouring properties involves sections 460 and 181of the Local Government Act.
Get approval from your neighbour
If you want to construct drainage over neighbouring properties you will need their approval.
If your neighbours refuse to grant you approval, you can apply for a consent under the Local Government Act.
Let us know if an agreement is reached
Private negotiations are the most appropriate and effective means of resolution.
If you and your neighbours come to an agreement, you can notify us that the affected land owners have granted you permission to lay and connect drainage.
Complete this form and deliver it in person or by post.
In person
Download, complete and bring the neighbours' consent form to a service centre. Choose the one nearest to the address of your project.
By post
Download, complete and send the neighbours' consent form to:
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Auckland 1142
If you don't reach agreement
If you have been unable to gain approval from your neighbours to put drainage over their properties, you can apply to us to provide facilitation services.
Complete the facilitation services form below and either deliver in person or by post.
Our tip
You should use this application only after all of your efforts to reach an agreement with your neighbours have failed. You will also need to have engineering planning approval.
Fees for engineering approval under Local Government Act sections 460 and 181 vary, but could be significant depending on the project.
In person
Download and complete the application form.
Bring your application form and supporting documents to a
service centre (nearest to the address of your project), and pay by:
- cash
- cheque
- Eftpos
- MasterCard or Visa (a convenience fee of 1.75 per cent of your payment amount applies).
By post
Download and complete the application form.
Send your application form, supporting documents and cheque payment to:
Auckland Council
Private Bag 92300
Auckland 1142
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Facilitation Services
Facilitation services aims to mediate an agreement between landowners.
Where no agreement is possible, we may undertake the works as a council project, using powers to enter private property under the Local Government Act 2002.
Before we issue a notice under the Local Government Act 2002, applicants should have an approved resource consent for their project.
What happens next
Our development engineers will:
receive design proposals and all historical communications between you and the affected landowners
investigate and prepare a report (if the findings are in support of the application)
present the report to our committee for consideration.
We will invite all affected parties to a meeting to present our findings and decisions and hear concerns.
Once approval is given under Local Government Act sections 460 and 181, you are likely to need to either Apply for a minor engineering approval or Apply for a major engineering approval.
Our tip
Procedures and appeal rights are set out in the Local Government Act, and must be followed. If you are not happy with our decision, you can appeal to the district court.
Find out more
Contact us and ask to speak to the duty engineer in your area.
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