We recover costs for processing consent applications. These fees and charges are based on the specified hourly rate of the engineers and specialists involved.
Check Resource consent fees and charges for information about resource consents charges.
There is a document handling charge for any plans and documents that our staff have to scan into our digital building consent system. This charge is per application and only applies where that application is payable online.
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Document handling charge – scanning of plans or documents into digital consent system (per application) | $105 |
Submit all the required information with your application to avoid further processing costs. If you have any questions about what you need to provide, contact us on 09 301 0101.
You must include the relevant lodgement deposit with your building or resource consent application to cover initial application processing costs.
We will refund the difference if the actual cost is less than the deposit amount.
If the actual cost exceeds the deposit amount, which happens in most cases, we will invoice you for the additional costs.
If you are applying for a building or resource consent, use the building and resource consent deposit calculator to find out how much your deposit will cost.
We charge a fixed fee for street damage inspections on behalf of Auckland Transport. This applies to all building consents, except for:
Visit Street damage inspections for more information.
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Building consent pre-application meeting | $331 |
| Building consent – Fire engineering brief meeting base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $363 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Technical Level 1: Planning, Urban design, Compliance, Monitoring, Investigation, Environmental health, Licensing, other | $198 |
| Technical Level 2: Planning, Engineering, Monitoring, Subdivisions, Other – All Senior, Intermediate | $228 |
| Technical level 3: Manager, Project lead, Legal services, Team leaders, Principals, Fire engineers and Premium service | $240 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Technical Level 1: Building – Residential 1, other | $195 |
| Technical Level 2: Building – Residential 2, 3 and Commercial 1 | $222 |
| Technical Level 3: All areas – Manager, Project lead, Legal services, Team leaders, Principals. Building – Commercial 2 & 3, Fire Engineers, and Premium Service | $234 |
| Administration (all areas) | $123 |
For guidance on the building consent definitions for residential and commercial, visit Building performance website.
| Description | Fixed fee (non-refundable, no additional charges) | Inspection deposit (portion of deposit charged for inspection) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project value up to $4,999 | $880 | $390 | $1270 |
| Description | Processing deposit (portion of deposit charged for processing) | Inspection deposit (portion of deposit charged for inspection) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project value $5,000 to $19,999 | $1200 | $780 | $1980 |
| Project value $20,000 to $99,999 | $2000 | $975 | $2975 |
| Project value $100,000 to $499,999 | $3400 | $1998 | $5398 |
| Project value $500,000 - $999,999 | $5000 | $2664 | $7664 |
| Project value $1,000,000 and over | $7200 | $3330 | $10,530 |
| Description | Processing deposit (portion of deposit charged for processing) | Inspection deposit (portion of deposit charged for inspection) |
|---|---|---|
| Project value $0 to $499,999 | $1390 | Charged based on project dimensions at building consent approval stage |
| Project value $500,000 and over | $2900 | Charged based on project dimensions at building consent approval stage |
All CCC applications for fixed fee consents (excluding subsidised applications) will have additional charges for processing costs.
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Project value $20,000 and over – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $700 |
| Project value up to $19,999 – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $250 |
Prosecution and infringements may also apply for work undertaken without consent.
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Project value up to $19,999 – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $1403 |
| Project value $20,000 and over – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $2339 |
| Description | Deposit (upfront payment for processing or inspection time) |
|---|---|
| Project value up to $19,999 | $800 |
| Project value $20,000 to $99,999 | $1100 |
| Project value $100,000 and over | $1500 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Base charge (non-refundable, additional charges may apply) | $146 |
| Amendment to compliance schedule | $128 |
| Desciption | Fee |
|---|---|
| Building Warrant of Fitness audit – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $222 |
| Annual renewal – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $267 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration costs for IQP – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $750 |
| Registration renewal for IQP (every three years) – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $500 |
| Description | Base fee (non-refundable, additional charges may apply) |
|---|---|
| Certificate | $608 |
| Extension of time for CPU | $285 |
| Description | Fixed Fee (non-refundable, no additional charges) |
|---|---|
| Weekly (annual subscription) | $1865 |
| Monthly (annual subscription) | $894 |
| Single request (monthly or weekly report) | $175 |
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration for a producer statement author – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $750 |
| Renewal of registration (every three years) – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $500 |
| Register as a high-risk producer statement author – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $750 |
| Changes to an existing producer statement author outside the renewal process (includes changes to company names) – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $250 |
| Additions to existing producer statement author and Independent Qualified Person (excludes high risk) – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $250 |
| Description | Fixed Fee (non-refundable, no additional charges) |
|---|---|
| Swimming or spa pool inspection (each) | $203 |
| Independently Qualified Pool Inspectors (IQPI) record – administration of IQPI records | $99 |
| Description | Fees |
|---|---|
| Accreditation levy – payable on all building consents to cover costs of meeting criteria under the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006 | 56c per $1000 value of works |
| Building inspection same day cancellation – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $222 |
| Building inspection – Residential 1 | $195 |
| Building inspection – Residential 2, 3 and Commercial 1 | $222 |
| Building inspection – Commercial 2 and 3 (include factory audits) | $234 |
| Building research levy – required by the Building Research Levy Act 1969, applies to work valued above $20,000 | 0.1% when project value exceeds $20,000 |
| Change of use application deposit (no requirement for a building consent) | $500 |
| Vehicle crossing permit (application, processing and inspection) – Fixed fee (not refundable and no additional charges) | $529 |
| Application for exemption from building consent requirements – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $515 |
| Extension of time to commence/complete building work under a building consent – Fixed Fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $195 |
| Industrial cooling tower inspection – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $222 |
| Industrial cooling tower registration – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $203 |
| Industrial cooling tower renewal – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $130 |
| Subsidised fixed fee (not refundable) for injected wall insulation applications installed by an approved installer offering a producer statement. | Fixed fee of $327 |
| Fee for injected wall insulation applications if installed by a non-approved installer. | Fixed fee of $327 plus inspection deposit fee of $195 |
| Lapsing of building consent – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $195 |
| Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) registration, where land is subject to natural hazards, or when building is across more than one lot – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $440 |
| Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levy – required by the Building Act 2004, applies to work valued above $64,999 | $1.75 per $1000 value of works |
| Minor plumbing with a producer statement where value of work is less than $5000 – Fixed fee (non-refundable, no additional charges) | $343 |
| Minor plumbing work completed by someone who is not an approved installer and where work value is less than $5000 – Fixed fee (not refundable) | $343 (fixed fee) and one inspection deposit fee of $195 |
| Rainwater tank connected to internal plumbing system and installed above ground (plus one inspection fee payable at time of application if the work is above ground) | Base fee of $624 plus inspection deposit of $390 |
| Rainwater tank connected to internal plumbing system and installed below ground (plus two inspections fee payable at time of application if the work is below ground) | Base fee of $624 plus inspection deposit of $390 |
| Issuing notice to fix – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $306 |
| Refusing of building consent – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $195 |
| Application to separate an issued building consent – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $1500 |
| Subsidised fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) for solar or heat pump water heating devices installed by an approved installer offering a producer statement. The fee covers the processing and issuing of Code Compliance Certificate. | Fixed fee of $343 |
| Solar or heat pump water heating devices fixed fee (not refundable) installed by a person who is not an approved installer. Includes one inspection deposit fee. | Fixed fee of $343 plus inspection deposit fee of $195 |
| Solid fuel heating appliance fixed fee (not refundable) installed by an approved installer offering a producer statement | $327 |
| Solid fuel heating appliance fixed fee (not refundable) installed by a person who is not an approved installer and includes one inspection deposit fee (cost for inspection activities) | Fixed fee of $327 plus inspection deposit fee of $195 |
| Solid fuel heating appliance with wetback includes fixed fee (not refundable) and one inspection deposit (cost for inspection activities) | Fixed fee of $327 plus inspection deposit of $195 |
| Street damage inspection – Fixed fee (non-refundable, no additional charges) | $120 |
| Receiving third party reports or any other information to place on a property file – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $295 |
| Record of title – Fixed fee (not refundable, no additional charges) | $58 |
| Description | Fees |
|---|---|
| Issuing Project Information Memorandum (PIM) – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $520 |
| Building consent subject to waiver or modification of building code – Base fee (not refundable, additional charges may apply) | $351 |
We send reminder letters once your invoice is overdue.
Depending on the value of your invoice, we also use the services of a third party company to call you. This is an automated call with a recorded message. The company is based in Hamilton and the number is 07 981 5623.
