Some council services will be unavailable over the Christmas and New Year break.
Check if you need to apply or order before Friday 19 December 2025.
Āta whakaritea tō tono whakaaetanga hanga whare Prepare your building consent application
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How to prepare a good quality building consent application
Find out how to prepare a good quality building consent application, to save time and money.
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Guidelines for online building consent applications
Check what the document format and naming standards are for making an online building consent application.
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Building consent lodgement checklists
These building consent lodgement checklists tell you what information you need to provide when you lodge your building consent application.
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Requests for further information - building consents
Read about requests for further information to support a consent application and how long you have to respond.
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How we assess your building consent application
Find out what steps are involved in processing your building consent application.
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Check that your tradespeople have the relevant licences
You need to make sure that anyone carrying out or supervising your restricted building work has the relevant licence.
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Technical guidance documents
A collection of documents written to provide guidance and instruction on a range of specialty subjects.
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Master and Dependent building consents
A Master and Dependent consent lets you lodge one application for multiple houses or units of a similar design. Learn the necessary criteria and how to apply.
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Guide to estimating building consent value of work
Learn how to estimate the value of your building work for your building consent application.
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Guide to writing a building consent description of work
Learn how to write a complete and accurate description of work for your building consent application.