Engineering acceptance

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This is our process of review and acceptance of your detailed design to ensure compliance with QLDC’s Land Development and Subdivision Code of Practice and Resource Consent conditions. 

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What is required

Note that Engineering Review and Acceptance requires submission of detailed design documentation as outlined in 1.8.1 to 1.8.4 of our Land Development and Subdivision Code of Practice.

  • Before you apply, please engage a suitably qualified and experienced professional holding appropriate insurances to control or carry out the design.

    Prepare detailed design documentation in accordance with Engineering Review and Acceptance Consent conditions and the QLDC Land Development and Subdivision Code of Practice.

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  • Please submit the following documentation via the online Community Portal to begin the process:

    QLDC Forms

    • Engineering Acceptance Form (for your application to be accepted for processing please fully complete both the application form and attached checklist)

    Documentation for Review

    • Detailed design documentation, calculations and any other relevant information as necessary to comply with the CoP and engineering acceptance conditions of consent

    • Asset vesting summary plan outlining which assets are proposed to be handed over (vested) for council ownership.

    • Cover letter identifying resource consent conditions for which engineering review is requested and detailing how these conditions have been satisfied.

    • For elements that are not in accordance with QLDC’s Code of Practice, these shall be listed separately with a brief description of each and justification of the deviation.

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  • Once we receive your application, it will be reviewed and assessed by a QLDC Land Development Engineer. Further information or clarification may be requested at this point. Any items raised as part of the review will need to be resolved before Engineering Acceptance is issued.

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  • A formal letter of Engineering Acceptance will be issued once we have accepted all of the documentation provided. 

    Details of required inspections and any further requirements will be provided within the engineering acceptance letter.

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Streamlined Engineering Acceptance application process

We have launched a new Engineering Acceptance (EA) Streamlined process. Under this process, applications for subdivisions of four lots or fewer, with no deviations from the Code of Practice (CoP), could now qualify for an expedited EA process. 

For more information, please refer to the fact sheet below.

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