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Planning and Development

Planning and Development user fees and charges for 2025/2026.

Visit our Resource Consent Charges and Fees webpage for more information. 

Building

  • ** Estimated Value (incl GST) Building Type Rate*  
        Without PIM With PIM 
    (PIM provided at discounted rate)
    Any Heating Appliances  $473.00 $473.00
    < $5000 Any  $473.00 $555.00
    $5001 - $20 000 Any  $1,093.00 $1,146.00
    $20,001 - $180,000 Unlined Accessory Building  $1,753.00 $1,800.00
    $20,001 - $180,000 Any (except unlined accessory)  $2,676.00 $2,700.00
    $180,001 - $500,000 Residential  $4,360.00 $4,370.00
    $180,001 - $500,000 Commercial  $4,733.00 $4,757.00
    $500,000 - $1,000,000 Residential  $6,621.00 $6,684.00
    $500,000 - $1,000,000 Commercial  $7,327.00 $7,327.00
    > $1,000, 000*** Any  $8,099.00 $8,099.00


    *Includes GST.

    **Estimated value = As defined by the Goods and Services Act 1985 s10; this includes the cost of building materials, labour, design costs, siteworks, but excludes furnishings, carpets and appliances.

    ***For every $50,000 (or part thereof) an additional fee of $66.00 will apply.
    Building consents lodged include a $263 admin fee.

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  • Application Type Rate*
    Building Act Title Registration e.g:
    - Section 71-74 Natural Hazards
    - Section 75 Building Across two (or more allotments)    		 BCO hourly rate (plus any legal disbursements)
    Certificate of Acceptance (COA) As per building consent fees 
    Certificate of Public Use - New (CPU) $322.00
    Certificate of Public Use - Extension (CPU)  $322.00
    Change of Use (where no building work is required) $213.00
    Exempt Building Work $366.00
    Minor Variation $ BCO hourly rate
    Notice to Fix $351.00
    Split Building Consent Application (no change in value of work) $561.00


    BCO - Building Consent Officer
    *Includes GST.

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  • PROJECT INFORMATION MEMORANDUM (PIM) ONLY APPLICATION (Cost is later deducted from subsequent full Building Consent deposit)
      Rate*
    Residential  $346.00
    Commercial $585.00


    *Includes GST.

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  • (Required at time of deposit. See Building Consent Fee Calculator to assess full deposit fee) 
    Building Research Levy BRANZ (where estimated value of work >$20 000) $1.00 per $1,000 of est. value
    MBIE Building Levy (where estimated value of work >$20 444) $1.75 per $1,000 of est. value
    BCA LEVY - BCA accrediation levy payable on all building consent applications including amended and stage applications (where estimated value of work >$20,000) $0.21 per $1,000 of est. value
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  •   Rate*
    Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF)
    Compliance Schedule (register and issue) $345.00
    Amend Compliance Schedule $221.00
    Annual BWOF Certificate $134.00
    Audit (onsite audit approximately every 3 years) $ hourly rate (BCO and Admin) 
    Miscellaneous
    Pre-Application meeting (first hour free) $ hourly rate 
    Residential Swimming Pools (Building [Pools] Amendment Act 2016) Inspections (per inspection charge) $221.00
    Land Information Memorandum
    Residential (standard 10 working days) $298.00
    Commercial (standard 10 working days) $450.00
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Planning and Engineering Fees and Other Charges

Further information: RMA and LGA Fees and Other Charges (PDF, 58.2KB)

  • Team Role Unit of Measure Rounded to 
    Resource Consents  Planning Officers Hourly  $204.00
    Resource Consents  Planners Hourly  $232.00
    Resource Consents  Senior Planners Hourly $261.00
    Resource Consents  Leadership Hourly $261.00
    Policy  Planners Hourly  $232.00
    Policy  Senior Planners Hourly $261.00
    Policy  Leadership and Principal Planner Hourly $261.00
    Strategy & Policy Strategic Planner Hourly  $232.00
    Strategy & Policy Strategic Senior Planners Hourly $261.00
    Strategy & Policy Leadership Hourly $261.00
    Strategy & Policy  Strategic Planner / Project Manager Hourly $261.00
    Engineering Land Development Engineer Cadet  Hourly $195.00
    Engineering Land Development Engineer  Hourly $257.00
    Engineering  Team Leaders Hourly  $261.00
    Engineering Subdivision Officer and Development Contributions Officer Hourly  $195.00
    Engineering  Road Corridor Officer/Engineer Hourly  $204.00
    Building Services Processing Hourly  $232.00
    Building Services Building Inspections Hourly  $232.00
    Building Services Team Leaders Hourly  $232.00
    Adminstration Administration Support Hourly  $135.00
    Adminstration Senior Administration Support Hourly  $145.00


    *Includes GST.

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  • Department Role Unit of Measure Rounded to 
    Monitoring & Enforcement Monitoring/Compliance Planner Hourly  $204.00
    Monitoring & Enforcement Senior Monitoring/Compliance Planner Hourly  $261.00
    Monitoring & Enforcement HarbourMaster Hourly  $204.00
    Monitoring & Enforcement Environmental Health Hourly  $152.00
    Planning & Infrastructure Senior Infrastructure Engineer Hourly  $257.00
    Planning & Infrastructure Infrastructure Engineer Hourly  $232.00
    Planning & Infrastructure Infrastructure Other Hourly  $195.00
    Parks & Reserve Senior   
    / Manager Parks & Reserve Senior / Manager Hourly  $261.00
    Parks & Reserves Planner / Officer Parks & Reserves Planner / Officer Hourly  $204.00


    *Includes GST.

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  •   Rate
    Administration (Fixed Fee) $300.00
    Lodgement Fee Per Resource Consent 
    Monitoring (Initial Fixed Fee)  $287.00
    Monitoring 
    Compliance inspections (including for NES-Plantation Forestry) $ hourly rate 
    Land Use Consents (Initial fee unless otherwise stated)
    Deemed Permitted Activities - Boundary Activity Notice * $606.00
    Deemed Permitted Activities - Marginal & Temporary Non-compliance Notice * $606.00
    Controlled Activity (overall consent status) Except if fall into one of the specific consent categories below and then that initial fee applies * $1,874.00
    Restricted Discretionary (overall consent status). Except if fall into one of the specific consent categories below and then that initial fee applies * $2,426.00
    Discretionary (overall consent status). Includes s127 variations and s221. Except if fall into one of the specific consent categories below and then that initial fee applies * $2,668.00
    Non-complying Activities (overall consent status). Except if fall into one of the specific consent categories below and then that initial fee applies * $3,638.00
    Signs * $1,698.00
    Scheduled Buildings and/or Trees (Fixed Fee) * $970.00
    Transfer of Water Based Consent  $ hourly rate 
    Other applications * $1,544.00
    Subdivision Consents (Initial fee unless otherwise stated)
    Amalgamation Certificate [changed from Fixed Fee to Initial] $185.00
    Boundary Adjustment * $2,426.00
    Restricted Activity (up to two lots) * $3,396.00
    Restricted Activity (more than two lots) * $3,749.00
    Engineering Review & Acceptance (if staged application, each stage will be charged separately)  $2,500.00
    Engineering Review & Acceptance Variation  $606.00
    All Other Subdivisions * $4,075.00
    Registered Bond / Release of Registered Bond (each) $185.00
    Cancellation of Amalgamation Conditions (s241) * $1,444.00
    Cancellation of Amalgamation Conditions Certification (s241)  $185.00
    s223 Certificate $185.00
    s224(c) Certificate $371.00
    s223& s224(c) Certificate - Combined $584.00
    Signing and Sealing other plan or certificate $185.00
    Cancellation of Easement Certificate (s243(e)) $185.00
    Multiple Activities
    Where an application includes both land use and subdivision activities, or multiple activities, only the higher or highest relevant initial fee charge is payable. 
    Other Applications/Processes
    Pre-Application Meeting $ hourly rate 
    Fast Track Approvals Act 2024 Consultation $ hourly rate 
    Notice of Requirement (NoR) for a Designation * $7,277.00
    Alteration of Designation * $4,741.00
    Removal of Designation or Heritage Order * $585.00
    Certifcate of Compliance * $1,940.00
    Existing Use Certificate * $3,638.00
    Extension of lapse period of a resource consent (s125) * $910.00
    Outline Plan (s176A) * $1,819.00
    Outline Plan Waiver s176A(2)(c) * $728.00
    Responding to requests to Council to confirm that works are within the scope of an approved resource consent or that a resource consent has been given effect to  $ hourly rate 
    Surrender of consent (Fixed Fee) $303.00
    Private Plan Change * $14,884.00
    Objections
    Section 347A(1)(f) or (g) where a request is made for the objection to be considered by a hearings commissioner section 357AB, the cost of considering and making a decision on the objection will be charged as follows:
    RMA Accredited Commissioner - actual costs Hourly rate
    Council staff time As per hourly rates above
    Local Government Act Charges (Initial Fees)
    Right of Way (s348) Decision * $800.00
    Right of Way (s348) Certification  $194.00
    Cancellation of Building Line Restriction $381.00
    Licence to Occupy $739.00
    Temporary Road Closure $739.00
    Assignment of Licence to Occupy $185.00
    Traffic Management Plans (Applications) $288.00
    Traffic Management Plans (Revision of Approved Application)  $288.00
    Excavation Corridor Access < 20 $348.00
    Excavation Corridor Access 20-100  $602.00
    Excavation Corridor Access 100-500 $856.00
    Excavation Corridor Access 500-2000 $1,110.00
    Excavation Corridor Access >2000  $2,554.00
    Excavation Corridor Access - Global Permit  $3,960.00
    Non-excavation Corridor Access (excludes events)  $300.00
    Non-excavation Corridor Access - Global permit  $2,660.00
    Road Naming $243.00
    Engineering Connection to Council Services (one connection) $359.00
    Engineering Connection to Council Services (each additional connection) $150.00
    RMA Publicly Notified and Limited Notified Applications (Initial Fees)
    RMA Objections under s357A(1)(f) or (g) requested to be heard by an Independent RMA Commissioner $ hourly rate 
    Limited Notified $1,973.00
    Public Notified $6,780.00
    Hearing - half day $8,269.00
    Hearing - full day $15,159.00
    Hearing - additional day $13,340.00


    All fees are Initial Fees unless otherwise stated.

    All fees include GST.

    *Lodgment Fee per application.

     

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