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Planning and Development
Planning and Development user fees and charges for 2026/2027.
Visit our Building Services Fees and Charges or Resource Consent Charges and Fees webpages for more information.
Hourly rates
Role | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
Planning Officer | $208.00/hr |
Planner | $237.00/hr |
Senior Planner / Leadership / Principal Planner | $267.00/hr |
Land Development Engineer Cadet | $199.00/hr |
Land Development Engineer | $263.00/hr |
Road Corridor Officer/Engineer | $208.00/hr |
Subdivision & Development Contributions Officer | $199.00/hr |
Engineering Team Leader | $267.00/hr |
Building Services Processing / Inspection / Team Leader | $237.00/hr |
Technical Support | $138.00/hr |
Senior Technical Support | $148.00/hr |
Monitoring & Enforcement Officer | $208.00/hr |
Senior M&E Officer / Leadership | $267.00/hr |
Harbourmaster | $208.00/hr |
Environmental Health | $155.00/hr |
Infrastructure Other | $199.00/hr |
Infrastructure Engineer | $237.00/hr |
Senior Infrastructure Engineer | $263.00/hr |
Parks & Reserves Planner/Officer | $208.00/hr |
Parks & Reserves Senior/Manager | $267.00/hr |
Building consent initial fees (non-refundable)
Value / building type | Without PIM | With PIM |
|---|---|---|
Any heating appliance | $483.41 | $483.41 |
<$5,000 – any | $483.41 | $567.21 |
$5,001–$20,000 – any | $1,117.05 | $1,171.21 |
$20,001–$180,000 – unlined accessory | $1,791.57 | $1,839.60 |
$20,001–$180,000 – any other | $2,734.87 | $2,759.40 |
$180,001–$500,000 – residential | $4,455.92 | $4,466.14 |
$180,001–$500,000 – commercial | $4,837.13 | $4,861.65 |
$500,000–$1,000,000 – residential | $6,766.66 | $6,831.05 |
$500,000–$1,000,000 – commercial | $7,488.19 | $7,488.19 |
>$1,000,000 – any | $8,277.18 | $8,277.18 |
PIM only application
Item | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
Residential | $353.61 |
Commercial | $597.87 |
Other building fees
Item | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
CPU – new | $329.08 |
CPU – extension | $329.08 |
Change of use (no building work) | $217.69 |
Exempt building work | $374.05 |
Notice to Fix | $358.72 |
Split building consent application | $573.34 |
BWOF – compliance schedule register & issue | $352.59 |
BWOF – amend compliance schedule | $225.86 |
BWOF – annual certificate | $136.95 |
Residential swimming pool inspection | $225.86 |
LIM residential (10 working days) | $304.56 |
LIM commercial (10 working days) | $459.90 |
Resource consent fees
Item | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
Monitoring (set fee at lodgement) | $293.00 |
Administration (set fee at lodgement) | $307.00 |
Boundary Activity Notice | $619.00 |
Marginal & Temporary Non-compliance Notice | $619.00 |
Controlled Activity | $1,915.00 |
Restricted Discretionary | $2,479.00 |
Discretionary (incl. s127 & s221) | $2,727.00 |
Non-complying | $3,718.00 |
Signs | $1,735.00 |
Scheduled Buildings and/or Trees | $991.00 |
Other applications | $1,578.00 |
Cancellation of Amalgamation Conditions (s241) | $1,476.00 |
Boundary Adjustment | $2,479.00 |
Restricted Activity (up to 2 lots) | $3,471.00 |
Restricted Activity (more than 2 lots) | $3,831.00 |
All other subdivisions | $4,165.00 |
Notice of Requirement (NoR) | $7,437.00 |
Alteration of Designation | $4,845.00 |
Removal of Designation/Heritage Order | $598.00 |
Certificate of Compliance | $1,983.00 |
Existing Use Certificate | $3,718.00 |
Extension of lapse period (s125) | $930.00 |
Outline Plan (s176A) | $1,859.00 |
Outline Plan Waiver s176A(2)(c) | $744.00 |
Surrender of consent | $310.00 |
Private Plan Change | $15,211.00 |
Limited Notified application | $2,016.00 |
Public Notified application | $6,929.00 |
Hearing – half day | $8,451.00 |
Hearing – full day | $15,492.00 |
Hearing – additional day | $13,633.00 |
Amalgamation Certificate | $189.00 |
Registered Bond / Release | $189.00 |
s223 Certificate | $189.00 |
s224(c) Certificate | $379.00 |
s223 & s224(c) Combined | $568.00 |
Cancellation of Easement Certificate (s243(e)) | $189.00 |
Engineering Review & Acceptance | $2,555.00 |
Engineering Review & Acceptance Variation | $619.00 |
Right of Way (s348) Decision | $818.00 |
Right of Way (s348) Certification | $198.00 |
Licence to Occupy | $755.00 |
Temporary Road Closure | $755.00 |
Traffic Management Plans (application) | $294.00 |
Traffic Management Plans (revision) | $294.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access <20 m | $356.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access 20–100 m | $615.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access 100–500 m | $875.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access 500–2,000 m | $1,134.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access >2,000 m | $2,610.00 |
Excavation Corridor Access – Global Permit | $3,960.00 |
Non-excavation Corridor Access | $307.00 |
Non-excavation Corridor Access – Global Permit | $2,660.00 |
Road Naming | $248.00 |
Connection to Council Services (one) | $367.00 |
Connection to Council Services (each additional) | $153.00 |
Cancellation of Building Line Restriction | $389.00 |