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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
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** 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. -
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
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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
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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 -
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
Planning and Engineering Fees and Other Charges
Further information: RMA and LGA Fees and Other Charges (PDF, 58.2KB)
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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
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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
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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.