All building work must be carried out in accordance with the Building Code and the Council's District Plan whether or not it is exempt from a Building Consent.
Council encourages people to talk with our building team before you start your project. This is the best way to ensure things go smoothly and are right the first time, saving time and money.
Any Building (and Resource) Consents submitted after Wednesday 20 December 2023 will not start to be processed until Thursday 11 January 2024 due to the Christmas/ New Year break.
If you want your Building and/or Resource Consent to be processed before Christmas (barring any further information requests which stop the working day processing clock), it needs to be submitted by no later than Tuesday 21 November 2023.
Further information can be found on THIS document.
For more information on whether a Building Consent is required, check the Can I Build It? website
Fees and Charges can be found here.
Council has introduced the Simpli portal for customers to apply and track their building consents. This allows anyone applying for a building consent to submit, manage, and track their building consents from the beginning through to the end of the process.
For info on getting started see 'Apply online for a Building Consent'
If you have already registered apply on the Simpli portal
Information on downloading the GoBuild App is available here
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