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All fees include GST and are payable under section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991. Fees are not refundable if your application is declined or withdrawn. Additional charges may apply (see below).
Application fees cover the cost of processing your application only. After you start building there are charges to cover the Council's monitoring costs, such as site visits, research, photos, communications and administration.
Resource Consent Fees |
| Service |
Charge $ |
| Pre-application meetings: planner / expert / compliance officer (2 hrs free, then per hr) |
130.00 |
| Non-notified consent: subdivision and/or land use - up to 8 hrs planner / advisor, 1 hr admin, $45 disbursements |
1,150.00 |
| Limited notified consent: subdivision and/or land use - up to 30 hrs planner / advisor, 8 hr admin, $580 disbursements |
5,000.00 |
| Notified consent: subdivision and/or land use (includes $1,500 towards cost of public notices) - up to 75 hrs planner / advisor, 8 hr admin, $830 disbursements |
12,500.00 |
All other approvals including:
- Non-notified consent application for earthworks only;
- Outline plan approval;
- Certificate of Compliance;
- Extension of time (s125);
- Change or cancellation of conditions (s127);
- Consents notices (s221);
- Amalgamations (s241);
- Easements (s243), Right of Way or similar
- up to 6 hrs planner / advisor, 1 hr admin,
$55 disbursements |
900.00 |
| Certificates: Town Planning, Sale of Liquor, Overseas Investments, LMVD - up to 2 hrs planner / advisor, 1 hr admin |
325.00 |
| Fast Track - non-notified consents only - issued within 10 days (criteria applies, applications will be accepted on a case-by-case basis) |
2 x normal fee |
| Fast Track - non-notified consents only - issued within 5 days (criteria applies, applications will be accepted on a case-by-case basis) |
3 x normal fee |
Additional Charges |
| Service |
Charge $ |
| Cost of all disbursements ie venue hire, photocopying, catering, postage, public notification |
variable based on actual cost |
Councillor costs per hour for any hearing:
- Chairperson
- Other
- Specialist consultant report (including consultant planners)
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- 85.00
- 68.00
- variable based on actual cost
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| Independent Commissioners |
variable based on actual cost |
Additional hours (per hour):
- All consents: additional processing hours (per hr) – planner / advisor / compliance officer
- All consents: additional processing hours (per hr) – administrative officer
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Bylaw Application |
| Service |
Charge $ |
| Applications relating to signs (commercial sex premises) - up to 6 hrs |
780.00 |
Compliance Monitoring |
| Service |
Charge $ |
| Monitoring administration of Resource Consents: subdivision or land use - minimum of 1 hr, then based on actual time over and above that |
130.00 |
| Cost of disbursements eg materials, consultant investigations |
variable based on actual cost |
Additional hours (per hr):
- planner / expert / compliance officer
- administrative officer
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Subdivision Certification |
| Service |
Charge $ |
| Certification for s224(c):
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Certification for s223, s224(f), s226 etc:
- up to 2 hrs
- combination of 2 or more - up to 4 hrs
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| All other RMA, Building Act, Unit Titles Act and LGA certificates, sealing, transfer documents etc
- up to 2 hrs (disbursements, eg photocopying will be charged separately)
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260.00 |
Bonds: preparation and/or release
- up to 2 hrs |
260.00 |
Terms & Late Payment
Deposits & Additional Fees
Fees are based around initial deposits. Further charges will be invoiced if additional time is spent processing requests and/or disbursements.
Initial deposits are required prior to processing of requests. Additional fees and refunds are only payable or refunded for amounts greater than $65.
Terms of Payment
Payment of additional fees is due by the 20th of the month following invoice processing.
Late payment will incur:
- an additional administrative fee (lesser of 10% of the overdue amount or $300)
- all costs and expenses (including debt collection or legal fees) associated with recovery of the overdue amount
- daily interest (rate of 15% pa) from the date of default.
Related Links
Department Details:
Local Area Planning
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