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Step by Step
Building Consent Process
View the
Building Consent Flow Chart
Note: To confirm whether you need a Resource
Consent please contact one of our planners at the
Council. Alternatively applying for a PIM
will also advise if you need a Resource Consent.
If you want to
build, Council strongly recommends you apply for
a Project Information Memorandum (PIM) before
the Building Consent application is submitted.
This will prevent delays to the Building Consent
process because the PIM will provide information
required to correctly design your building and
identify whether other Authorities need
consulting before the Building Consent can be
processed.
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To get a
PIM you need to apply to your council.
You will need the address and legal
description of the property, and drawn
details about the kind of building you
propose. Complete the Application for
Project Information Memorandum and/or
Building Consent form and enclose your
lodgement fee to Council so they
can process the PIM. |
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A PIM
will be issued within 20 working days.
If you choose not to apply for a PIM
separately, your Building Consent
application will be treated as an
application for both a PIM and a
Building Consent. |
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Review
your PIM before lodging a Building
Consent application. A PIM will tell
you:
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if a Resource
Consent will be required;
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if
there are any special features on
the land such as erosion or the
presence of hazardous materials, the
details of any stormwater or
wastewater systems relating to or
near the site;
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how your project will be affected by
legislation other than the Building
Act;
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if you need to pay a community
recreation facilities contribution
(a community recreation facilities
contribution is payable for each
extra house built on a site. More
houses on a site have more people
living in them and additional
recreation facilities are needed).
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Complete the
Application
for Project Information Memorandum
and/or Building Consent
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using the
Guideline
for completing the Building Consent
application
(90KB). |
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Complete the ‘Checklist
for Building Consent Applications’
(this is included with the application
form) to ensure you include all the necessary
supportive documents to your application
e.g. site plans, bracing plans etc. |
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Make an appointment with Council staff
for an interview to lodge your Building
Consent Application. Remember to bring
all supportive documents listed in the
‘Checklist for Building Consent
Application’. Any obvious errors or
omissions in your application will be
identified during the interview.
Identifying errors during the earlier
stage and rectifying them can accelerate
the processing of your application. |
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Include a cheque for payment of the
lodgement fee with your application.
Building inspection fees will be charged
separately. |
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If you require connections to any of
Council’s Water, Sewer or Stormwater
services, please complete the
Application
for Services
(100KB)
form. |
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Your Building Consent
application will be checked by Council
from a technical point of view to ensure
that the proposed building project is to
be built in accordance with the plans
and specifications supplied and that it
will comply with the building code. |
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Council should complete
this process within 20 working days.
However, if any additional information
is required to finish processing your
application then the time frame is
suspended until Council receives all the
necessary information required. |
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You will be contacted
either by telephone or in writing, if
additional information is required. |
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Once your application
has been approved you will be invoiced
for the balance of fees. |
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Upon payment of the
balance of fees your Building Consent
will be issued. The approved consent
will be forwarded to the agent
stipulated in the application form and a
copy to the owner. |
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As building work
progresses a number of building
inspections will need to be undertaken
by Council officers. Your Building
Consent stipulates several types of
inspections that will be required during
the building project. |
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When an inspection is
required the builder/owner needs to
contact the
Council to book an
appointment with the building inspector
to visit the site. |
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Please note that when
inspections performed by the building
inspector results in non-compliance with
the approved Building Consent, then
extra inspections will need to be
performed until the project complies.
The extra inspections will incur a cost
of $95.00 per inspection. |
If you need to make any
amendments to your Building Consent, please
check with Council to see if your change/s are
actually an amendment or will require a new
Building Consent application. When an amendment
is required you will need to complete the
Application to Amend Building Consent Form
(56KB).
When your building
project is complete you are required to obtain a
Code Compliance Certificate (CCC). This will certify
that the building project is complete and complies
in accordance with the requirements of your Building
Consent, plans and specifications. The CCC is a
valuable document e.g. you may need to produce it
for insurance purposes or when selling your
property.
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Upon
completion of your building work, or
within 2 years of the issue of the
Building Consent, you are required to
apply for your Code Compliance
Certificate (CCC). |
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The
Application for a Code Compliance
Certificate – Form 6
(67KB)
can be completed by yourself or your
nominated agent. Return the completed
form to Council then Council will
contact you to make an appointment for
the final inspection to check that the
building project has completed.
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A CCC
will be issued after the final
inspection if the building has been
built in accordance with the Building
Consent and approved plans and
specifications. If your building project
does not pass the CCC inspection,
Council will specify what must be done
and by when. |
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In
addition to having completed the
building work correctly, to get a CCC
you will need to supply all the relevant
energy work certificates (supplied by
your electrician, gasfitter etc) and
ensure that all Building Consent fees
and development contributions (if any)
are paid to Council. |
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When
building owners have not submitted an
application for a CCC within 2 years
from the date the Building Consent was
issued, Council will follow this up with
the owner (unless the owner had
previously agreed for an extension with
Council). |
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Compliance
Schedule (CS):
A Compliance Schedule lists the
specified systems within a building (eg.
sprinkler systems, lifts, smoke
detectors). These systems ensure a
building is safe and healthy for members
of the public to enter, occupy or use.
The compliance schedule for a building
must identify which specified systems
are present, the performance standards
for those systems, and how those systems
will be monitored and maintained, as
well as inspections and reporting
carried out to ensure they will continue
to function. To apply for a CS please
complete the relevant sections in the
Building Consent and/or Project Information
Memorandum (PIM) Application - Form 2
(107KB).
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Compliance Schedule Statement (CSS):
A Compliance Schedule Statement which is
issued with the Compliance Schedule must
be displayed in a public area within the
building site at all times and made
available to Council officers,
Independent Qualified Persons (IQP), and
authorised agents. The CSS is a
temporary public notification which will
need to be replaced in 12 months time
and every 12 months thereafter by the
Building Warrant of Fitness.
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Amendment to the Compliance Schedule:
You may need to apply to Council for an
Amendment to Compliance
Schedule - Form 11
(70KB) when:
- An owner wants to or needs to
make a change(s) to a specified
system (i.e. an elevator, automatic
doors, fire alarm etc); or
- The building code has changed
and your specified system(s) has new
regulations or standards to be met.
After the amendments to your
specified system(s) have been made, you
will need an IQP to inspect and certify
that the changes have been met, and
comply with the amended Compliance
Schedule.
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Building Warrant of Fitness (BWoF):
The Compliance Schedule lists the
specified systems operating in a
particular building, and the BWoF is an
assurance that the specified systems
have been inspected and maintained, and
are continuing to operate effectively.
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BWoF is a signed statement from
the owner that proves that the
Compliance Schedule requirements
have been fully met for the
previous 12 months. The issuing
of a BWoF is a responsibility of
the building owner. |
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The
BWoF is usually prepared by the
Independent Qualified Person (IQP)
for the owner and must have all
of the certificates of
compliance with inspection
maintenance and report
procedures prepared by the IQP
attached to it. The owner signs
it and sends it with all reports
attached, to Council. |
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Hauraki District Council does
have ready-made forms available
which include the statutory
requirements for |
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the
F12 Building Warrant of Fitness
form; and |
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the F12A
Certificate of compliance with
inspection maintenance and
report procedures form |
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Please contact Council if you
would like these form sent to
you. It is not compulsory to use
Council’s form. The IQP can use
their own forms as long as all
the statutory requirements are
include in them. |
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A copy of the BWoF is required
to be displayed in the public
area of the building. The BWoF
replaces the Compliance Schedule
Statement. It is advisable that
copies of the IQP’s certificates
of compliance with inspection
maintenance and report
procedures are retained by the
owner. |
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Building
Consent Flow Chart
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| Do you need a
Resource Consent? |
| Please contact
one of our Planners at
Council
to confirm whether you need a
Resource Consent |
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| Apply for a Land Use
Consent |
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Land Use Consent
Application |
You will need to submit the
following:
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as required by the
District Plan and the Resource
Management Act. |
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Timeframe |
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The Council will
determine which processing path will be
required for your application. Allow at
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- 20 working days for non notified
applications (not requiring a
hearing); or
- 25 working days for non notified
applications (requiring a hearing);
or
- 70 working days for notified and
limited notified applications.
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Implementation |
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On the consent
becoming operative i.e. if granted and
once any objections/appeals have been
decided, you will need to comply with
the decision. This may mean revising
your building plans to meet the
conditions of the Land Use Consent. |
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Monitoring |
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Monitoring for
compliance with your Land Use Consent
will take place approximately 3 months
after the Land Use Consent becoming
operative, or 3 months approximately
after you advise that you have commenced
the activity. On going monitoring will
be carried out as required. |
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Consult your designer
to have a concept plan drawn. |
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PIM (project
information memorandum) |
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It may be helpful to
obtain a PIM before applying for a
Building Consent. The PIM will tell you
more about the building site and any
other authorisation that will be
required before you go ahead with
commissioning detailed plans and
specifications.
PIM and Building Consent application
form(107KB). |
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Building Consent |
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You will need to
submit a
Building Consent Application form
(107KB),
detailed plans with specifications to
show the construction of the building
you are planning or renovating and a
cheque for the
lodgement fee on the application. |
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Council will check to
see if your plans and specifications
show compliance with the Building Code.
The remaining building consent fees due
will be invoiced to you and need to be
paid before the consent can be issued so
work on the project can commence. |
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Building
Inspections |
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As you build, there
will be inspections at key stages to
confirm that the work is being done to
appropriate standards and in accordance
with the plans and specifications in the
Building Consent. These inspections will
be performed by the Hauraki District
Council’s building inspectors.
more on inspections |
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CCC (code
compliance certificate) |
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Once the work is
complete and everything has been done as
per the Building Consent and all fees
are paid to Hauraki District Council you
must apply for a
Code Compliance Certificate
(67KB). |
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A CCC provides
assurance to you and to future owners of
the property that the work has been done
to the appropriate standards. |
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Further information about Resource
Consents will be available on this
website soon. |
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