Regulatory Clock 'Shut down' dates

If a building or resource consent OR LIM Report is on your Christmas wish list...

You'll need to get a jingle on!

Did you know... by law, the period from Friday 20 December 2024 to Friday 10 January 2025 is excluded from the 20- working day processing period (statutory processing clock) for building or resource consent applications.

Building and Resource Consents

This means applications received ‘after the clock has stopped’ at close of business on Thursday 19 December, may not be processed until Monday 13 January 2025. Current applications that are not signed off by Council by Thursday 19 December may also be paused until Monday 13 January 2025.

There are a few things you can do to plan for delays:

• When submitting new applications make sure you’ve included everything as we can’t accept incomplete applications.

• Book a free appointment with our Duty Planner and Building Officer as soon as possible.

• If your application is affected by the statutory shutdown period, let your agent or builders know to expect a delay.

Land Information Memorandum (LIM) applications

If you want a LIM report before Christmas, we’ll need your application by:

• 9am Friday 6 December for a Standard LIM (10 working days).

• 9am Tuesday 17 December for an Urgent LIM (2-3 working days).

We will still accept applications after these dates but there is no guarantee that a LIM report will be issued before Christmas.

Building inspections

There will be no building inspections from Friday 20 December 2024 until Monday 13 January 2025.