Building Services Fees & Charges
Building consents
The council sets its building consent fees as actual and reasonable costs for the service. These are set by Council pursuant to s219 Of the Building Act 2004 and s150 of the Local Government Act 2002.
There are three types of fees, two of which relate to the types of building projects being undertaken;
- Fixed fees – these are for simple projects where the costs can be easily identified before the application is made.
- Estimated fees – these are based on anticipated costs for that particular building project.
- Territorial Authority fees – for services included in Territorial Authority functions.
Fixed fees
The amount is fixed and no additional costs are charged by the Council (except for additional travel time incurred for rural consents). Fixed fees are paid at the time of lodgment of the building consent application.
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Project
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Type
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Building consent fee
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1SW
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Stormwater separation (plus stormwater connection if applicable)
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$320
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1V
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Valve vented cylinders (hot water)
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$280
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1WB
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Inbuilt solid fuel heaters (2 inspections)
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$425
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2WB
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Free standing solid fuel heaters
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$330
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1DR
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Demolition/Removal
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$320
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1S
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Swimming pools—plastic, ‘para’, blow-up, fiberglass, in ground (other pools that require construction work e.g. concrete, concrete block etc.—refer to 2A minimum)
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$320
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1SP
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Spa Pools
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$280
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1M
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Temporary marquee
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$280
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1EX
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Schedule 1 Part 1 Clause 2 exemption
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$130 (minor)
$250 complex)
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Estimated building consent fees
Applications do not require a deposit and are charged fully when a building consent is granted. Fees are charged on actual and reasonable timeframes incurred by the BCA in receiving, processing, issuing, inspecting, certifying and managing the building consent process. This fee is currently made up of three parts:
- Administration fee – this part of the fee covers administration costs in receiving and vetting an application, data entry of application details, issuing of Code Compliance Certificates (CCC) and scanning/digital storage charges.
- Processing fee – this part of the fee covers officer time in compliance assessments of plans/specifications, data entry into electronic storage portals, correspondence with applicants (requests for further information [RFI] etc.), building consent granting (including notification to other parties where required i.e. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [MBIE] and the Registrar General of Land (LINZ) and costs incurred in generating payment invoices.
- Consent issue fee – this part of the fee covers estimated inspection requirements including the number of inspections and also the time allocated for each inspection depending on the projects complexity (failed inspections will incur extra costs for re-inspection and will be on-charged before the issue of the CCC). This fee also includes the officer time spent on compiling any associated levies applicable to the project, i.e. BRANZ, MBIE and WDC Accreditation levy.
Both the estimated administration fee and processing fee are payable at the conclusion of the application assessment process. At consent issue time the applicant will be required to pay the full balance of the costs that are deemed actual and reasonable by Council.
Additional charges may be made in respect to a consent that incurs further costs such as extra inspections.
Residential Dwelling
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1RD
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$0 to $100,000
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$2,880.45
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Final cost at invoice
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2RD
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$100,001 to $250,000
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$2,549.36
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Final cost at invoice
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3RD
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$250,001 to $350,000
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$3,481.93
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Final cost at invoice
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4RD
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$350,001 to $500,000
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Final cost at invoice
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5RD
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$500,001 and above
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Final cost at invoic
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Residential additions, alterations and relocations
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1RA
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$0 to $20,000
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$1,209.65
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Final cost at invoice
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2RA
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$20,001 to $50,000
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$1,547.47
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Final cost at invoice
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3RA
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$50,001 to $100,000
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$2,075.40
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Final cost at invoice
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4RA
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$100,001 above
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Final cost at invoice
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Relocated buildings
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1RL
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$0 to $100,000
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Final cost at invoice
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2RL
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$100,001 to $250,000
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Final cost at invoice
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3RL
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$250,001 to $500,000
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Final cost at invoice
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Multi-unit and appartments
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1MU
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$0 to $250,000
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Final cost at invoice
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2MU
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$250,001 to $500,00
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Final cost at invoice
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3MU
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$500,001 to $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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4MU
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Over $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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1AP
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$0 to $250,000
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Final cost at invoice
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2AP
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$250,001 to $500,00
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Final cost at invoice
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3AP
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$500,001 to $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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4AP
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Over $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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Commercial buildings (additions/alterations)
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1CA
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$0 to $50,000
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$1,547.24
$933.39
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Final cost at invoice
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2CA
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$50,001 to $100,000
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$2,011.89
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Final cost at invoice
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3CA
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$100,001 to $200,000
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Final cost at invoice
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4CA
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$200,001 to $500,000
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Final cost at invoice
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5CA
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$500,001 to $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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6CA
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Over $1,000,001
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$3,300.11
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Final cost at invoice
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New commercial buildings
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1NC
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$0 to $50,000
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Final cost at invoice
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2NC
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$50,001 to $100,000
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Final cost at invoice
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3NC
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$100,001 to $200,000
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$1,814.47
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Final cost at invoice
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4NC
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$200,001 to $500,000
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$2,632.99
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Final cost at invoice
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5NC
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$500,001 to $1,000,000
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$5,034.19
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Final cost at invoice
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6NC
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Over $1,000,001
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$7,019.40
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Final cost at invoice
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Seismic strengthening
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1SS
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$0 to $250,000
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Final cost at invoice
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2SS
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$250,001 to $500,00
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Final cost at invoice
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3SS
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$500,001 to $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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4SS
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Over $1,000,000
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Final cost at invoice
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Ancillary projects
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Project
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Description/ Dollar Value
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1SH
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Solar HW Heating
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$703.82
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Final cost at invoice
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1PD
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Minor plumbing & drainage
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$105.00
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Final cost at invoice
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1F
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Farm Buildings
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$1,136.83
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Final cost at invoice
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PIM
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Project Information Memorandum
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$444.16
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Final cost at invoice
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1EX
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Schedule 1 Part 1 Clause 2 exemption
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$93.66
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$130 (minor)
$250 (complex)
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Auxillary costs
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Project
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Description
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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Administration charges
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Residential
Commercial
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$140.00
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CCC issue
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Residential
Commercial
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Included in administration charge (remove & new charge created)
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$70.00
$150.00
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Scanning/digital storage
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Included in building consent fees administration
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$30.00
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Accreditation Levy
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Payable for all non-fixed fee projects
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Residential
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$1.00 per $1,000 (max. $200) |
$1.20 (max. $360) |
Commercial
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$1.00 per $1,000 (max. $500) |
#1.20 (max. $750) |
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MBIE Levy
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Building work valued over $20,444 incl. GST
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$1.52 per $1,000
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No change
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BRANZ Levy
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Building work valued over $20,000 incl. GST
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$1.00 per $1,000
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No change
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Territorial authority
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Project
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Description
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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CoA
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Certificate of Acceptance
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$260.00
dep BC fee staff time
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$350.00
BC fee staff time
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CfPU
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Certificate for Public Use
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$260.00
dep staff time
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$350.00
BC fee staff time
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NTF
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Notice to Fix
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$120.00
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INF
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Building Act Infringement
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$120.00
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1TA
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Extension of time BC/CCC
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$40.00
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$80.00
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2TA
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Safe & Sanitary – Third party report
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$325.00
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$325.00
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3TA
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Building Act Notifications (LINZ)
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$176.00
(LINZ charge) staff time
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$176.00
(LINZ charge) staff time
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4TA
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Pool barrier inspection/re-inspection
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No charge
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$80.00
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1EP
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Extension of time (seismic work- general)
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$235.00
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2EP
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Extension of time (seismic work –heritage)
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$235.00
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3EP
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Exemption to undertake seismic work
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$235.00
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Compliance
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Project
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Description
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Average fee 2019-20
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Building consent fee
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1CS
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New Compliance Schedule
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$143.00
$20.00 per feature
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$150.00
$20.00 per feature
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2CS
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Alteration to Compliance Schedule
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$130.00
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$150.00
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1BW
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BWoF site audit/re-inspection
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$143.00
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$200.00
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2BW
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BWoF complete and on time
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$143.00
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$150.00
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3BW
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BWoF incomplete and/or late
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$143.00
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$170.00
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1QP
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New application
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$143.00
$20.00 per feature
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$340.00
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2QP
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Renewal
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$143.00
$20.00 per feature
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$240.00
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Infrastructure Bond
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Fee
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Fee (Incl GST)
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Application for all building and/or resource consents in relation to demolition, removal and relocation of buildings and the construction of new buildings within the city’s Urban Zone.
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| Non-refundable administration and inspection fee. |
$200 |
| Refundable infrastructure bond |
$1500 |
Council officer hourly rates
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Council Officer
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Hourly Rate
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Building Manager
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$200
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Team Leader
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$190
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Building Control Officer
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$170
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Administration Services (Technical)
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$125
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Technical/professional council officers
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$170
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Inspection (hr)
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$170
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Development contributions
Council has a development contributions policy for Springvale Urban Expansion Area and Otamatea West with changes being consulted upon concurrently with this process. In areas not covered by the development contributions policy we will use a range of tools such as infrastructure access fees, targeted rates and private developer agreements to reflect the true cost of providing network infrastructure for growth in the district.
Read the Development Contributions Policy(PDF, 2MB)