Building Consents Fees & Charges

This page lists fees and charges for building consent-related work.

Fees include the issue of consent, inspections and code compliance certificate. All applications for building consent shall be accompanied by a deposit of $500.00 or the actual charge whichever is the lesser amount. The balance of any charge will be invoiced along with government and other levies when the consent is ready for issue.

 July 2011 to 30 June 2012

GST incl 15%
Project Information Memoranda (PIM)
New construction, additions/alterations

$255.00
Territorial Authority Checking Fee
(Not applicable if PIM applied for at same time as a Building Consent)		 $255.00
On site wastewater only building consent
 $895.00
Residential Dwellings

New Single storey

New Multi storey

Attached dwellings, including multi storey

 

$2,650.00
$3,320.00
$4,065.00
Residential alterations and additions

Value:

$2,001 to $19,999

$20,000 to $99,000

$100,000 to $999,000

 

 

$895.00
$1,470.00
$2,340.00
Relocated Dwelling
 $1,300.00
Demolition Permit for buildings ›60 m2
 $225.00
Proprietary kitset buildings involving no more than two inspections

(ie carports, kitset garages and outbuildings)

$895.00
Minor Consents involving one inspection

(e.g. log burners, solar heating panels, wetback connections and building work under value of $2,500)                     

Additional fee per inspection

$225.00

 

 

$134.00
All Other Building Work

(Includes accessory and farm buildings, retaining walls. Excluding commercial and habitable buildings).

Value:

$2,001 to $5,000

$5,001 to $10,000

$10,001 to $19,999

$20,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $249,999

$250,000 to $499,999

 

 

 

$590.00
$895.00
$1,140.00
$1,447.00
$1,920.00
$2,450.00
$3,187.00
Swimming Pool Building Consent Fee
No Registration Fee required		 $285.00
Swimming Pool Fencing Exemption Fee Deposit

(plus any additional costs associated with staff time, hearings and inspections)

 $225.00
Commercial Building Work

(buildings requiring assessment in terms of accessibility, fire safety and those buildings accessible to the public)            

Value:

$2,001 to $19,999

$20,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to 249,999

$250,000 to $499,999

 

 

 

 

$1,020.00
$2,165.00
$3,350.00
$4,220.00
Commercial and all other building work

Value:
$500,000 to $999,999

$1,000,000 to $3,999,999. Deposit
$4,000,000 and not elsewhere covered.

 

 

$4,980.00

$5,490.00 Deposit

$6,910.00 Deposit
Building Warrant of Fitness

Inspections Deposit if required

$135.00

$134.00
Compliance Schedule

Issued under Section 100/106 of the Building Act 2004 for new applications and/or
New Schedules

Amendments

Alterations to schedule linked to Building Consent

 

 

$310.00

$225.00

$60.00
Certificates of Public Use – Section 363 Building Act 2004
 $315.00
BRANZ Levy
‹ $20,000 assessed value
› $20,000 assessed value

 

Nil
$1/$1,000 value of project
DBH Levy
‹ $20,000 assessed value
› $20,000 assessed value

 

Nil
$2.01/$1,000 value of project
Amended Plans after Consent Granted and before Code Compliance Certificate.

$225.00 Deposit
Re-inspection for any purpose including Code Compliance Certificate.
 $134.00
Plan Rechecking Fee

A surcharge will be added when plans are returned for a third time, and any subsequent occasion, for rechecking

 

$134.00
Change of use Application
 $215.00 Deposit
Notice to fix

Where consent held

Where no consent is held

 

$105.00

$110.00
Application for Certificate of Acceptance
(Section 97 of the Building Act 2004) has a $720.00 deposit fee. Applicants will be charged a $225.00 application fee, plus fees, charges or levies that would have been payable had building consent been applied for before carrying out the work. Any structural checks or other engineering checks, where appropriate will be charged out at cost. The deposit will be a down-payment towards these costs.		 $720.00 Deposit
Building Certificates required under other legislation
(eg Sale of Liquor Act 1989)

Plus inspection charge (if required)

$180.00

$134.00
Building Code Waivers
Including Section 72, Section 75 decision, plus legal disbursements		 $225.00 Deposit
Documents requiring Council resolution, certification or Council seal
Plus actual cost (over 30 minutes) and any legal disbursements		 $180.00
$134.00/hour
Lodgement fee for seeking review of any Development Contribution set by staff included in the Development Contribution Policy
 $200.00
Development Contribution Administration Surcharge
 $35.00
Dam classification application plus consultant costs
 $160.00
Monthly Building Consent list
 $175.00 pa
Department of Building and Housing information request
plus any associated staff cost		 $170.00

* Note
It is Council policy to apply a standard charge as above, however, it reserves the right to assess individual cases as required. Additional charges may be requested by virtue of Section 219(2) of the Building Act 2004 if costs incurred exceed the standard charge. Where Building Certifiers are used, Council will discount the above charges. Applications that require consultation with New Zealand Fire Service or Historic Places Trust will have costs recovered.

Review of engineer design buildings by consultant will be charged at cost.