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Building consents

• If you've not already done so please read our section on Applying for a Building Consent
• View and complete the relevant forms download, complete and then save a copy  of them to the computer.
1. Application for Building consent
2. Commercial checklist
3. LBP Certificate of Design Work
4. LBP Record of Building Work
5. Residential checklist
6. Free Standing Woodburner Installed
7. Inbuilt Woodburner Installed
8. Woodburner checklist
9. Authorised Woodburners
10. Advice of Licensed Building Practitioner
11. Amendment to a Building consent
12. Application for Extension of Time for a Building Consent
13. Notice of Change to Builder
14. Statutory Declaration of Owner/Builder
• All relevant forms completed and saved? Now you're Ready to Apply For It?

Code Compliance Certificate

• Find out more
• View or complete the form: Code Compliance Certificate
• Ready to apply?

Amendment to building consent

• Find out more
• View or complete the form: Amendment to a Building consent (PDF 964 kb).
• Ready to apply?

Certificate of Acceptance

• Find out more
• View or complete a form
• Application for Certificate of Acceptance
• Certificate of Acceptance checklist
• Ready to apply?

Certificate for Public Use

• Find out more
• View or complete a form
• Application for Certificate for Public Use
• Certificate for Public Use checklist
• Ready to apply?

Extension of Time for Building Consent

• Find out more
•  View or complete the form: Application for Extension of Time
• Ready to apply?

Application for Exemption from Building Consent

• Find out more
•  View or complete the form: Application for Exemption from Building Consent
• Ready to apply?

Certificate of Use

• Find out more
• View or complete the form: Certificate of Use
• Ready to apply?

Owner Supplied Property Information

• View or complete the form: Owner Supplied Property Information
• Ready to apply?

Resource consents

• Find out more
• View or complete a form
• Application for Resource consent
• Assessment of Environmental Effects
• Approval of person affected by an application for Resource consent
• Ready to apply?

Permitted Boundary Activity

• Find out more
• View or complete a form

• Application for Permitted boundary activity
• Permitted boundary activity - written approval form
• Ready to apply?

Section 223/224 RMA Certification

• Find out more
• Ready to apply?

Outline Plan

• View or complete the form: Outline Plan
• Ready to apply?

We're proud to be part of the GoShift project, a partnership between central and local government working towards improving performance, consistency and service delivery, including standardised forms, across the building consent system. 

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