Building consents

A Building Consent Authority (BCA) operates within the full scope of accreditation and regulatory requirements as outlined in its current Certificate of Accreditation. As a Territorial Authority (TA) under Section 7 of the Building Act 2004, Hutt City Council is responsible for carrying out BCA functions for all buildings within its jurisdiction which does not include dams or appurtenant structures. To find out more about dams or appurtenant structures refer to the section Building consents for new dams or alterations section on the Greater Wellington website: Greater Wellington — Dams

The resource consents and building consents counter at Laings Rd admin building is open 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

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Before you make an application for a building consent there a few things that you can do that will make the building consenting process a lot smoother.

What you need to do and what documents you must provide with your application for a building consent.

How we will process your application for a building consent.

What you can do when you receive your building consent and how we will be involved in the building process, including inspections.

Applying for a code compliance certificate and other formal forms of recognition that you have competed the building work as set out in the issued building consent.

Other information you may find useful for your building project.

Building consents

Before you start

Exempt building work

Applying for a building consent

Processing your application for a building consent

While you are building

When you finish building

Other building information