Request a project information memorandum (PIM)

A PIM is a memorandum that contains Hutt City Council information about your property that may affect a proposed building project.

It's not a mandatory document for your building project, but it can be helpful as it shows potential issues you need to be aware of and may reduce delays.

The information covered by a PIM includes:

• potential inundation and flood risk
• slippage
• the building’s heritage status
• identified cut and filled land
• the site’s wind zone
• the possible presence of hazardous contaminants
• stormwater and wastewater systems
• resource consents and other authorisations that may be required
• the need for an evacuation scheme (where applicable)
• site vehicular access restrictions during construction work
• any notification that you can’t do building work because some necessary authorisation has been refused (despite a building consent having been issued)
• confirmation that you can do the building work subject to the requirements of any building consent or resource consent or your obtaining any other necessary authorisations.

You may apply for a PIM either before, or as part of, your application for a building consent.

You can apply for a PIM through Objective Build

To accompany your application, you should provide:

• Plans, including details of the location of building work
• A description of building work
• Property ownership details
• details of any change of use (if applicable)
• estimated value of building work, on the application submission
• previous consents issued for the project (if applicable)
• subdivision details

Depending type of application, we might ask you for additional documents to process your application.