Important
Get in touch with us to find out about the special building consent requirements for multi-unit residential, industrial and commercial buildings.
If you're the owner of residential, industrial and commercial buildings, it's important that you understand the consent process.
Most multi-residential, industrial or commercial buildings have additional requirements to make sure they're safe to use or live in once the building work is done.
You should:
- work with an experienced professional (i.e. architect or draftsperson) on design work, drawings, specifications and documentation.
- understand the process of applying for building consent.
- find out if you also need resource consent.
- find out early in your project if a pre-application meeting will help you plan your project.
Note: Some types of applications for building consent must be provided to Fire and Emergency New Zealand by Council for their advice.
Pre-application meetings
Booking a pre-application meeting and we'll let you know about the consents you might need and advise you on the next steps.