Important
Find out the fees and charges that apply for a resource consent.
Resource consent fees
All fees include GST and are payable under section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Our fees are divided into three parts and will be invoiced in stages.
- Application Deposit
- Intermediate Invoices
- Final Invoice
The resource consent Application Deposit covers only part the cost of processing your application and is a deposit for work that will take place.
Monthly Intermediate Invoices are sent if your application is approved and cover fees for:
- additional processing fees
- consultants’, advisors’ and specialists’ fees covering a range of expertise eg heritage, geotechnical, ecological, noise control, traffic management etc
- Costs related to public notification and hearings, such as venue hire, photocopying, catering and postage
- monitoring fees while the work is underway, including site visits, research, photos, communications and administration
The Final Invoice takes into account the deposit already paid, any further payments for the services mentioned above and any discounts owed to you.
Consents that run over statutory timeframes will be discounted in accordance with provisions in Section 36AA of the Resource Management Act.
| Application type | Processing/Administration | 2022/2023 Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-application meetings | $180.00 per hour with technician/graduate or intermediate resource consents planner, engineer $200.00 per hour with senior/principal resource consents planner or team leader/manager, senior/principal engineer Consultants charged at actual cost | |
| Notified application - hearing required | Processing/Administration: Up to 50 hours at the senior rate |
$10,000.00 Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper |
| Notified application - no hearing required | Processing/Administration: Up to 35 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $6,480.00 |
| Limited notification | Processing/Administration: Up to 35 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $6,480.00 |
| Non-notified resource consent | Processing/Administration: Up to 7 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $1,440.00 |
| Non-notified resource consent - residential additions and alterations | Processing/Administration: Up to 5 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $1,080.00 |
| Boundary deemed permitted activities | Processing/Administration: Up to 3 hours | $540.00 |
| Marginal or temporary activity exemptions | Processing/Administration: Up to 3 hours | $540.00 |
| Additional processing by technician/graduate or intermediate resource consents planner, engineer, administration and monitoring | $180.00 per hour | |
| Additional processing by senior/principal resource consents planner or team leader/manager, senior/principal engineer | $200.00 per hour | |
| Hearing commissioner time shall be recovered for time spent in hearings and deliberating | Council Commissioners: Chair: $100.00 per hour Members: $80.00 per hour Independent Commissioners: Chair: Actual Cost Member of hearing panel: Actual Cost | |
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Fast Track - non-notified consents only - issued within 10 days Note: conditions apply, applications will be accepted on a case by case basis |
Two times the normal fee Additional processing time: $360.00 per hour | |
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Fast Track - non-notified consents only - issued within 5 days Note: conditions apply, applications will be accepted on a case by case basis |
Three times the normal fee Additional processing time: $540.00 per hour |
| Application type | Processing/Administration | 2022/2023 Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-application meeting | $180.00 per hour with technician/graduate or intermediate resource consents planner, engineer $200.00 per hour with senior/principal resource consents planner or team leader/manager, senior/principal engineer Consultants charged at actual cost | |
| Notified application - hearing required | Processing/Administration: Up to 50 hours at the senior rate |
$10,000.00 Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper |
| Notified application - no hearing required |
Processing/Administration: Up to 37 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $6,840.00 |
| Limited notification |
Processing/Administration: Up to 35 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $6,480.00 |
| Subdivision consent including land use consent | Processing/Administration: Up to 16 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $3,111.00 |
| Subdivision consent including certificate under section 223 of the RMA | Processing/Administration: Up to 14 hours Monitoring: 1 hour | $2,700.00 |
| Certificate under section 224 of the RMA | Processing/Administration: Up to 3 hours by senior/team leader | $600.00 |
| Certificate under section 226 of the RMA | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Section 241 and 243 RMA application | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Rights of way | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Rights of way sealing fee | Processing/Administration: Up to 2 hours by senior/team leader | $400.00 |
| Additional processing by technician/graduate or intermediate resource consents planner, engineer, administration and monitoring | $180.00 per hour | |
| Additional processing by senior/principal resource consents planner or team leader/manager, senior/principal engineer | $200.00 per hour | |
| Hearing commissioner time shall be recovered for time spent in hearings and deliberating | Council Commissioners: Chair: $100.00 per hour Members: $80.00 per hour Independent Commissioners: Chair: Actual Cost Member of hearing panel: Actual Cost |
| Application type | Processing/Administration | 2022/2023 Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 139A Existing Use Certificate application | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Certificate of Compliance | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Outline plan or waiver |
Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours Monitoring: 1 inspection | $1,260.00 |
| Section 10 waiver, section 37 waiver, section 125 extension, section 126 cancellation, sections 127 & 128 review (non-notified) RMA | Processing/Administration: Up to 6 hours | $1,080.00 |
| Bond preparation and/or release | Processing/Administration: 2 hours by senior/team leader | $400.00 Additional time: $200.00 per hour Disbursements: Actual cost |
| Processing request for removal of building line | Processing/Administration: Up to 1 hour | $180.00 Additional time: $180.00 per hour Disbursements: Actual cost |
| Certificate of Use under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 | $360.00 | |
| Sealing fee (for urgent applications for registrable instruments) | $200.00 | |
| Certificate under Overseas Investment Act 1973 | $540.00 | |
| Cost of disbursements i.e. venue hire, photocopying, catering, postage, public notification | Actual cost | |
| Independent consultants, advisors, specialists | Actual cost invoiced monthly | |
| Discharge or withdrawal of registrable instruments | Legal costs: Actual cost Officer's time: $180.00 per hour | |
| Approval, variation or revocation of easements | Legal costs: Actual cost Officer's time: $180.00 per hour |
| Initiative | Processing/Administration | 2022/2023 Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Eco Design Advisor home visit (2 hours) | Free | |
| Domestic solar hot water heating panels |
Processing/Administration: Up to 5 hours Monitoring: 1 inspection | Free Additional time: Standard charges for the category of consent will apply |
| Solar water heating systems | ||
| Hot water systems i.e. wetbacks associated with wood pallet stoves or low-emission wood burners | ||
| Hot water heat pump systems | ||
| Home Star certified assessment | Processing/Administration: Up to 8 hours | $1,500.00 Additional time: $180.00 per hour |
| All additional monitoring inspections | $180.00 per hour |