Resource consent charges and fees

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 of 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 e.g. 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 Type2024-2025 Processing & Administration2024-2025 Fee2025-2026 Processing & Administration2025-2026 Fee
Pre-application meeting $255 per hour with planner, engineer or monitoring officer

$150 per hour with business support including administration and planning technician time

Consultants charged at actual cost
 $270 per hour with planner, engineer or monitoring officer

$165 per hour with business support including administration and planning technician time

Consultants charged at actual cost

Pre-application advice from Wellington Water $270 per hour

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2025-26, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on the 4th of June 2025. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on the 30th of June 2025 and will take effect from the 1st of July 2025. They may be subject to change before the 30th of June 2025

Application type2024-2025 Processing & Administration2024-2025
Fee
2025-2026 Processing & Administration2025-2026
Fee
Notified application - hearing required Processing: up to 50 hours$12,750.00
Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper
Processing: up to 50 hours$13,500.00
Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper
Limited notification Processing: up to 35 hours
Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$9,330.00Processing: up to 35 hours
Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$9,885.00
Non-notified resource consent Processing: up to 9 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring : 1 hour
$2,700.00Processing: up to 9 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring : 1 hour
$2,865.00
Non-notified resource consent - residential additions and alterations Processing: up to 7 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring : 1 hour
$2,190.00Processing: up to 7 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring : 1 hour
$2,325.00
Additions & alterationsMonitoring : 1 hour   
Boundary deemed permitted activitiesProcessing: up to 3 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$915.00Processing: up to 3 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$975.00
Marginal or temporary activity exemptions Processing: up to 3 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$915.00Processing: up to 3 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$975.00
All additional processing or monitoring time by planner, engineer, or monitoring officer $255.00 per hour $270.00 per hour
All additional business support time $150.00 per hour $160.00 per hour
Hearing commissioner time shall be recovered for time spent in hearings and deliberating  Council Commissioners:
Chair: $116.00 per hour
Members: $93.00 per hour

Note: the above fees are set in accordance with local Government Members Determination

Independent Commissioners:
Chair: Actual Cost
Member of hearing panel: Actual Cost
 Council Commissioners:
Chair: $116.00 per hour
Members: $93.00 per hour

Note: the above fees are set in accordance with local Government Members Determination
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: $510.00 per hour
 Two times the normal fee
Additional processing time: $540.00 per hour
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: $765.00 per hour
 Three times the normal fee
Additional processing time: $810.00 per hour

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2025-26, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on the 4th of June 2025. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on the 30th of June 2025 and will take effect from the 1st of July 2025. They may be subject to change before the 30th of June 2025

Application type2024-2025 Processing & Administration2024-2025
Fee
2025-2026 Processing & Administration2025-2026
Fee
Pre-application meeting $255 per hour with planner, engineer or monitoring officer

$150 per hour with business support including administration and planning technician time

Consultants charged at actual cost
 $270 per hour with planner, engineer or monitoring officer

$165 per hour with business support including administration and planning technician time

Consultants charged at actual cost
Notified application - hearing required Processing: Up to 50 hours$12,750.00
Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper
Processing: Up to 50 hours$13,500.00
Additional fee of $1,000.00 for applications requiring notification in a daily newspaper
Limited notification Processing: Up to 35 hours
Monitoring: 1 hour
$9,180.00Processing: Up to 35 hours
Monitoring: 1 hour
$9,885.00
Subdivision consent including land use consent for up to three lotsProcessing: Up to 17 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$4,740.00Processing: Up to 17 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$5,025.00
Subdivision consent including land use consent for four or more lotsProcessing: Up to 27 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$7,290.00Processing: Up to 27 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$7,725.00
Subdivision consentProcessing: Up to 13 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$3,720.00Processing: Up to 13 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
Monitoring: 1 hour
$3,945.00
Certificate under section 223 and/or 224 of the RMAProcessing & Administration: Up to 3 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$915.00Set fee for planners time and business support$975.00
Certificate under section 226 of the RMAProcessing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Section 241 and 243 RMA applicationProcessing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Rights of wayProcessing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Rights of way sealing feeProcessing: Up to 2 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$660.00Processing: Up to 2 hours
Business Support: 1 hour
$705.00
All additional processing or monitoring time by planner, engineer or monitoring officer $255.00 per hour $270.00
All additional business support time $150.00 per hour $165.00
Hearing commissioner time shall be recovered for time spent in hearings and deliberating 

Council Commissioners: Chair: $116.00 per hour
Members: $93.00 per hour

Note: the above fees are set in accordance with local Government Members Determination

Independent Commissioners:
Chair: Actual Cost
Member of hearing panel: Actual Cost

 

Council Commissioners: Chair: $116.00 per hour
Members: $93.00 per hour

Note: the above fees are set in accordance with local Government Members Determination

Independent Commissioners:
Chair: Actual Cost
Member of hearing panel: Actual Cost

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2025-26, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on the 4th of June 2025. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on the 30th of June 2025 and will take effect from the 1st of July 2025. They may be subject to change before the 30th of June 2025

Application Type2024-2025 Processing & Administration2024-2025 Fee2025-2026 Processing & Administration2025-2026 Fee
Sec 139A Existing Use Certificate applicationProcessing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Certificate of ComplianceProcessing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Outline plan or waiverProcessing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour

Monitoring: 1 inspection
$1,935.00Processing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour

Monitoring: 1 inspection
$2,055.00
Section 10 waiver, section 37 waiver, section 125 extension, section 126 cancellation, sections 127 & 128 review (non-notified) RMAProcessing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,680.00Processing: Up to 6 hours

Business Support: 1 hour
$1,785.00
Certificate of Use under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012Business Support: Up to 2 hours$300.00Business Support: Up to 2 hours$330.00
Sealing fee (for urgent applications for registrable instruments) $255.00 $270.00
Certificate under Overseas Investment Act 1973Processing: Up to 3 hours$765.00Processing: Up to 3 hours$810.00
Cost of disbursements i.e. venue hire, photocopying, catering, postage, public notification Actual cost Actual cost
Independent consultants, advisors, specialists Actual cost invoiced monthly Actual cost invoiced monthly
Discharge or withdrawal of registrable instruments Legal costs: Actual cost

Officer's time: $255.00 per hour
 Legal costs: Actual cost

Officer's time: $270.00 per hour
Processing request for removal of building lineProcessing: Up to 1 hour$255.00

Additional time: $255.00 per hour

Disbursements: Actual cost
Processing: Up to 1 hour$270.00

Additional time: $270.00 per hour

Disbursements: Actual cost
Approval, variation or revocation of easements Legal costs: Actual cost

Officer's time: $255.00 per hour
 Legal costs: Actual cost

Officer's time: $270.00 per hour

Bond preparation and/or release

Processing: 2 hours$510.00

Additional time: $255.00 per hour

Disbursements: Actual cost
Processing: 2 hours$540.00

Additional time: $270.00 per hour

Disbursements: Actual cost

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2025-26, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on the 4th of June 2025. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on the 30th of June 2025 and will take effect from the 1st of July 2025. They may be subject to change before the 30th of June 2025.

Initiative2024-2025 Fees 2025-26 Fees
Eco Design Advisor home assessment & advice Free Free
Advice on building to Homestar or Passive House requirements Free Free
Consents for:
  • Domestic solar hot water heating panels
  • Solar water heating systems
  • Hot water heat pump systems
  • Hot water systems, i.e. wetbacks associated with wood pellet stoves or low-emission wood burners
  • Replacing gas water heater with resistive electric or heat-pump hot water heater
Free of charge for five hours of initial processing and one monitoring inspection, after which standard charges for the category of consent will apply, i.e.
  • Residential: $230.00 per hour
Free of charge for five hours of initial processing and one monitoring inspection, after which standard charges for the category of consent will apply, i.e.
  • Residential: $250.00 per hour

Note: These are the proposed fees and charges for 2025-26, based on in-principle decisions made by Council on the 4th of June 2025. These fees and charges will be confirmed when the Annual Plan is adopted on the 30th of June 2025 and will take effect from the 1st of July 2025. They may be subject to change before the 30th of June 2025