From 1 July 2025 we're changing to a fees up front payment system. This means that payment is made at the application stage and when we have granted the application we can issue it to the customer at the same time - speeding up the turnaround time on building consents. Any additional processing time (recoverable on an actual and reasonable basis, as per the Building Act 2004 s281B) and planning/engineering approval charges (if applicable) will be invoiced at the end of processing.
13.7 Special Interest Groups
Council will liaise with Special Interest Groups that have established Codes of Practice that relate to carrying out specific activities to avoid duplication of resources and requirements.
Specific examples include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- New Zealand Pork Industry Board Code of Practice 1993;
- New Zealand Fire Service Code of Practice;
- New Zealand Forest Code of Practice;
- Principles for Commercial Plantation Forest Management in NZ (1995)
- Poultry Industry Association - Poultry Industry Agreed Standards, and Code of Practice 1995;
- Design, Installation and Operation of Underground Petroleum Systems;
- Code of Practice for Agrichemical Users NZS8049 1995.
