Building consents
Introduction |
When is a building consent required? |
Applying for a building consent |
Lodge your application |
Changes to Building Code Clause H1 (Energy efficiency) |
Building consent process |
Timeframes |
Re-cladding work |
Appointment booking |
Does building work have the required consents? |
Street damage deposits |
Producer statements |
Building inspections
When is a building consent required?
A building consent is required for building work as defined in the Building
Act 2004.
The following are examples of work requiring a building consent:
- structural building including new buildings, additions, alterations,
accessory buildings (sheds), and re-piling
- plumbing and drainage
- demolition or relocation of existing structures
- heating (solid fuel fireplaces), ventilation and air conditioning
systems
- siteworks for a building
- retaining walls higher than 1.5m, or retaining walls with a building or
driveway near the top
- fences higher than 2m and any swimming pool fence
- swimming pools and large tanks
- decks more than 1m from ground level
Schedule 1 of the Building Act lists work that does not need a building
consent.
Check the act for details, including information about building work exempt from building consent or contact
us to discuss your proposal.
Copies of the Building Act 2004 are also available from:
Bennetts Government Bookshop
Auckland University of Technology
Student Plaza, Gate 2
Wellesley Street
Auckland Central
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Reviewed September 2007
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