Resource consents
Introduction |
When a resource consent is needed |
Resource consent process |
Applying for a consent |
Streamlined application process |
Publicly notified consents |
Making a submission |
Hearings |
If your approval is needed |
Monitoring resource consents |
Certificate of compliance |
Environmental fines
Applying for a consent
General information
The type of consent you need to apply for depends on the exact nature of your proposed activity. In some cases,
you may have to apply for more than one type of resource consent (eg, a wine processing plant may require a land use
consent, as well as a discharge permit for wastes).
The different types of resource consents are:
- Land use
- Subdivision
- Coastal permits, Water permits, Discharge permits (for discharges into air, water or land). These are administered
by the Auckland Regional Council.
If you need to apply for a resource consent you must provide a range of stipulated information,
and it should follow a particular format which is outlined in the relevant resource consent application form.
Auckland City also provides a useful guide for the specific type of information generally required to lodge an application
for a resource consent within the Auckland isthmus.
Details about the specific information required for a resource consent can also be found in section 88 and the Fourth
Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Click here
to view the The Resource Management Act 1991 and its amendments.
If you are applying for a resource consent in the Hauraki Gulf islands refer to the information in the
Hauraki Gulf islands section of the District Plan.
Contact us for information on specific development controls in Auckland's
central area. To confirm the location of the site, check the central area street list.
Making an application
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Land use consents
| Step |
Details |
| 1 |
Complete application form
Your application must be made in accordance with the statutory form:
You will need to include all the required information and fee/deposit with your application
to ensure that it will be accepted for lodgement. Details of the required information
are included in the application form above.
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| 2 |
Lodge your application
| Area |
Visit |
| Auckland isthmus |
You must either:
- mail your resource consent application to the Senior Planner
Lodgements, Private Bag 92516, Auckland city or
- drop off your application to the front desk of the council's
service centre at 35 Graham Street, Auckland city.
A deposit must accompany all resource consent
applications sent or dropped in to the council.
Once the council has received your application, a senior planner will then carry out a preliminary assessment of your
application to determine whether you have provided enough
information for us to process the consent.
We will contact you within five working days to tell you whether your
land use consent application has been lodged.
If you have provided adequate information, then your consent will
be processed immediately. If you have not provided the necessary
information then council will send your application back to you
along with an explanation about the further detail we need and a
refund for the deposit you have enclosed.
If you would like to discuss your application with a planner
prior to lodging your resource consent, visit us at
Graham
St.
To lodge your application, check in at our Front of House
reception on the ground level at Graham
St |
| Central area - confirm the site location by checking
the central area street list |
City Planning, 11th Floor at the Civic
service centre |
| Waiheke |
- contact us
during business hours, Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm, to book an
appointment to lodge your application with a planner at the
Waiheke service centre; or
- you can take the application and fee to Graham
St. It will be receipted and forwarded to the
Waiheke service centre for lodgement and checking. You will be
advised whether the application has been accepted for lodgement
or whether further information is required.
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| Great Barrier Island |
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Subdivision consents
| Step |
Details |
| 1 |
Complete application form
Your application must be made in accordance with the statutory form Resource consent application
form (778Kb PDF). You need to include all the required information and fee/deposit with your application to
ensure that it will be accepted for lodgement.
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| 2 |
Lodge your application
| Area |
Visit |
| Auckland isthmus |
Graham
St |
| Central area - confirm the site location by checking
the central area street list |
City Planning, 11th Floor at the Civic
service centre |
| Waiheke |
- contact us
during business hours, Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm, to book an
appointment to lodge your application with a planner at the
Waiheke service centre; or
- you can take the application and fee to Graham
St. It will be receipted and forwarded to the
Waiheke service centre for lodgement and checking. You will be
advised whether the application has been accepted for lodgement
or whether further information is required.
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| Great Barrier Island |
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Getting the information
It is up to the person or organisation applying for the resource consent to supply all information that supports the application.
The extent of this information will differ depending on what the application is for, but it should be of sufficient scope and
detail to enable Auckland City to assess the likely impact on the environment.
If you don't provide sufficient information, the application will either:
- not be accepted or
- accepted but placed on hold until all necessary information is supplied.
If your proposed activity is complex and likely to have significant environmental impacts, Auckland City may decide to
commission an independent report, known as a 'peer review'. The applicant will always be advised of this and be sent a copy
of the commissioned report.
Consulting with others
The Resource Management Act does not specify who you must consult with when preparing a resource consent application.
However, it is a good idea to identify and consult with all people who may be adversely affected by or have some form of
interest in your proposed activity.
The extent of your consultation and the response of those consulted should be detailed in an assessment
of environment effects along with an explanation of how you can resolve any concerns expressed during the consultation process.
If your proposed activity may have an impact on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi or traditional Maori values, then
consultation with iwi groups is strongly advised.
Who is affected?
If you are applying for a resource consent it is best if you identify and consult with all the people that you believe
may be affected by your activity or development. This should be done before submitting your
resource consent application
and is part of the process Auckland City uses to determine notified and non-notified consents.
When Auckland City receives your application, we will also assess if all the adversely affected parties have given
their approval. If not, then you may be asked to approach additional people to seek their written approval, so that
your application can be processed on a non-notified basis. In cases where Auckland City believes it would be unrealistic
to identify all the affected persons it is likely that your application will have to be notified.
Auckland City assesses who is affected by a proposal on a case by case process. Examples of this might be:
- if you wish to erect a new building which exceeds the height in relation to
boundary control outlined in the district
plan then it's likely that you will only need to seek your neighbour's written approval. However if there are effects
wider than your neighbour, further written approvals may be required.
- if your planned development exceeds the Height in Relation to Boundary controls, Lot Coverage and is two stories
high it is likely that all those people in the immediate environment could be affected and you would have to obtain
all approval from all of them.
Obtaining written approval
- Identify all persons likely to be affected by your proposed activity. Show them your complete resource consent
application - including the application form, plans and the Assessment of Environmental Effects Report.
- Finalise your plans before seeking the approval of affected persons. If you revise your plans after approval
has been obtained, you will generally need to re-obtain written approval from all affected persons.
- Provide the affected persons with any relevant information brochures/pamphlets produced by Auckland City
which may assist them in understanding the processes.
- Make sure each affected person (or someone who has power of attorney to sign on their behalf), signs a full
copy of the plans unconditionally. If affected persons living at a particular address don't own the property
(ie tenant/occupiers), you may need to get their approvals. Ensure when getting the property owner's approval that all
persons registered on the property's certificate of title is obtained.
- Put yourself in the affected person's shoes, and try to appreciate their concerns.
- Keep an open mind and be flexible - you may be able to change your proposal to meet an affected person's
concerns, and still achieve your own objectives.
Fees/deposits
The costs for resource consents differ depending on the type of application and the area in which
consent is sought, eg Auckland isthmus, Hauraki Gulf islands or in the central area. For
this reason, all resource consent applications must be accompanied by a deposit. We will contact you to let you know if any further fees are due when
the consent is accepted for lodgement.
There are generally no fees associated with consent applications for trees
(except in the central area where a standard deposit of $920 is required).
Deposit amounts for the most common types of applications are listed below.
For more information about deposits, or for information about what fees will be
charged, please contact us.
Central area
| Consent |
Type of development |
Deposit |
| Non-notified |
Level one application fee (simple, certificate of compliance, tree
consent) |
$920 |
| Level two (standard but more complex) |
$3,139 |
| Notified |
For up to five residential units |
$6,000 |
| For up to fifteen residential units |
$12,000 |
| For more than fifteen residential units |
$18,000 |
Auckland Isthmus
| Consent |
Type of development |
Deposit |
| Non-notified |
Simple, non-notified consent |
$1,600 |
| For up to five residential units |
$2,000 |
| For up to fifteen residential units |
$3,500 |
| For more than fifteen residential units |
$5,000 |
| Notified |
For up to five residential units |
$10,000 |
| For up to fifteen residential units |
$15,000 |
| For more than fifteen residential units |
$20,000 |
Hauraki Gulf Islands
| Consent |
Type of development |
Deposit |
| Non-notified |
Controlled activities |
$1,045 |
| Discretionary and non-complying activities |
$1,045 |
| Notified |
All |
$6,270 |
Subdivision consents
| Type of development |
Deposit |
| Boundary adjustment |
$655 |
| Completion certificate (section 224C of the
Resource Management Act 1991) |
- complex (engineering input required)
|
$500 |
- simple (engineering input not required)
|
$175 |
| Freehold subdivision of existing or approved complying development |
$995 |
| Freehold subdivision of new vacant lots |
$1,570 |
| Freehold subdivision of existing or approved development with development control modifications, eg height
in relation to boundary, coverage, etc |
$1,570 |
| Unit title |
$1,015 |
| Variations and amendments |
$1,570 |
| Cross-lease - first stage |
$1,570 |
| Cross-lease - any subsequent stage |
$706 |
| Deposit for combined application for land use consent and subdivision consent |
$3,500 |
| Survey Plan |
$275 |
| Right of Way |
$409 |
| Removal of Building Line Restriction, creating easement
certificate, cancelling easements, S5(1)(g) certificates and Others |
$366 |
Updated July 2008
