Council offers faster checking of building consents

New service: Cr Bhatnagar checks out the new online building consents tool.

From City Scene, published on 4 October, 2009.

Those in the process of obtaining building consents can now check the progress and status from the comfort of their own home, thanks to a new council online building consents tool.

Auckland City Council launched the initiative on its website recently, which also allows the online checking of code of compliance certificate applications.

Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar says the free online tool is an excellent way for customers to save time and keep up to date.

"We want to deliver better services to our customers; doing business online helps people save time and money and makes the consent process more transparent for everyone."

Using the online service, it's also possible to view all existing building consents on a specific property. Customers can search by address, consent number, title or parcel.

Most consent applications follow a six-stage process - lodgement, planning, drainage, structural, finalising details, and quality control and approval. With the online service, you can see what stage in this process the consent has reached.

Visit Building consents online to check out the new service.