The information you’ll need to provide depends on the type of application you are making.

At the very minimum all applications need

  • scaled drawings showing
    • site plan showing boundary, building layout dimensions and north point
    • dimensioned floor plan
    • building elevations
    • proposed or existing services
    • construction cross sections and details
  • a copy of the record of title
  • SDC flood assessment certificate or ECan flood assessment report
  • intended use of the building
  • restricted building work memorandum or owner-builder declaration (if it is restricted building work)
  • any applicable resource consents or other authorisations
  • information on how you’ll meet the requirements of other legislation as necessary – eg Historic Places Act, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, council bylaws
  • construction details and specifications showing how your project will comply
  • supporting documents for your construction details

For more information on the roles, process, and responsibilities select the relevant link below

What to supply

Your application should have sufficient detail so the builder can construct a compliant building from the approved consent documentation.

We have to read all supporting information that you provide with your application. So to make the processing of your application more efficient and less costly

  • supply only what is needed
    • ie only the relevant page(s) of the manufacturers’ document (not the full product brochure)
    • identify commonly used products on the plans or in an addendum to the specification only (eg Gib, Ecoply, Thermakraft, Pink Batts, etc)
    • alternative solutions (ie not commonly used or new to the market) manufacturers literature and background information to support your application (eg asphalt shingles, underfloor heating, alternative claddings, heat pump hot water, etc)
  • add references to your specification documentation for clarity (eg BRANZ appraisals and numbers, manufacturer technical manual versions, etc)
  • provide verifiable evidence of building code compliance for specific engineering design (eg producer statement design (PS1), calculations, sketches/drawings or a combination of these).

Owner contact details

If you are an agent acting on behalf of an owner please note the following

  • you must provide full contact details for the owner
  • the owner can’t contract out of receiving information relating to their build project
  • you and the owner will receive all communications regarding the  application.

It’s important for owners to receive a copy of all information relating to their project. This enables

  • them to meet their obligations under the Building Act, and
  • council to contact the owner should there be any further enquiries after the building consent has been issued.

Applications will not be accepted until all owner details are provided – so by providing this information up front you will avoid unnecessary delays with your application.

PLG1 form

You may need to provide with your application a completed National Environmental Standard (NES) for assessing and managing contaminants in soil to protect human health (PLG1 form).

This form relates to land which is actually or potentially contaminated either from

  • an activity or industry on the Hazardous Activities or Industries List (HAIL), or
  • where a HAIL activity is likely to have been undertaken on that land.

For more information see national environmental standards.