Programme Criteria & Expectations

This page informs you of partner criteria and expectations, consent application expectations. It also covers applications that don't meet the PPP criteria e.g. amendments, and applications affected by resource consents.

Partner criteria and expectations

Criteria	Expectations
You will need to: Follow the documentation submission order Hold a valid LBP licence for at least 5 years Work within the limitations of your LBP licence Have a good track record with us of: quality applications low RFI numbers inspection passes (where companies carry out design and build) Have no building industry practitioner transgressions on our records within the past 2 years Partner with professional engineers who also meet the partner criteria and expectations (assessed as part of your application review)	You will commit to: Consistently submit quality building consent applications that meet our application criteria Meet the consent application expectations Give feedback and suggestions to help with programme success and continuous improvement Stay current with technology and innovation in the industry and adopt relevant changes efficiently All applications complying with the Building Act and building code to ensure that: people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health; and buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the health, physical independence, and well-being of the people who use them; and people who use a building can escape from the building if it is on fire; and buildings are designed, constructed, and able to be used in ways that promote sustainable development

Criteria

Expectations

You will need to:

Follow the documentation submission order
Hold a valid LBP licence for at least 5 years
Work within the limitations of your LBP licence
Have a good track record with us of:
- quality applications
- low RFI numbers
- inspection passes (where companies carry out design and build)
Have no building industry practitioner transgressions on our records within the past 2 years
Partner with professional engineers who also meet the partner criteria and expectations (assessed as part of your application review)

You will commit to:

Consistently submit quality building consent applications that meet our application criteria
Meet the consent application expectations
Give feedback and suggestions to help with programme success and continuous improvement
Stay current with technology and innovation in the industry and adopt relevant changes efficiently
All applications complying with the Building Act and building code to ensure that:
- people who use buildings can do so safely and without endangering their health; and
- buildings have attributes that contribute appropriately to the health, physical independence, and well-being of the people who use them; and
- people who use a building can escape from the building if it is on fire; and
- buildings are designed, constructed, and able to be used in ways that promote sustainable development

Consent application expectations

	Designer	Company
Submit complete and project specific applications	✔	✔
Check your applications fully meet all district plan requirements (ie no resource consent approvals needed and after s224 is issued)	✔	✔
Provide all applications via our online consenting system	✔	✔
Apply for a BC only consent	✔	✔
Add PPP in the description of your application to allow easy identification of the application you want to fast track eg PPP – New detached dwelling with 3 bedrooms and attached garage	✔	✔
Compile all documents as PDFs in the set document submission order	✔	✔
Load all documents to the correct file locations in our online consenting system	✔	✔
Submit applications only once all relevant information is included (the intent is to have no RFIs)	✔	✔
Ensure any fire appliances fully comply with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Emissions Standards	✔	✔
Fully complete the LBP Design Memorandum specific to the project	✔	✔
Supply with each application a copy of the professional partnership consent checklist [PDF, 1967 KB] completed by the LBP designer	✔	✔
Provide all LBP details before works start on site	n/a	✔
Ensure all records of work are provided as part of the code compliance certificate application	n/a	✔

Applications that don’t meet the criteria

Amendments

An amendment received for an application that has been processed under the professional partnership programme

will be treated as any the amendment application, and
the 20 working day timeframe applied (although we aim to process amendments in a shorter timeframe).

Resource consents

If your application has outstanding resource consent issues your options are:

For a minor resource consent issues (eg driveway crossing location, fencing locations)
- submit your application as a PPP application, and
- your building consent will be issued with a section 37 attachment.
For more technical resource consent issues
- put the building consent application through the as a standard application to be processed as a normal building consent, or
- wait with submitting your application until the resource consent issues have been resolved and then submit as a PPP application.

Applications that don’t meet the above consent application expectations will

be returned for you to correct and resubmit as a new application, and
incur additional cost.