As part of planning you’ll need to consider how stormwater from driveway areas is collected and disposed of, including

  • specific covenants that your subdivision may have in place to deal with this, and
  • any Environment Canterbury stormwater discharge consents for stormwater going to ground.

Your consent documents should clearly specify whether or not the driveway construction is included in the building consent application.

If the driveway siteworks are included in the building consent you’ll need to provide

  • location and extent of driveway (to ensure that roading requirements are met)
  • drainage details if the driveway is to be formed from an impervious material (to meet building code section E1 Surface water requirements)
  • finished surface levels (to meet building code section E2 External moisture, ie ground clearance, requirements)
  • details of access route paving (to meet the building code sections D1 Access and E2 External moisture requirements).

If the driveway sitework is not part of the building consent application you’ll need to provide

  • location and extent of driveway (to ensure that roading requirements are met)
  • details of access route (to show compliance with the building code sections D1 and E2 requirements).

Any driveways or other siteworks that are not part of the building consent still need to be constructed to comply with building code requirements. As the owner of the property, you and your contractors carrying out this work, need to ensure the work is compliant.

If your driveway crosses a footpath, you'll need to apply for a vehicle crossing [PDF, 2628 KB].