Information on what is required when applying for a global Flood Assessment Certificate that is covering a subdivision or subdivision stage/s

Information that is required to be submitted with an application for a Flood Assessment Certificate covering a subdivision or subdivision stage/s

  • Application form
  • Current Record of Title for the existing/underlying property, issued within the last 6 months.
  • Copies of any consent notices registered on the Record of Title
  • A copy of the LT plan (If s223/s224 has been lodged)
  • Proposed subdivision plan (only if processing through Resource Consent)
  • Assessment from a suitably qualified and experienced professional confirming whether or not each lot in the subdivision is likely to be subject to inundation in a 200-year ARI flood event and if it is, a schedule detailing the proposed minimum finished floor level that is 300mm above the 200-year ARI flood event level, for each lot.
  • All information is to be presented in NZVD 2016

Note: Any record of title or copies of consent notices can be obtained from Land Information New Zealand. Please note that we do not accept GRIP titles or Historical search titles.
Land Record Search (linz.govt.nz)

For new subdivisions, one Flood Assessment Certificate will be issued which covers each new lot created through the subdivision consent process. If the subdivision is staged, then each stage shall be issued one Flood Assessment Certificate.

Information for Developers and how will Flood Assessment Certificates for new subdivisions will be managed.

As of 19th August 2023, all developers applying for a section 224(c) subdivision completion certificate (or who have already applied for a section 224(c) subdivision completion certificate and have not obtained an FAC during the Resource Consent processing) will now be required to apply for a Flood Assessment Certificate. No application for section 224(c) will be approved without an application for a Flood Assessment Certificate that is supported by the appropriate information which demonstrates compliance with Council's finished floor level requirements.

Moving forward, finished floor levels and flooding may be assessed as part of the resource consent application process or at S223/S224 stage. This will ensure that the final flood assessment is made with the most up to date information available to the Council and their developer/agent. Where Engineering Approval is required, a design report and certificate produced by a Suitably Qualified and experienced professional shall be supplied with the application for the Flood Assessment Certificate that demonstrates the finished ground levels of each site created by the resource consent will achieve 300mm freeboard above the 200-year ARI flood event levels when using a foundation height that complies with the Building Codes Acceptable Solutions guidance. If the consent holder is not required to apply for Engineering Approval (typically small urban subdivisions or rural subdivisions), the matter of finished floor levels will need to be resolved prior to the issuing of resource consent. All the information necessary to assess that the finished floor levels of the proposed development will comply with the District Plan requirements will need to be included in the application for resource consent application for assessment.