Resource Management Act 1991 (or replacement legislation) and Related Approvals
Utu Ratoka Taiao me te Ratoka Waeture Environmental and Regulatory Services Charges
- All fees are fixed fees, unless stated as deposits and charged at time and cost.
- The Resource Management Act 1991 is referred to as the RMA.
- The District Plan is referred to as the DP.
- Selwyn District Council reserves the right under s36AAB of the RMA to not perform the action to which the charge relates until the charge has been paid to it in full. If a hearing is cancelled or postponed due to the non-payment of a charge, the applicant will be charged for any costs that may arise from that cancellation or postponement.
| Officer time per hour | |
|---|---|
| Manager, Principal Planner, Team Leader, Senior Planner, Principal Engineer, Senior Engineer, Senior Landscape Advisor | $220 |
| Graduate Planner, Planning Technician, Planner Level 2, Planner Level 3, Engineer, Landscape Advisor, Monitoring Officer | $200 |
| Administration staff | $146 |
| External specialists and consultants | At cost |
| Independent Accredited RMA Commissioner | At cost |
| Legal advice | At cost |
| Pre-application advice (includes time spent on administration, research and assessment, meeting attendance (as applicable), and provision of advice) | At cost |
| General planning and engineering advice | At cost at manager’s discretion |
| Planning approval processing software fee (where applicable) | $210 fixed fee |
| Disbursements (including printing, advertising, venue hire and service of documents) | At cost |
| Land use consents | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Deemed permitted boundary activity | $630 fixed fee |
| Deemed permitted activity – marginal or temporary non-compliance | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Urban – 1-10 lots | $2,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Urban – 11 lots + | $5,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Rural 1-5 lots | $2,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Rural – 6 lots + | $4,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Boundary adjustments | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
The above fees include all work undertaken up to and including issue of subdivision consent. Post issue of subdivision consent, engineering plan approval, quality assurance document review, and inspections are then charged out on a time and cost basis at the officer’s hourly rates stated in this schedule. | |
| Preparing and/or signing certificates, authorities and other documents which do not require a resolution of Council (and not listed elsewhere) including: | |
| Signing and sealing survey plans – s223 and 224 RMA | $315 minimum fee at s224 stage (for s223 and 224) |
| Preparation of documents requiring Council certification including, but not limited to, preparation, variation and cancellation of consent notices, covenants, encumbrances, A&Is, bonds, caveats, revocation of easements, s239 and s241 certificates | $158 fixed fee |
| Engineering Acceptance | Time/cost |
| Extension of time/cancellation of consent – s125 or 126 RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Amendments within the scope of existing resource consent (immaterial changes that do not warrant a s127 application) | $421 fixed fee |
| Change or cancellation of consent conditions – s127 RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Surrender of Resource Consent | $1,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Change or cancellation of consent notice – s221(5) RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Certificate of Compliance – s139 RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Certificate of Existing Use – s139A RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Right of Way Approval – s348 LGA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Overseas Investment Commission Certificate | $525 fixed fee |
| Certificate of Compliance – Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 | $262 fixed fee |
| Subdivision Compliance Certificate – s226 RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Surface Water Certificate | $238 fixed fee |
| Flood Assessment Certificate | $210 deposit plus time/cost |
| Flood Assessment (modelling) 1 - 35 lots | $262 per lot |
| Flood Assessment (modelling) 36+ lots | $9,170 minimum charge with fees charged on an actual time and cost basis once charge exceeded |
| Basic (desktop) | $94 |
| Standard (1 inspection, any extra inspections will be at a time/cost basis) | $200 |
| Specialised (>2 inspection, any extra inspections will be at a time/cost basis) | $399 |
| Time and cost basis | $200 per hour |
These monitoring fees are included in the price of fixed fee consents and are invoiced separately for “time and cost” consents. Any resource consent that requires additional monitoring, due to non-compliance with the conditions of the resource consent, will be charged additional monitoring fees on a time and cost basis. When specific documentation is required annually/periodically through resource consent conditions, any peer review of that documentation will be charged to the consent holder at cost. | |
| Outline Plan Approval | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Outline Plan Waiver | $525 fixed fee |
| Notice of Requirement – s168, 168A or 181 RMA | $2,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Minor Change – s181(3) RMA | $1,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Removal or Partial Removal – s182 RMA | $1,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Extension of Time – s184 and 184A RMA | $1,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Notice of Requirement – s189, 190 and 191 RMA | $2,500 deposit plus time/cost |
| Withdrawal of Requirement – s189(5) | $1,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| All Plan Change Request | $15,000 deposit plus time/cost |
| Prior to limited notification | $1,000 deposit |
| Prior to public notification | $2,000 deposit |
| Prior to hearing | $10,000 deposit |
| Councillors (per panel member and panel chair) | In accordance with the current Local Government Members’ Determination at the time of the hearing |
| Hearings advisors and administrators | Charged at rates set under “Officer Time” |
| Accredited RMA Commissioners | At cost |