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UtilitiesBuilding Fees and Charges approved for 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST (except as noted *).
| Building Fees | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
| Note: The actual fee payable includes the cost of time taken to process each application, project information memorandum, building consent or compliance schedule and the cost of the inspections required. | |
| Note: Extra charges will be applicable for development levies. These will be assessed on a case by case basis. Please contact Council for exact costs. | |
| Note: Levies payable to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (payable on all applications where work is valued over $20,444 including GST) | |
| Note: Levies payable to BRANZ (payable on all applications where work is valued over $20,000 including GST) | |
| Note: Pursuant to Building Research Association Legislation, materials, labour and plant costs must be included in the total value of building work for the calculation of levies. | |
| Note: The accreditation fee is to cover continuing Central Government accreditation costs relating to the Building Act 2004. | |
| Note: All building consent, building consent amendment, code compliance certificate, certificate of acceptance and certificate for public use fees are charged on an actual and reasonable cost recovery basis as per the fees and charges below. Fees are payable prior to the grant/issue of the applicable consent/certificate. | |
| Consent Fees | Solid Fuel Burner - Free Standing (including accreditation fee) plus travel fees | $295.00 | Solid Fuel Burner - In Built (including accreditation fee) plus travel fees | $395.00 | Marquee Consent / Inspection Fee | $185.00 |
| Note: Plus actual and reasonable costs for above | Minor plumbing and drainage works including new connections, replacement septic tanks and effluent fields, demolition work and swimming pool fences | $0.00 |
| Note: Plus actual and reasonable costs for above | Additions and alterations or similar building works up to value of $50,000 | Actual and reasonable costs | Dwellings, commercial/industrial buildings and building alterations, repiling and in ground pools | Actual and reasonable costs | Pole Barn / Garage / Carport / Conservatory under $20,000 | Actual and reasonable costs | Amendment to building consent | Actual and reasonable costs |
| Administrative Charges | Administration Fee - under $20,000 | $295.00 | Administration Fee - over $20,000 | $550.00 | Administration Fee - over $100,000 and commercial buildings | $750.00 | Issue of Compliance Schedule charged on hourly rate Note: generally expect 2 to 4 hours | $180.00 | Compliance Schedules update and reissue charged on hourly rate Note: Generally expect 2-4 hours | $180.00 | Non Consented Compliance Schedules / Warrant of Fitness check (per specified system) hourly rate | $180.00 | Building Warrant of Fitness Administration Fee/Audit Fee charged on hourly rate Note: Standard audit generally takes 4 hours | $180.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 1 | $220.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 2 | $230.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 3 | $250.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 4 | $280.00 | Inspection Fee - Outside Zone 4 | $320.00 | Re-Inspection Fee | As per zone fee | Inspections for which no other fee has been paid (mileage will be charged for inspections outside the district) - eg effluent system subdivision inspections | $300.00 | BRANZ and MBIE Levy | Actual cost | Section 72 administration (Building subject to natural hazards) | Actual and reasonable costs | Section 75 administration and Certification (Building across 2 or more allotments) | Actual and reasonable costs | Central Government Accreditation Recovery Fee - under $20,000 | $70.00 | Central Government Accreditation Recovery Fee - under $100,000 | $100.00 | Central Government Accreditation Recovery Fee - over $100,000 | $155.00 | Central Government Accreditation Recovery Fee - Commercial | $220.00 | Hourly Charge Out Rate Administration | $140.00 | Hourly Charge Out/Processing Rate - Building Consent Officer/Monitoring and Compliance | $180.00 | Hourly Charge Out Rate - Plan check of building consent | $230.00 | Hourly Charge Out Rate - Pre-lodge of building consent | $180.00 | Hourly Charge Out/Processing Rate - Building Control Team Lead | $195.00 | GoGet Administration Portal Fee - all consents | $45.00 | GoGet Administration Fee - all consents | $105.00 | Travel Costs (per km) | $1.20 | Peer review of engineering reports | Actual and reasonable costs | Property File Request | $35.00 |
| GIS Map Information | |
| Note: Every Day Map Requests (With Photograph) - Note - A request that involves less than 15 minutes to produce | A4 | $10.00 | A3 | $14.00 | A2 | $25.00 | A1 | $30.00 | A4 | $20.00 | A3 | $28.00 | A2 | $50.00 | A1 | $60.00 |
| Special Map Request Charges | |
| Note: Specialised maps are those which require new layers to be added, minor analysis work and/or specialised printing techniques. In addition to the printing charges outlines above, there is a charge based on actual time taken plus any disbursements. | Hourly charge out rate | $165.00 | Minimum charge for specialist maps | $80.00 |
| Information Memoranda | Property Information Memoranda | $370.00 | Land Information Memoranda - ten (10) working days (Residential Property) | $350.00 | Land Information Memoranda (Commercial) | $625.00 | Certificate of Title | $35.00 |
| Miscellaneous Consents | Certificate of Public Use Minimum Fee (Plus actual and reasonable costs) | $350 | Certificate of Acceptance Minimum Fee (Plus actual and reasonable costs) | $500 | Applications for Change of use of a building | $500 deposit Plus actual and reasonable costs |
| Swimming Pool Fences | Compliance Inspection for existing fence Minimum Fee | $220.00 | Reinspection of pool fence for non-compliance | $220.00 |
Building Fees and Charges approved for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
All fees and charges are inclusive of GST (except as noted *).
| Building Consent Information | Fee (incl GST) |
|---|---|
| Note: All building consent, building consent amendment, code compliance certificate and certificate of acceptance, fees are charged on an actual and reasonable cost recovery basis as - per the fees and charges below. Fees are payable prior to the issue of the applicable consents or certificates. | |
| Levies | Building Research Association New Zealand (BRANZ) Levy - Assessed at $1 per $1,000 when the project exceeds $20,000 (value of works) | Actual cost | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Levy - Assessed at $1.75 per $1000 when the project exceeds $65,000 (value of work) | Actual cost |
| Consent Fees | Administration (hourly rate) | $150.00 | Building Consent Officer Rate (hourly rate) | $200.00 | Project Information Check Fee (hourly rate) - other areas of Council roading, waters, engineering, planning | $200.00 | Building Technician Vetting (hourly rate) | $180.00 | Fireplace - Free Standing (includes one inspection) | $355.00 | Fireplace - In Built (includes two inspections) | $455.00 | Marquee (includes one inspection) | $185.00 | Minor plumbing and drainage works - may include (but not limited to) new connections, septic tanks and effluent fields, demolition work and new swimming pool fences | Actual and reasonable costs |
| Inspection Fees (including travel) | Inspection Fee - Zone 1 | $230.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 2 | $240.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 3 | $270.00 | Inspection Fee - Zone 4 | $300.00 | Inspection Fee - Outside Zone 4 | $340.00 | Issuing retrospective Code Compliance Certificate greater than 10 years old fee (charged at Building Consent Officer hourly rate) | $200.00 |
| Administration Charges | Administration Fee - under $5,000 | No Charge | Administration Fee - $5,000 - $80,000 | $300.00 | Administration Fee - over $80,000 | $600.00 | BCA Accreditation Fee - For consents valued under $5,000 | No Charge | BCA Accreditation Fee - For consents valued $5,000 - $10,000 | $50.00 | BCA Accreditation Fee - For consents valued $10,000 or over | $100.00 | BCA Software Fee - All Consents (excluding Fireplace consents) | $170.00 | Certificate of Title | $35.00 |
| Miscellaneous Fees | Certificate of Public Use | $100.00 | Certificate of Acceptance | Actual and reasonable costs | PS2 Engineering Review | Actual and reasonable costs | Notification of Section 72 (Natural Hazards) to a Certificate of Title | Actual and reasonable costs plus hourly rate | Notification of Section 75 Certification (Building across 2 or more allotments) to a Certificate of Title | Actual and reasonable costs plus hourly rate |
| Building Warrant of Fitness | Building Warrant of Fitness - Annual Renewal Fee | $100.00 | Building Warrant of Fitness - periodic audit, update and reissue (hourly rate) | $200.00 |
| Swimming Pool Fees | Compliance of existing swimming pool fences (3 yearly inspection and certificate) | $275.00 |
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