Building services fees and charges

The fees and charges below apply to building services.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2025. Where the actual fees incurred by Council are higher than the fees shown, the actual costs will be charged.

If a fee or charge for a Council service is not specifically listed below, the charge or fee will be the total of the actual cost of materials and officer time incurred to provide the service, and GST.

Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time, so please check with us for any updates.

 

Base fee
The base fee is calculated on the estimated building costs (labour and materials). inclusive of GST.
$0.00 - $5,000 of estimated building costs		$453.20
$5,001 - $15,000 of estimated building costs	6% plus	$17.67
$15,001 - $200,000 of estimated building costs	0.6% plus	$830.78
$200,001 and greater of estimated building costs	0.195% plus	$1,818.66
Exceptions to the base fee are amendments, fire units and alternative solutions
Amendments (includes one hour processing and the audit fee)	additional time charged at $226.60/hour	$299.50
Swimming pool fencing building consent	30mins processing and 1 inspection	$339.90

 

Fire units
Freestanding (including one inspection)		$500.00
Fire units in-built or any wetback fireplace (including two inspections)		$700.00
NOTE: Fire unit fees cover allocated processing and inspection, the audit fee, and certification.
Alternative solutions and bespoke design		recovery rates
External review of specific design reports, fire reports, and alternative solutions		at cost
NOTE: All fire reports are subject to review. In most cases fire reports are sent to our consultant reviewer and costs will be charged to the applicant. Where fire reports are reviewed in-house, a charge of $226.60/hour applies.

 

Activity fee (where applicable)
Accreditation Levy applies to all applications Simpli and GoGet (fees are not set by the Council, collected on behalf of suppliers)		$41.20
Simpli portal charge - applicable to all applications		$51.75
GoGet fixed fee (Applies to project information memorandum and certificate for public use applications)		$80.00
GoGet fee - Building work equal to or less than $124,999 (Applies to building consent, amendment and certificate of acceptance applications)		$80.00
GoGet fee - Building work greater than $125,000 (Applies to building consent and amendment applications)		0.075% of value of works
GoGet fixed fee - Building work greater than $125,000 (Applies to certificate of acceptance applications only)		$350.00
Completeness check fee applies to all applications for consents and certificates (includes 30 minutes assessment, additional time charged at cost)		$72.50
Application scanning and data entry fees		at cost

 

Certification fee applies to all applications for building work
Residential CCC (includes 1-hour technical time)		$226.60
Commercial CCC (includes 2-hours technical time)		$453.20
Site inspections fees (per inspection)		$226.60
Commercial inspection charge (additional to final inspection when specified systems are included in scope of works)		$226.60
Review of old consent files for certification decisions - base fee includes technical review plus 2 hours processing Additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates		$744.00
Depending on the type of building project the number of inspections will vary. The estimated number of inspections is charged at the application stage, and additional fees will be recovered if extra inspections are required.

 

Levy fee applies only to consents $20,000 or more in value
Levies are collected on behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and building research levies on behalf of the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ).
BRANZ Levy (This levy is not subject to GST and applies to consents with building work exceeding $20,000.)		0.1% value of work
Building Levy (This applies to consents $65,000 or more in value)		$1.75 per $1,000.00 or part thereof
NOTE: For staged projects, levies are assessed on the total project value
District Plan/Resource Consent check (30 minutes)		$107.50

 

Administration and pre-application meetings
Pre-application meetings: (Free for the first 2 hours of the officer's time, then charged per hour thereafter)		$226.60
Administration fee for refunds on cancelled, lapsed or superseded consents		$72.50
Administration fee (others) on an hourly rate		$145.00

 

Project Information Memorandum (PIM)
Simple residential Project Information Memorandum		$484.10
Multi-residential and commercial Project Information Memorandum		$690.10

 

Fees for other applications
Certificate of Acceptance application	Project value up to $19,999 (plus building consent base fees and levies)	$1,000.00
Certificate of Acceptance applications	Project value over $19,999 (plus building consent base fees and levies)	$2,000.00
Certificate of Public Use application	Includes 1 hour processing and 1 inspection and 30 mins admin (Additional charges based on cost recovery rates)	$525.70
National multiple-use application	Includes 3hrs processing and 30mins admin (Additional time charges at cost recovery rates)	$752.30
Schedule 1 Territorial Authority discretionary exemption – Minor works	Includes 1 hour of processing and 1 hour admin (Additional time charges at cost recovery rates)	$299.10
Schedule 1 Territorial Authority discretionary exemption	Major works includes 3 hours of processing and 1 hour admin	$824.80
Owner supplied information	Includes 1 hour of processing (Additional time charged at cost recovery rates)	$247.00
Receipt and filing of records from another authority		$75.00
Notice to fix	Includes 1 hr time related. (Additional time charged at $226.60 per hour)	$226.60

 

Lodging a change to a Record of Title
S72 land subject to natural hazards		$336.00
S77 building over two or more allotments		$336.00
NOTE: S72 and S77 include $130 LINZ fees and 1 hr processing time. Additional charges or changes to LINZ fees will be charged at cost
Additional Legal fees (per hour)		$220.00

 

Building Warrant of Fitness
BWOF 1-2 specified systems	Includes 30 mins processing Time after 30 mins will be charged at cost recovery rates	$113.30
BWOF 3-8 specified systems	Includes 1 hour processing Time after 1 hour will be charged at cost recovery rates	$226.60
BWOF 8+ specified systems	Includes 1.5 hours processing Time after 1.5 hours will be charged at cost recovery rates	$340.00
Second and subsequent reminder letters, time related to notice to fix	Additional time charged at cost recovery rates	$206.00
BWOF audits and inspections	Additional time charged at cost recovery rates	$206.00
Amendment to a compliance schedule	Additional time charged at cost recovery rates	$206.00
New Compliance Schedule	Additional time charged at cost recovery rates	$257.50
Earthquake prone building report/status review (per hour)		$206.00
Earthquake engineer assessment (structural)		At cost

 

Swimming pools
Pool safety audit inspection (includes one-hour; additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates)		$206.00
Pool reinspection or independent qualified pool inspector (IQPI) report review (includes half hour; additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates)		$103.00

 

Perusal fee
Building packet research and/or related tasks		Cost recovery

 

Building consent list
List of building consent applications for the year to date	per year	$89.10

 

Cost recovery rates
Internal Technical Officer (Building Officer)	per hour	$226.60
Internal Technical Officer(Senior Manager)	per hour	$247.50
Engineer (e.g. fire, structural, geotechnical)		At cost
Technical officer (Compliance Officer)		$206.00
Technical Administration Officer	per hour	$145.00