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 2026. 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.
| Digital Lodgement Fees |
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These fees are not set by Council and are collected on behalf of third-party suppliers.
The fee applies to all application types listed below, including applications lodged outside the Building Consent portal. |
| Building Consent |
$145.00 |
| Amendment to Building Consent |
$145.00 |
| Certificate of Public Use |
$145.00 |
| Certificate of Acceptance |
$145.00 |
| Project Information Memorandum (PIM) |
$115.00 |
| Territorial Authority Discretionary Exemption |
$115.00 |
| Solid fuel burner |
$75.00 |
| Amendment to solid fuel burner |
$75.00 |
| Minor variation |
$75.00 |
| Remote inspections |
$30.00 |
| 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 |
includes one hour processing and one inspection |
$480.00 |
| $5,001 - $15,000 of estimated building costs |
6.2% plus |
$18.20 |
| $15,001 - $200,000 of estimated building costs |
0.62% plus |
$856.00 |
| $200,001 and greater of estimated building costs |
0.2% plus |
$1,874.00 |
| Exceptions to the base fee are amendments, fire units and alternative solutions |
| Amendments (Additional time charged at $240.00 per hour) |
includes one hour processing,
30 mins admin |
$315.00 |
Swimming pool fencing building consent
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includes 30 mins processing and
one inspection |
$360.00 |
| Fire units |
| Freestanding (includes one inspection) |
$515.00 |
| Fire units in-built or any wetback fireplace (includes two inspections) |
$720.00 |
| NOTE: Fire unit fees cover allocated processing and inspection and certification |
| Alternative solutions and bespoke design |
at cost |
| 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 application |
$42.50 |
Completeness check fee applies to all applications for consents and certificates (includes 30 minutes assessment, additional time charged at cost)
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$75.00 |
Application scanning and data entry fees
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at cost |
| Certification fee applies to all applications for building work |
| Residential CCC (includes one hour technical time) |
$240.00 |
| Commercial CCC (includes two hours technical time) |
$480.00 |
| Site inspections fees (per inspection) |
$240.00 |
| Commercial inspection charge (additional to final inspection when specified systems are included in scope of works) (per hour) |
$240.00 |
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Review of old consent files for certification decisions - base fee includes technical review
plus two hours processing.
Additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates |
$767.00 |
| 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 |
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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).
Legislative changes post August 2026 will see the BRANZ and MBIE levies merged into one building levy. These fees will be subject to change once that occurs. |
BRANZ Levy applies to consents with building work exceeding $20,000 (+ GST)
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0.1% value of work |
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Building Levy
(This applies to consents $65,000 or more in value)
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$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) |
$117.50 |
| Administration and pre-application meetings |
| Pre-application meetings: (two hours total officer time free, then charged per hour thereafter) |
$233.40 |
| Administration fee for refunds on cancelled, lapsed or superseded consents |
$74.70 |
| Administration fee (other) hourly rate |
$150.00 |
| Project Information Memorandum (PIM) |
| The following fees apply for a PIM application: additional time charged at cost recovery rates |
| Simple residential Project Information Memorandum (includes three hours officer time) |
$660.00 |
| Multi-residential and commercial Project Information Memorandum (includes three hours officer time) |
$720.00 |
| Small stand-alone dwelling Project Information Memorandum (includes three hours officer time) |
$660.00 |
| Owner completion review and record update |
$220.00 |
| Fees for other applications |
| Certificate of Acceptance applications |
Project value up to $19,999
Building consent fees, levies, completeness check fees, and digital lodgement fees are payable in addition to the fees listed above |
$1,030.00 |
| Certificate of Acceptance applications |
Project value over $19,999
Building consent fees, levies, completeness check fees, and digital lodgement fees are payable in addition to the fees listed above. |
$2,060.00 |
| Certificate of Public Use application |
Includes one hour processing and one inspection and 30 mins admin
Additional time charges at cost recovery rates |
$555.00 |
| National multiple-use application |
Includes three hours processing and 30mins admin
Additional time charges at cost recovery rates |
$795.00 |
| Schedule 1 Territorial Authority discretionary exemption – Minor works |
Includes one hour of processing and one hour admin
Additional time charges at cost recovery rates |
$315.00 |
| Schedule 1 Territorial Authority discretionary exemption - Major works |
Includes three hours of processing and one hour admin
Additional time charges at cost recovery rates |
$870.00 |
| Owner supplied information |
Includes one hour of processing |
$260.00 |
| Receipt and filing of records from another authority |
Includes up to 1/2 hour associated time |
$75.00 |
| Notice to fix |
Per hour |
$240.00 |
| Lodging a change to a Record of Title |
| S72 land subject to natural hazards |
$347.00 |
| S77 building over two or more allotments |
$347.00 |
NOTE: S72 and S77 include $130 LINZ fees and one hour processing time.
Additional charges or changes to LINZ fees will be charged at cost |
| Additional Legal fees (per hour) |
$227.00 |
| Building Warrant of Fitness |
| BWOF 1-2 specified systems |
Includes 30 mins processing
Time after 30 mins will be charged at cost recovery rates |
$120.00 |
| BWOF 3-8 specified systems |
Includes one hour processing
Time after one hour will be charged at cost recovery rates |
$240.00 |
| BWOF 8+ specified systems |
Includes 1.5 hours processing
Time after 1.5 hours will be charged at cost recovery rates |
$360.00 |
| Second and subsequent reminder letters, time related to notice to fix |
Per hour |
$220.00 |
| BWOF audits and inspections |
Per hour |
$220.00 |
| Amendment to a compliance schedule |
Per hour |
$220.00 |
| New Compliance Schedule |
Additional time charged at
cost recovery rates |
$270.00 |
| Earthquake prone building report/status review |
Per hour |
$220.00 |
| Earthquake engineer assessment (structural) |
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At cost |
| Swimming pools |
| Pool safety audit inspection (includes one hour; additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates) |
$220.00 |
| Pool reinspection or independent qualified pool inspector (IQPI) report review (includes half hour; additional time charged at hourly cost recovery rates) |
$110.00 |
| 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
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$92.00 |
| Cost recovery rates |
| Internal Technical Officer (Building Officer) |
per hour |
$240.00
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| Internal Technical Officer(Senior/Manager) |
per hour |
$260.00 |
| Engineer (e.g. fire, structural, geotechnical) |
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At cost |
| Technical officer (Compliance Officer) |
per hour |
$220.00 |
| Technical Administration Officer |
per hour |
$150.00 |