Resource Management
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Fees and Charges - 2024-25
Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) - section 36
Note: Deposit/minimum fees are taken at the time of lodgement of the application. Actual costs for processing the application will be charged (at the current hourly rate) and invoiced after the decision is issued.
Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) - Section 36 Note: Deposit/minimum fees are taken at the time of lodgement of the application. Actual costs for processing the application will be charged (at the current hourly rate) and invoiced after the decision is issued, Progress invoices may be issued. | 2024-25 Deposit/ Minimum Fee |
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Pre lodgement meetings (includes attendance from engineers, where appropriate) | First hour no charge, there after charged out at the officer's hourly rate. Business case management no charge |
Non-notified applications for subdivision consent (including Māori partitions, boundary adjustments, applications for unit titles, applications for cross leases, etc) | $3,200 |
Notified applications for subdivision consent (including Māori partitions, boundary adjustments, applications for unit titles, applications for cross leases, etc) | $7,300 |
All fees associated with the processing of heritage and ecological resource consent applications that would otherwise be a permitted activity are to be waived (Council resolution 336/02) | No charge |
Resource consents for sports and recreation organisations on reserve land | 50% waiver of total fee |
Non-notified land use consent for non-compliance with one building setback, height or coverage rule only, where applicant supplies relevant affected party consent. | $930 |
All other non-notified land use consent (add to the above the monitoring deposit). | $1,300 plus monitoring based on hourly rate |
Non-notified land use consent applications made under National Environmental Standards. | $1,130 plus monitoring based on hourly rate |
Notified applications for land use consent (for more complex applications, or when the cost of processing the applications is likely to be greater than normal, a deposit equal to the estimated cost of processing the application may be charged) | $7,300 plus monitoring based on hourly rate |
Joint processing of a non-notified land use consent and non-notified subdivision consent | $4,470 |
Investigations where non-compliance with Sections 9, 10A and 17 of the RMA has been determined (Officers Hourly Rate) | Officer’s hourly rate |
(Section 10 of the RMA) Existing use rights extension | $730 |
(section 87BA of the RMA) Boundary activities approved by neighbours on infringed boundaries are permitted activities | $730 |
(Section 87BB of the RMA) Activities meeting certain requirements are permitted activities | $730 |
(Section 99 of the RMA) Pre-hearing meeting | $440 per meeting plus officer’s hourly rate for attendance |
(Section 125 of the RMA extension of time) | $930 |
(Section 127 of the RMA) Variation or cancellation of condition | $930 |
(Section 128 of the RMA) Application or review of conditions of consent | $1,220 |
(Section 138 of the RMA) Surrender of resource consent | $500 |
(Section 139 and 139(A) of the RMA) Compliance certificate or existing use of rights certificate | $1,300 |
(Sections 168/168(A) Notice of requirement / request for a designation -If Notified -If Non-notified | $4,390 $2,930 |
(Section 176a of the RMA) Outline plans | $1,160 |
(Section 176a of the RMA) Waiver of Outline plan | $480 |
(Section 181 of the RMA) Alteration to a designation -If Notified -If Non-notified | $4,390 $2,930 |
(Sections 182 and 184 of the RMA) Removal of, or lapsing of a designation | $930 |
(Section 189 of the RMA) Heritage Order - If Notified - If Non-notified | $4,390 $2,930 |
(Section 195A of the RMA) Alteration of a heritage order - If notified - If non-notified | $4,390 $2,930 |
(Section 196 of the RMA) Removal of heritage order | $930 |
(Section 221 of the RMA) Consent Notice* | $930 |
*Section 221 of the RMA Consent Notice where supplied in strict accordance with the relevant conditions | $290 |
(Section 223 of the RMA) Approval of Survey Plans | $730 |
(Section 224 of the RMA) Approval of Consent Conditions (includes 'c' and 'f' of the RMA | $1,460 plus $ 150 revaluation fee for each Certificate of Title created |
Approval pursuant to Section 226 of the RMA | $1,460 |
(Section 235 and 237B of the RMA) Instrument Creating Esplanade or Access Strip) | $870 |
(Section 240 of the RMA) Deed of Covenant | $730 |
(Section 241 and 243 of the RMA) Revocation of easements and cancellation of compulsory amalgamation condition | $730 |
(Section 327A of LGA) Cancellation of Building Line Restrictions | $870 |
(Section 348 of LGA) Rights of Way not requiring subdivision consents | $870 |
Hearings, site visits and deliberations by Hearings Committee (refer to hourly rate for staff time charge-out rates also) | $810 |
Other certificates, approvals, authenticated copy of resolution, etc | $870 |
Certificate of Title | $25 |
Bond document execution | $760 |
Bonds for Uncompleted Works. Council may consider accepting bonds to cover works that are uncompleted at the time of application for the 224(c) certificate and also work completed but potentially damaged | 1.25 times the estimated cost of works |
Application pursuant to Overseas Investment Act 2005 | $650 |
Inspection Fees (for example engineering [third party and subsequent inspections]) | Actual Cost |
Enforcement action such as abatement notice and enforcement order | Actual cost (plus legal fees) |
Return of equipment seized under Section 323 or 328 of the RMA | Actual Cost |
Application for private changes to District Plan (subject to waiver by Council) | $14,600 |
Proposed District Plan paper copy (Parts A to D) (text) | $130 |
Proposed District Plan paper copy - Appendices A to I (excluding E) | $130 |
Proposed District Plan - Appendix E (colour) each volume | $190 |
Proposed District Plan Maps - colour | $190 |
Section 32 Analysis | $130 |
Proposed District Plan CD | $40 |
Officer's Hourly Rates (Based on an average of all officers involved in processing including Engineers) | $200 |
Additional Fixed Fees
At any time after receipt of an application and before a decision has been made Council may fix a fee pursuant to Section 36(1) of the RMA which is in excess of the fixed charge set out in this Fees and Charges Schedule. Section 36 of the RMA allows Council to charge additional fees if necessary, to recover actual and reasonable costs.
In that event Council may require that no further action will be taken in connection with the application until that fixed fee is paid in accordance with Section 36(7) of the RMA and pursuant to Section 36(3) of the RMA makes additional charges.