Building control fees and charges
Our fees and charges for the 2024 / 2025 financial year are provided below.
All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).
We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.
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Project Information Memorandum (PIM) application
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing fees charged on a time basis.
|
Amount |
| PIM commercial |
|
All works for new, existing and alterations to existing buildings described in the terms of the Building Regulations under the classifications of commercial, industrial and communal residential. In short, if the works are not solely and expressly residential then it is deemed commercial.
Examples of such include, but are not limited to: show homes, milking sheds and other farm buildings, residential accommodation in or attached to a commercial building, schools, changing a bedroom so it can be used as part of a home occupation, retaining walls and bridges for sub divisional development, communal buildings within retirement villages.
|
$631.00 |
| Residential PIM - Type 1 |
|
All works for new, existing and alterations to existing buildings described in the terms of the Building Regulations under the classifications of housing, outbuilding and ancillary.
Examples of such include, but are not limited to: dwellings, minor residential dwellings, farm workers' accommodation, sleep outs, garages, carports, and any alterations affecting or changing the exterior footprint of the building, pergolas, decks, swimming pools, retaining walls and bridges not for sub divisional development.
|
$507.00 |
| Residential PIM – Type 2 |
|
Internal alterations with a change of use, re-roof with a change of pitch, re-cladding, drainage or re-piling.
Examples of such include, but are not limited to: altering a wardrobe or bedroom to become an en-suite/bathroom or laundry, closing in a carport to become a garage, changing from tiles to long run or corrugated iron roofing.
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$224.00 |
| Residential PIM – Type 3 |
|
Minor alterations, fireplaces and plumbing. Removal or demolition of buildings.
Examples of such include, but are not limited to: replacing a window with a ranch slider, constructing or altering of a non-load-bearing wall without a change of use (see PIM – Type 2 for examples of change of use), repositioning of kitchen or bathroom fixtures within existing kitchen or bathroom, wet area showers within existing bathroom, taking out a bath and replacing it with a shower.
|
$140.00 |
Building consents
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing or inspection fees charged on a time basis.
Note: the following levies and charges will apply.
Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) levy
Calculated at $1.00 per $1,000.00 or part thereof of projects with an estimated value of building work exceeding $19,999.00 (or as amended by BRANZ). The BRANZ levy is not subject to GST.
Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levy
Calculated at $1.75 per $1,000.00 or part thereof of projects with an estimated value of building work exceeding $65,000.00 including GST (or as amended by the Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment). The Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levy includes GST.
Accreditation levy
21 cents per $1,000.00 of project value or part thereof. The accreditation levy includes GST.
Building Consent Customer Portal charges
A fixed fee of $75.00 (plus GST) will be charged for projects that have an estimated value of work between $1.00 and $125,000.00 (including GST). For projects where the estimated value of work exceeds $125,000.00, the charge is a fee of 0.065% of the estimated value of work. The estimated value of work is capped at $2.5 million.
Any external services that are required through the consenting process to be evaluated by an appropriate engineer or an agency such as Fire and Emergency New Zealand, will be invoiced at the actual cost incurred through the review or regulatory process. Inspection fees are charged at the scheduled rate below per inspection and any additional inspections will be charged at the rate at the time of service. Please note inspections are charged per inspection type and not per site visit.
Building consent applications
Residential
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing or inspection fees charged on a time basis.
This is calculated on a case by case basis for each application and must be paid before processing starts.
Residential Building Consents
|
Amount |
| (Includes PA)* |
(Includes PIM)* |
| Estimated value of the building project |
Estimated number of inspections required |
Includes inspection instalment based on estimated inspections required |
| Heating and / or Solar Appliances |
1 |
$410.00 |
$410.00 |
| $0 to $5,000 |
2 |
$1,579.00 |
$1,597.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
3 |
$1,917.00 |
$2,001.00 |
| $10,001 to $50,000 |
3 |
$2,493.00 |
$2,674.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 |
5 |
$3,443.00 |
$3,624.00 |
| $100,001 to $250,000 |
7 |
$4,391.00 |
$4,572.00 |
| $250,001 to $500,000 |
10 |
$5,970.00 |
$6,151.00 |
| $500,001 to $700,000 |
14 |
$7,657.00 |
$7,838.00 |
| $700,001 to $900,000 |
16 |
$8,540.00 |
$8,721.00 |
| $900,001 and over |
18 |
$9,963.00 |
$10,144.00 |
* Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) levies apply on applications in excess of $19,999.00
* Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levies apply on applications in excess of $65,000.00
* Accreditation Levy apply to all Building Consent applications
* Costs for use of the Customer Consent Management Portal apply
** In the case of an application for a Certificate of Acceptance under Section 96(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004, the application must be accompanied by any fees, charges or levies that would have been payable had the owner, or the owner’s predecessor in title, applied for the building consent before carrying out the building work. This is in addition to the deposit fee for the costs of processing the Certificate of Acceptance.
Residential Certificate of Acceptance
|
Amount |
| (Includes PA)* |
| Estimated value of the building project |
Includes 1 inspection. Additional inspection fees may apply |
| Heating and / or Solar Appliances |
$569.00 |
| $0 to $5,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $10,001 to $50,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $100,001 to $250,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $250,001 to $500,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $500,001 to $700,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $700,001 to $900,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $900,001 and over |
$1,435.00 |
* Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) levies apply on applications in excess of $19,999.00
* Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levies apply on applications in excess of $65,000.00
* Accreditation Levy apply to all Building Consent applications
* Costs for use of the Customer Consent Management Portal apply
** In the case of an application for a Certificate of Acceptance under Section 96(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004, the application must be accompanied by any fees, charges or levies that would have been payable had the owner, or the owner’s predecessor in title, applied for the building consent before carrying out the building work. This is in addition to the deposit fee for the costs of processing the Certificate of Acceptance.
Commercial
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing or inspection fees charged on a time basis.
Commercial Building Consents
|
Amount |
| (Includes PA)* |
(Includes PIM)* |
| Estimated value of the building project |
Estimated number of inspections required |
Includes inspection instalment based on estimated inspections required |
| $0 to $5,000 |
2 |
$2,364.00 |
$2,583.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
3 |
$3,030.00 |
$3,249.00 |
| $10,001 to $50,000 |
3 |
$3,658.00 |
$3,877.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 |
4 |
$4,261.00 |
$4,480.00 |
| $100,001 to $250,000 |
5 |
$5,450.00 |
$5,669.00 |
| $250,001 to $500,000 |
7 |
$6,902.00 |
$7,121.00 |
| $500,001 to $1,000,000 |
10 |
$9,863.00 |
$10,082.00 |
| $1,000,001 and $1,500,000 |
14 |
$13,764.00 |
$13,983.00 |
| $1,500,001 and over |
18 |
$18,976.00 |
$19,195.00 |
* Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) levies apply on applications in excess of $19,999.00
* Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levies apply on applications in excess of $65,000.00
* Accreditation Levy apply to all Building Consent applications
* Costs for use of the Customer Consent Management Portal apply
** In the case of an application for a Certificate of Acceptance under Section 96(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004, the application must be accompanied by any fees, charges or levies that would have been payable had the owner, or the owner’s predecessor in title, applied for the building consent before carrying out the building work. This is in addition to the deposit fee for the costs of processing the Certificate of Acceptance.
Commercial Certificate of Acceptance
|
Amount |
| (Includes PA)* |
| Estimated value of the building project |
Includes 1 inspection. Additional inspection fees may apply |
| $0 to $5,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $10,001 to $50,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $50,001 to $100,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $100,001 to $250,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $250,001 to $500,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $500,001 to $1,000,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $1,000,001 and $1,500,000 |
$1,435.00 |
| $1,500,001 and over |
$1,435.00 |
* Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) levies apply on applications in excess of $19,999.00
* Ministry of Building Innovation and Employment (MBIE) levies apply on applications in excess of $65,000.00
* Accreditation Levy apply to all Building Consent applications
* Costs for use of the Customer Consent Management Portal apply
** In the case of an application for a Certificate of Acceptance under Section 96(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004, the application must be accompanied by any fees, charges or levies that would have been payable had the owner, or the owner’s predecessor in title, applied for the building consent before carrying out the building work. This is in addition to the deposit fee for the costs of processing the Certificate of Acceptance.
Other applications, functions or services
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing fees charged on a time basis.
| |
Amount |
| Amendment to a Building consent – commercial |
$449.00 |
| Amendment to a Building consent – residential |
$449.00 |
| Certificate for Public Use Application – commercial (note: additional time may be charged out at standard hourly rate) |
$436.00 |
| Extension to Certificate for Public Use Application: commercial (note: additional time may be charged out at standard hourly rate) |
$205.00 |
| Notification of change of use |
$152.00 |
| Exemption under Schedule One (1) from the requirement for Building Consent |
$410.00 |
| Exemption under Schedule One (1) from the requirement for Building Consent: Wall insulation subject to Code mark authorisation |
$143.00 |
| Certificate of title registration or removal of registration (e.g. natural hazards identification or the binding of two or more allotments) |
$448.00 |
| Vehicle crossing application to Council’s engineering standards |
$477.00 |
| Notice to fix issuance only (additional fees will be charged on a time basis) |
$329.00 |
| Building code certificate under section 100(f) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 |
$210.00 |
| Change of Certifier – residential review (including two inspections) |
$1,161.00 |
| Change of Certifier – commercial review (including two inspections) |
$1,308.00 |
| Change of Certifier – heating appliance (including one inspection) |
$348.00 |
| Building consent Change of Certifier Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) fee |
$322.00 |
| Building consent Change of Certifier admin fee |
$113.00 |
| Building consent Change of Certifier technical fee |
$216.00 |
| Building consent S75 and S72 Title registration fee |
$448.00 |
| Building consent amendments planning - commercial fee |
$384.00 |
| Building consent amendments planning - residential fee |
$330.00 |
| Building inspection fee – residential (per inspection) |
$250.00 |
| Building inspection fee – residential (cancellation - 50% of residential inspection fee) |
$125.00 |
| Building inspection fee – commercial (per inspection) |
$324.00 |
| Building inspection fee – commercial (cancellation - 50% of commercial inspection fee) |
$162.00 |
| Code compliance certificate (CCC) – residential |
$330.00 |
| Code compliance certificate (CCC) – commercial |
$330.00 |
Instalment fee for minor building work not covered in the lists above, including one site inspection / site visit.
Note: Additional charges may be incurred for time and inspections charges at the rates shown in the fee schedule. |
$702.00 |
Building warrant of fitness and compliance schedules
The below fees are instalments only and may attract additional processing fees charged on a time basis.
Any applications processed through our Building Consent Customer Portal will be subject to additional charges as listed above.
| |
Amount |
| Compliance schedule statement |
$114.00 |
| IQP annual renewal to remain registered (per person) not company |
$187.00 |
| Amendment to compliance schedule |
$113.00 |
| Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) site audits (allowance of one (1) hour only) Std Inspection Fee |
$191.00 |
| Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) receipt and administration fee |
$113.00 |
Subscriptions and publications
| |
Amount |
| Issued building consent register – monthly |
$43.00 |
| Issued building consent register – annual |
$370.00 |