You will need to refer to the District Plan, if you are unsure, discuss your proposal with a Council Planner who will advise you.
What types of activities could require a resource consent?
- Apartment buildings
- Restaurants
- Subdivisions
- Trees
- Childcare centres
- Quarries
- New dwellings if outside the District Plan Rules
- Service stations
- Earthworks
- Coastal consents
The District Plan provides zoning throughout the District. Certain activities that are permitted in one zone, may not be in another.
Land Use Consents
Relating to the use or development of the land. The District Plan(s) place restrictions on the use and development of land. For example:
- (a) Development controls infringements such as yard encroachments, maximum height, height in relation to boundary, bulk in relation to boundary and site coverage.
- (b) For activities and use(s) classed as Controlled, Restricted Discretionary, Discretionary and Non-Complying.
- (c) As of 1 April 2005, some activities that are otherwise Permitted, such as additional dwellings in High Intensity residential zones and extensions or change to uses in commercial and industrial zones, are required to pay financial contributions and become Controlled Activities.
Subdivision Consents
Relating to the change of legal boundaries between or within parcel of land. For example:
- (a) Subdivision to create new Certificates of Title.
- (b) Application to create specific areas having common or exclusive use, such as right of way, accessway, and covenants.
- (c) Commonly applied for to allow new residential dwellings to be built on a site.
Related Links:
Looking After the Natural Environment is a guide to protecting environmental values when preparing resource consent applications.