If you are doing any building work such as building a house, making alterations and additions, subdividing a property, moving earth, installing a swimming pool or other activities that might affect your neighbours, community or environment then you will need to apply for a Resource Consent.
A resource consent is written permission from the council to undertake an activity on your land that does not comply with the rules of the District Plan, or is listed in the District Plan as an activity that requires a resource consent.
Activities that could require a resource consent include:
- 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.
The different types of resource consents are:
- Land use
- Subdivision
- Coastal permits, Water permits, Discharge permits (for discharges into air, water or land) are administered by the Auckland Regional Council.
Activities that need a resource consent are classified as controlled, restricted discretionary, discretionary and non-complying.
The Council has to grant resource consents for controlled activities (with a couple of exceptions) but can refuse to grant resource consent for restricted discretionary, discretionary, or non-complying consents.
Prohibited activities are expressly not allowed and you cannot apply for a resource consent for them.
It is important to remember that it is an offence if you do not obtain consent when a resource consent is needed.
Still not sure?
To find out whether you need to apply for resource consent, contact us to discuss your proposed activity.