Building Consent Fee Calculator

This calculator will specify the total minimum fee to pay at the time of lodging your application for a building consent. Please note that other fees and charges may accrue during the processing of your consent.

To calculate the minimum fee simply enter the value of building work.
 
 
Value of building work $
Refer to Note 1 for examples of how to determine
value of work.

Minimum processing fee $0.00 
Minimum processing fee includes scanning, specification review and PIM.
Inspection deposit fee $0.00 
A schedule of standard inspections will be attached to building consents approved by council.
Council damage deposit fee $0.00 
Building work valued at more than $50,000 will be charged a construction bond of $1000.
DBH fee ($1.97 PER $1000) $0.00 
Department of Building and Housing (DBH) charges apply to building work with a value of $20,000 or greater. For example: Value of work / 1000 × 1.97 = DBH fee
BRANZ fee ($1 PER $1000) $0.00 
Building Research Association of NZ (BRANZ) charges apply to building work with a value of $20,000 or greater. For example: Value of work / 1000 × 1 = BRANZ fee

Total minimum fee to pay $0.00 

Note 1: How to work out the value of building work

Taken from the Department of Building and Housing website.

Building work $/m²

Building work

$/m²
House 145m2 $1768 Light commercial 414m2 $1267
House 202m2 $1493 Commercial 896m2 $1305
Retirement home 394m2 $2027

For example:
 House 202m² × $1493 = Value of building work
350 m² × $1493 = $522,550


Building Consent information

Building Consent application pack

Schedule of fees for Building Control (34k)

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