Moving towards a single council

The councils in the Auckland region have been working cooperatively to move smoothly to the new Auckland Council on 1 November 2010.

That cooperation has helped us standardise Building Consent online information and produce a single set of associated forms. You can use these forms now at any local government organisation in the Auckland area.

Fees and Charges Information

Fees and Charges

Bonds

Damage Bond

Vehicle Crossing Bond

Other Fee Information

Bonds and Deposits

Deposits are due and payable on lodgement of applications. Where noted, the deposit for an application is a minimum sum, Council reserves the right to increase the amount of the deposit based on the complexity of the project and other factors.

Progress payments may be charged from time to time when the costs incurred to date on a particular application exceed the amount of the deposit.

Any difference between the deposit paid and the actual and reasonable costs incurred shall be payable or refundable (as the case may be) once a decision has been made on the application.  The applicant is liable for the full cost of the processing of the application. 

Refunds of unexpended portions of deposits received, will be made promptly following the decision.

Payment for actual and reasonable costs incurred in excess of the amount of the deposit is required before the decision is formally released, unless prior arrangements have been made.

Any and all costs incurred pursuant to s36(1)(b) in processing a resource consent plus an estimate of the reasonable cost of a hearing, if such is necessary, shall be paid prior to that hearing being scheduled.

Other charges for Certificates , monitoring of Resource Consents conditions and providing information in respect of Plans and Consents and the supply of information shall be at the listed hourly charge-out rate specified or at the rate specified for the particular event.

Where a fixed charge is, in any particular case, inadequate for the recovery of actual and reasonable costs incurred in respect of the matter concerned, the person who is liable to pay the charge may also be required to pay an additional charge.

Damage Bonds

Council requires that any and all damage caused directly or indirectly by any person or legal entity undertaking a building work pursuant to a building consent shall be rectified and/or remedied by that person or legal entity at their own expense to the satisfaction in all respects of the Papakura District Council before a Code Compliance Certificate will be issued for the building works.  Council reserves the right to undertake those works on behalf of, and at the expense of, the holder of the building consent if those works are not completed within a reasonable time after Council has issued a notice for the damage to be rectified or remedied.

Council reserves the right to charge for any and all inspections required to
ascertain the extent of the damage and to approve the remedial works carried out under this policy.

Vehicle Crossing Bond

Council requires that any person or legal entity undertaking a building work pursuant to a building consent shall, where required, install a vehicle crossing at their own expense of the standard approved by Council from time to time before a Code Compliance Certificate will be issued for the building works. 

Council reserves the right to undertake those works on behalf of, and at the expense of, the holder of the building consent if those works are not completed within a reasonable time after Council has issued a notice for the crossing to be installed.

All vehicle crossings pursuant to this policy shall be inspected twice by a building inspector: first, prior to the pouring of the concrete used in the crossing and, second, at the completion of the crossing.

It is the responsibility of the holder of the building consent to notify Council of the time and date that the crossing works are ready for inspection.