Consent fees
You pay a fee in advance to cover the estimated cost of assessing and processing your resource consent application. The fee is based on staff time charged at $118.13 per hour (including GST) plus any disbursements as outlined on our schedule of application fees below.
The final cost depends on how much time is actually spent processing your application which may be more or less than the fee paid. If you withdraw your application we refund any unused portion of your fee. If we decline your application - you do not get a refund.
For more details on application fees download our Resource management charging policy (2009).
Non-notified applications
Fees range from $118.13 to $1,949.06 (including GST) depending on the type of consent you apply for. However, the actual cost may be more or less than the application fee you pay, depending on the size and complexity of your proposal. We’ll let you know if it is likely to be more and, once a decision has been made on your application, bill you for the extra cost. If the actual cost is less than the fee you’ve paid (by $20 or more), we’ll refund the difference.
Publicly notified or limited notified applications
Fees are initially $5,906.25 (including GST). However, the final cost of a publicly notified application with significant environmental effects may be as high as $30,000. We’ll provide a cost estimate once we’ve received and assessed your application, and revise it as needed during the application process.
Schedule of fees
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Non-notified resource consent applications |
Fee $ GST Incl. |
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Discharge permits Discharge to land (eg spray irrigation of dairy effluent) – up to 7.5 hours Discharge to water (agricultural or sewage) – up to 16.5 hours Discharge to water (other) – up to 11.5 hours Discharge to air – up to 8 hours |
885.94
1,358.44 945.00 |
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Water permits Take, use, dam or divert water - up to 7.5 hours |
885.94 |
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Land use consents Land clearing or tracking – up to 9.5 hours Bridges or culverts – up to 5.5 hours Works in a lake or river bed (eg cross blading, erosion protection works) – up to 5.5 hours Drilling or altering a bore – up to 2.5 hours Earth dam – up to 11.5 hours Logging – up to 9.5 hours Gravel extraction – up to 5.5 hours |
1,122.19 649.69 649.69
1,358.44 1,122.19 649.69 |
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Coastal permits Renewal of mooring, boat shed or jetty – up to 2.5 hours Construction of seawalls, boat sheds or jettys – up to 7.5 hours |
295.31 885.94 |
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Other consent types – up to 6.5 hours |
767.81 |
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Public notification and limited notification resource consent applications |
Fee $ |
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Application fee includes up to 50 hours for the assessment and processing of your application. However, the final cost of a publicly notified application with significant environmental effects may be as high as $30,000. We provide a cost estimate once we have received and assessed your application, and revise it as needed during the application process. Disbursements, ie: advertising expenses, venue hire, photocopying, laboratory analysis, consultants (expert advice) will be charged together with hearing attendance costs, if needed as follows: Chairperson $95.63 per hour Councillor $76.50 per hour Commissioner – individual charge-out rate |
5,906.25 |
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Public notification of restricted coastal activities |
Fee $ |
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Application fee includes up to 50 hours for the assessment and processing of your application plus the costs associated with the Minister of Conservation’s appointee to the Hearings Committee. |
5,906.25 |
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Application to change or cancel consent conditions |
Fee $ |
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Non-notified change or cancellation of consent conditions – up to 4 hours Notified or limited notification of change or cancellation of consent conditions – up to 50 hours |
472.50
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Certificate of compliance for permitted activity |
Fee $ |
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Cost of processing a standard certificate of compliance – up to 10 hours |
1,181.25 |