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

Non-notified resource consent applications

Fee $      GST Incl.

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


1,949.06

1,358.44

945.00

Water permits

Take, use, dam or divert water - up to 7.5 hours

 

885.94

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


295.31

1,358.44

1,122.19

649.69

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

Other consent types – up to 6.5 hours

767.81

Public notification and limited notification resource consent applications

Fee $

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

Public notification of restricted coastal activities

Fee $

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

Application to change or cancel consent conditions

Fee $

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


5,906.25

Certificate of compliance for permitted activity

Fee $

Cost of processing a standard certificate of compliance – up to 10 hours

1,181.25

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