About resource consents
Resource consent is permission from a regional council, city or district council to use a resource in some way or to do something that might affect the environment. Consents and their processes are covered by the Resource Management Act 1991.
- Types of resource consent
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Greater Wellington deals with four types of resource consent: land use consents, discharge consents, water permits and coastal permits.
- About your consent
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Your resource consent is an important legal document giving you the right to use a resource or undertake an activity subject to conditions. Read about what to do if your consent was non-notified or publicly or limited notified.
- Consents process
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The Resource Management Act sets out the procedures and time limits that Greater Wellington must follow when processing resource consent applications.
- About affected parties
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An affected party is an individual, group of people or an organisation who are directly and adversely affected by the proposed activity needing resource consent. Greater Wellington makes the final decision about who qualifies as affected.
- Decisions
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About non-notified applications, limited applications and publicly notified applications.
- Your rights
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Before you give your written approval on an application make sure you have seen and understand all parts of the application and any plans or drawings involved.