Applying for a consent
- Applying for a resource consent?
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Before you apply for your resource consent we strongly recommend that you talk to us so we can make sure you apply for the right type of consent and provide enough information for us to fully assess your application.
- How to apply
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Everything you need to know about how to lodge your application and what needs to be included.
- Forms
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Download any of the forms you may be required to fill in when applying for a resource consent.
- Timeframes
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Find the number of working days allowed in the Resource Management Act for processing and deciding on resource consent applications.
- What is a non-notified consent application?
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If we’re satisfied that the adverse effects of the proposed activity on the environment will be minor and we have written approval from everyone who may be adversely affected, the application may be processed as non-notified.
- What is a limited notified consent application?
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If we’re satisfied that the adverse effects of the proposed activity on the environment will be minor and we do not have written approval from everyone who may be adversely affected, the application will be processed as limited notified.
- What is a publicly notified consent application?
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If we’re satisfied that the adverse effects of the proposed activity will be more than minor, or if there are special circumstances, we publicly notify the application.
- Pre-hearing meetings
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Greater Wellington may arrange a pre-hearing meeting so that submitters and the applicant can talk about and clarify issues in the application.
- Hearings
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A hearing is a formal meeting where a hearing committee considers and decides on a resource consent application.
- Appeals
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An appeal is a written request (made under section 121 of the Resource Management Act) to the Environment Court to reconsider a decision on a resource consent application, or a decision on an objection.
- How to consult
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Consultation aims to identify how other people may be affected by your proposal and how you can modify it to prevent any negative effects. In most cases, thorough consultation helps with processing and may avoid the need for a hearing.
- Assessing your application
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Read about what you can expect from Greater Wellington's process of accepting and assessing your application.
- Consent due to expire?
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If you want to keep using your consent after it expires, you will need to apply for a new consent.
- Not using your consent?
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If you don’t use your consent within five years of the effective date on the consent certificate, it will lapse (unless you have a condition bringing forward or delaying the lapse date) and you will not be able to use it.
- Surrendering your consent
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If you no longer need your resource consent, you can apply to Greater Wellington to surrender it (for no charge). However, you’ll still be liable for any past breaches of consent conditions. You may also be required to complete any works the consent authorises.
- Transferring your consent
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You can transfer your land use consent or coastal, discharge or water permit to any other person who wants to undertake the same activity at the same site. You can also transfer your water permit to someone at a different site, but you can’t do this for any other type of consent.
- Changing your consent conditions
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You can apply to Greater Wellington to change or cancel any of your resource consent conditions, except for the expiry date.
- Assessment of environmental effects (AEE)
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An AEE is a report about the effects your proposed activity will or may have on the environment - and the ways in which any adverse (or negative) effects of your activity can be managed.
- Written approvals
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If the effects of your proposal are minor and you would like your application to be considered as non-notified, you should try to get the written approval of all people or organisations who may be affected by your proposal.