We work closely with councils and construction stakeholders on a daily basis. Years of experience with the consent process means we know exactly how best to prepare your application to give it the best chance at approval.
Building Consents
The Building Act 2004 sets out the rules for undertaking building work in New Zealand. In most cases, you must obtain building consent before you start any building work. It is an offence to carry out building work without a building consent when one is required.
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Completion of regulatory forms
RoT from LINZ
Site plans (where applicable)
Soakpit calculation (where applicable)
Drainage Plan (where applicable)
Obtaining and collating the relevant product and project specifications for the project
Minor plan adjustments to ensure compliance with submission requirements
Response to any requests for information and general queries within 24 hours
Management of the application with council until approval
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Commercial
New Dwellings
Renovations
Heating Appliance (New or Replacement)
Sheds
Minor Variations
Amendments
Resource Consents
Permission from your local council is required for an activity that might affect the environment, and that isn’t allowed ‘as of right’ in the district or regional plan. Resource consenting is the process of gaining permission for you to use a resource such as land.
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Completion of regulatory forms
RoT from LINZ
Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE)
Liaising with affected parties for written approvals (where required)
Collation of supplementary documents
Communication and support through the process
Follow ups and communication with council
24-hour response to any requests for further information
Manage application until decision has been issued
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Residential Activity in Rural (or Rural Residential/ Lifestyle) Areas
Setback Breaches
Building Outside of an ‘Approved Building Platform’
Multiple Residential Activities
Minor Skyline Breaches
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An activity that involves an infringement to a boundary standard (for example side yard or height in relation to boundary) where proposal information and written approval of the relevant neighbour is provided to your local council.
Bundles
An annual investment of efficiency and value driven service added to your business. Saving you your most precious resource, time. Every bundle can be customised to suit your business needs. Interested in learning more? Send us an enquiry.
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A minimum of five applications per year.
Send us an enquiry to discuss a suitable annual agreement and fee for service tailored to your business needs.
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A minimum of ten applications per year.
Access to expert advice and project scoping.
For more details, send us an enquiry today, let’s work together to create the ultimate partnership for success.
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A minimum of twenty applications per year.
Access to expert advice and project scoping.
EzyConsents is an extension of your business and we will work closely together and ensure that we give your customers the best experience possible.
We partner with businesses that align with our values and so in turn are happy to refer those businesses to our clients as well.
Interested? Find out more by getting in touch.
We’re Here to Help
While we’re primarily focused on obtaining consent approval pre-construction, we understand the rest of the building process can get complicated.
If you get to the end of your build and would like some assistance obtaining final sign-off Send us an enquiry, we can help you to tick off the last few boxes for your project and obtain Code Compliance Certification.