Resource management administrative fees and charges

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Our fees and charges for the 2024 / 2025 financial year are provided below.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).

We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.

All fees and charges are DEPOSITS unless otherwise stated.

You will be charged a final processing fee when Council has reached a decision on your application. Interim billing may also occur.

The processing charge covers tasks such as site visits, report preparation, information searches and input from other Council staff. Mileage is also charged.

Applications under the Resource Management Act

	Amount
Non-notified or Limited Notified Resource Consent applications (Land Use and / or Subdivision) Non-notified or Limited Notified Notices of Requirement for designations and alterations to existing designations under Sections 168, 168A, and 181	$2,500.00
Applications for Certificates of Compliance under Section 139 / 139A	$2,000.00
Non-notified or Limited Notified Change or Cancellation of Consent Condition(s) under Section 127 Extension of time under Section 125 Review of Consent Condition(s) under Section 128 Vary or cancel a consent notice under Section 221(3)	$1,500.00
Outline Plan s176A	$1,250.00
Certification that Subdivision complies with District Plan under Section 226 Cancellation of covenant against transfer of allotment and Cancellation of Amalgamation of allotments under Sections 240(4) and 241 Grant, Surrender, Transfer, Vary or Cancel Easements under Section 243 Applications under section 100 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 Applications under sections 327A (Cancellation of Building Line Restriction) and 348 (Creation of right-of-way easement) of the Local Government Act Applications under sections 94 and 114 (Conservation Covenants) of the Reserves Act Applications under the First Schedule of the Overseas Investment Regulations 1995	$1,000.00
Application for Boundary Activity under section 87B	$750.00 (set fee)
Application for Marginal or Temporary Activity under section 87BB	$750.00 (set fee)
Approval of Survey Plan under Section 223 Completion Certificate for subdivision under Section 224 Surrender of Consent under Section 138 Outline Plan Waiver s176A (2) (c) Monitoring of NES permitted activities	Actual and reasonable costs

Applications requiring public notification under the Resource Management Act

	Amount
Note: Where a determination is made requiring notification of an application where $2,500.00 advance fees have already been paid, Council will require an additional $8,000.00 advance fee to be paid before public notification proceeds.	$10,500.00

Pre-application meetings with Council staff

	Amount
Pre-application meetings with Council staff: Applicants can request to meet relevant Council staff to discuss potential resource consent matters prior to preparing and lodging an application, in accordance with Councils pre-application meetings process.	One pre-application meeting free of charge*. All meetings requested thereafter (including preparation and follow-up) will be charged at actual and reasonable costs

Amount

Pre-application meetings with Council staff:

Applicants can request to meet relevant Council staff to discuss potential resource consent matters prior to preparing and lodging an application, in accordance with Councils pre-application meetings process.

One pre-application meeting free of charge*.

All meetings requested thereafter (including preparation and follow-up) will be charged at actual and reasonable costs

* This includes all meeting preparation, staff attendance, and any follow-up actions undertaken by Council staff as a result of the first meeting. It does not include the cost of any technical assessments required by third parties acting on behalf of Council (i.e. use of consultants).

Rejection of application

	Amount
Rejection of applications with the information Requirements of Schedule 4. Council will charge actual and reasonable costs at the relevant hourly rate in the event that any application lodged is required to be rejected because it does not comply with the information requirements of Schedule 4.	Actual and reasonable costs

Amount

Rejection of applications with the information Requirements of Schedule 4.

Council will charge actual and reasonable costs at the relevant hourly rate in the event that any application lodged is required to be rejected because it does not comply with the information requirements of Schedule 4.

Actual and reasonable costs

Hours over the above deposits

	Amount
Hours over the above deposit, plus mileage, and disbursements (which may also involve work by other specialist planning, parks and engineering staff), will be charged at a rate specified in Council's Professional Fee Schedule. Consultants will be on-charged at actual costs.	See Council Professional Fees

Amount

Hours over the above deposit, plus mileage, and disbursements (which may also involve work by other specialist planning, parks and engineering staff), will be charged at a rate specified in Council's Professional Fee Schedule.

Consultants will be on-charged at actual costs.

See Council Professional Fees

Potential contaminants site search

	Amount
Potential contaminants site search (file review only) - residential (allowance of two (2) hours only)	$384.00
Potential contaminants site search (file review only) - commercial (allowance of three (3) hours only)	$575.00

Hearings required for any resource consent or other permission

Cost of third party / hearings commissioners will be charged at actual cost.
All staff will be charged at the rate specified in Council's Professional Fee Schedule and Consultants will be on-charged at actual cost.
Miscellaneous charges will be charged at the rate specified in Council’s Professional Fee Schedule and Consultants will be charged at actual cost.
All costs will be itemised.

Notes

All figures are standard fees inclusive of GST; the final fee in any one application will be determined by the Resource Consents Manager or his / her appointee.

Council reserves the right to interim invoice applications where significant costs have been incurred over a period of one month or more without progress on the application.