If you are undertaking a land use activity in the Grey District, such as building a house, operating a business from home, storing hazardous substances, erecting a sign or relocating a building etc, you may require a Land Use resource consent.
Do you require a land use consent?
To determine whether or not you will require consent, you first need to check the District Plan Planning Maps to find out which Environmental Area (zone) your property is in. Please note that this often differs from the general rating differential shown on your rates invoice (the zoning of your property and the rating differential are separate matters). Click here>> to view the District Plan Planning Maps.
Once you have determined your Environmental Area, please refer to the relevant Environmental Area Rules. If you do not meet the permitted activity rules for your Environmental Area, then you will require resource consent. Click here>> to view the rules for your property - refer to Chapters 16-20 of the District Plan listed on the page.
Forms to be completed
All applications for land use resource consents must be made by completing Form 1 - Land Use. For some specific types of activities there are supplementary application forms which ask more specific questions about your activity. If your activity includes any of the following, you should also fill out the appropriate supplementary forms:
- Hazardous Substances (complete Form 1A - Hazardous Substances)
- Commercial Activities (complete Form 1B - Commercial Activities)
- Signage (complete Form 1C - Signage)
- Relocated Buildings (complete Form 1D - Relocated Buildings). For more information on the process of relocating buildings in the Grey District, click on the following document:
Relocated Buildings Guide (63 Kb)
- Heritage Areas, Items or Features (complete Form 1E - Heritage)
Click here>> to go the forms page to download the required forms.
Affected parties
Your application for land use resource consent is likely to result in you requiring the approval of one or more affected parties. You may wish to make the process easier by getting the approvals of people who you think may be affected by your proposal before lodging your resource consent application. The approval of both the owner and occupier of properties will be required - please complete Form 4 - Affected Party Approval Form (click here>> to go the forms page to download the required forms).
In order for your affected party approval to be considered valid, you must state exactly why resource consent is required on the form, and the person must have signed a copy of the site plan which is required as part of your land use resource consent application.
For more information on affected party approvals, please view the following document:
Affected Parties Approval Guide (76 kb)
Queries
If you are unsure of what is required it is important that you speak to a planner, as they will be able to assist you in making a complete application. An application that is considered to be incomplete will be returned to the applicant without being processed. Please contact the Planning Department if you have any questions.