Building
| 2026/2027 fees including GST | ||
| Except for set fees, all fees listed are DEPOSITS only. The balance will be charged at the rates specified.
Central government levies (BRANZ & MBIE) are payable in addition to these fees - these are calculated on the cost of the building work and are advised at the time of lodging your consent. | ||
| Building Levies | ||
| MBIE levy - charged per $1,000 estimated value of building work on projects with estimated value of building work $65,000 or greater | New charge | $1.75 |
| BRANZ levy - charged per $1,000 estimated value of building work on projects with estimated value of building work $20,000 or greater | New charge | $1.00 |
| Charged to all consent applications | ||
| Building Consent Accreditation levy | per $1,000 of building work (levy capped at 10k) | $1.50 (capped at $10,000 per project) |
| Per consent - Residential | $160.00 | |
| RMA/Planning | Per consent - | at hourly rate |
| Electronic Consenting System Fees - charged on application lodgement | ||
| Building Consents and Amendments,incl PIM - value of work equal to or less than $124,999 | per application - New charge | $95.00 |
| Building Consents and Amendments, Incl.PIM - value of work $125,000 - $2,499.999 | 0.9% or estimated value of building work | |
| Building Consents and Amendments, Incl. PIM - value equal to or greater than $2,500,000 | per application | $2,224.00 |
| PIM Only | New charge | $92.00 |
| Certificate of Acceptance - value of work equal to or less than $124,999 | New charge | $92.00 |
| Certificate of Acceptance - value of work $125,000 - $2,499,999 | 0.8% or estimated value of building work - new charge | |
| Certificate of Acceptance - value equal to or greater than $2,500,000 | New charge | $2,156.25 |
| Discretionary Exemption from the need to apply for building consent - Schedule 1(2) | New charge | $92.00 |
| Building Warrant of Fitness Fees | ||
| BWOF - receiving and checking on or before due date | $310.00 | |
| BWOF with x1 system receiving and checking on or before due date | $104.00 | |
| BWOF - receiving and checking after due date | $619.00 | |
| BWOF Audits | no charge for first audit,follow up at hourly rate. | |
| Form 11 Processing | at hourly rate | |
| Deposits Only (Costs to be Charged based on Actual Time); electronic consenting system fee where noted and levies are additional | ||
| The following fees are inclusive of the electronic consenting system fee: | ||
| PIM (only) - Residential | deposit only | $440.00 |
| PIM (only) - Commercial | $547.00 | |
| CCC processing fee (applied to all consents with deposit based fees) | deposit only | $257.00 |
| PIM for non-consented 70m2 stand-alone dwellings | NEW | 994.00 |
| Schedule 1 exemption application | deposit only | $550.00 |
| Deposits Only, CCC fee included (Costs to be Charged based on Actual Time) | ||
| Fire Installations | deposit only (additional inspections at hourly rate) | $655.00 |
| The following fees are NOT inclusive of the electronic consenting system fee: | ||
| Minor building works (<$10,000 and not listed elsewhere in this schedule) | deposit only | $875.00 |
| Residential separation of drainage services where the value of work is less than $20,000, includes minor plumbing and drainage works (includes one inspection) | $980 | |
| Commercial separation of drainage services (includes one inspection) | deposit only | $1,031.00 |
| Relocated buildings (includes three inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $1,995.00 |
| Garages/carport/outbuildings (includes two inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $1,575.00 |
| Alterations (includes five inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $2,415.00 |
| New Dwellings, R1 and R2 complexity (includes 10 inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $4,515.00 |
| Multi-Unit Residential, R3 complexity (includes 11 inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $5,985.00 |
| Amendment Application | deposit only - NEW | $400.00 |
| Industrial workshop/dairy shed (includes 5 inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $3,878.00 |
| Commercial shop/office (includes 10 inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $6,230.00 |
| Communal residential and non-residential | ||
| Community service/care (includes 10 inspections and issue of CCC) | deposit only | $6,230.00 |
| Note: Inspections included above are for ZONE 1 - additional costs may apply to Zones 2 and 3 | ||
| Inspections (zones are as per rating differential zones) | ||
| Zone 1 inspection | per inspection - NEW | $250.00 |
| Zone 2 inspection | per inspection - NEW | $420.00 |
| Zone 3 inspection | per inspection - NEW | $525.00 |
| Remote inspection | per inspection - NEW | $45.00 flat fee |
| Other Charges | ||
| Certificate of Public Use | For the 1st CPU | $258.00 flat fee plus hourly rate |
| Certificate of Public Use | For the 2nd and subsequent CPU's | $516.00 flat fee plus hourly rate |
| New Compliance Schedule | $258.00 flat fee plus hourly rate | |
| Consultants/Peer Review | at cost | |
| Comments on Draft Applications/Pre-application advice (note first HALF HOUR free, then staff hourly rates) | Staff hourly rates | |
| Signing section 73 & 75 | $361.00 | |
| Building code waiver/modification request | $160.00 | |
| Consent (BC) extension request | $181.00 | |
| CCC extension request | $181.00 | |
| Withdrawal or lapse of building consent | NEW | $155.00 |
| Property file information lodgement fee (including records under S238 of the Building Act 2004 submitted by a BCA) | NEW | $150.00 |
| Record of Title search | NEW | $25.00 |
| Compliance | ||
| Swimming pool re-inspection | staff hourly rate charge-out rates | |
| Legal advice and Consultants | at cost | |
| Work done for a Certificate of Acceptance Under Building Act 2004, Section 96(1)(a) | Staff hourly charge-out rates plus any fees, charges, or levies that would have been payable had the owner applied for a building consent before carrying out the building work. | |
| Work done for a Certificate of Acceptance under Building Act 2004 Section 96(1)(b) and Section 96(1)(c) | NEW | Staff hourly charge and rates |
| Work done following a Notice to Fix | Staff hourly charge and rates | |
| Issuing a Section 124 Notice | $104.00 flat fee plus hourly rate | |
| Issuing a Notice to Fix | $104.00 flat fee plus hourly rate | |
