Resource consent forms and fees

General Rules Applying in Respect of Resource Management Fees and Charges  

• Charges will include all reasonable staff time associated with processing and assessing applications, excluding staff travel time to and from the site of the application and/or consent holder.  Staff time will be charged at $187.00 per hour inclusive of overhead component and GST from 1 July 2023. Costs associated with consent processing and assessment such as use of consultants and laboratory costs, where these skills cannot be provided by in-house staff, will be recovered at actual costs. This policy also applies to the monitoring of consent conditions where an annual charge is not made or where costs exceed the payable annual charge and Council elects to recover the difference. 

• Where multiple resource consents are sought or required for related activities, the standard application lodgement fees (deposits) shall apply for each consent, except that the notification fee shall comprise one full deposit ($5,000.00) plus 20 percent for each additional consent required provided that the Resource Consents Manager or the Environmental Policy Manager have discretion to determine a lesser total lodgement fee when there are large numbers of separate consents required. 

• Council reserves the right to require further deposits, interim payments or advance payments of amounts to be determined by the Resource Consents Manager, Environmental Policy Manager, Group Manager - Service & Strategy or the Group Manager - Environmental Assurance if processing activity is protracted over time or will incur costs over and above the listed deposit or standard fees.  Deposits for the cost of hearings will be required when the need for a hearing is confirmed.  

• Where all or part of any deposit or charge is not paid, Council reserves the right not to process that application, or not to continue processing that application, in accordance with relevant statutory powers.  

• The cost of Councillor hearing panels are set by the Remuneration Authority and will be charged accordingly.  Commissioner costs shall be charged at actual costs incurred.  Where submitters request that a matter proceeds to a hearing before independent Commissioners they shall meet the costs additional to those that would have been incurred if the request had not been made (S.36(1)(ab) and (ad) RMA). 

• Reductions and waivers are generally not available. Reductions might be justified where the person liable to pay any charge reduces the costs to Council of carrying out its functions, including through self-regulation checks approved by Council. 

• There will be no charge on parties who choose to surrender a resource consent and provide written confirmation. 

• Annual charges shall be due on 1 October or on the 20th of the month following the date of invoicing, whichever is the later, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Council. A standard administration fee of $88.00 will be applied when a consent is deemed by the Council as not currently given effect to and the ability to give effect is not currently present.  Excludes permits to take water, full fees apply. Wastewater permits are exempt. 

• A 50% rebate applies to the annual charges for consents with consent-specific monitoring programmes where monitoring costs are being recovered separately. Specific arrangements will be made in relation to approved self-regulation inspections. 

• Where a consent has expired and the activity is continuing per S.124 RMA while an application for a replacement consent is being processed, the applicant shall continue to be liable to pay any annual and/or monitoring charge. 

• Hydroelectric power generation (≥ 2.6 l/s), suction dredging, and land-based fish farming annual charges will be based on the discharge and not the take as long as the take and discharge are of equal volume. If there is a consumptive off-take then that take will attract the annual charge as for other consumptive takes. Consents to take will still attract the minimum standard water permit annual charge. 

• Annual charges levied on holders of resource consents will be recovered whether permits are exercised or not. 

• Where a water take consent is restricted to winter-only abstraction a 50% discount will apply. 

Resource Management 

Charges 

The hourly charge-out rate for recovering staff costs is now $187.00 per hour. 

The Council has resolved to generally fix charges in accordance with Section 36 and Section 36AAA of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for processing applications or requests and carrying out reviews based on a formula of hourly rates multiplied by the actual and reasonable time required to carry out the activity, plus the costs of disbursements and specialised advice. 

For the activities to which this formula applies, the Council requires payment of minimum lodgement fees (deposits) as listed below but reserves the right to require further deposits, interim payments or advance payments of amounts to be determined by the Resource Consents Manager, Environmental Policy Manager, Group Manager - Service & Strategy or the Group Manager - Environmental Assurance if processing activity is protracted over time or will incur substantial costs over and above the listed lodgement fees. 

For some specific functions, a standard charge or set fee applies as listed below. Refer also to the General Rules Applying in Respect of Charges set out in this Schedule. 

Where the formula or standard fee is inadequate to enable the Council to recover the actual and reasonable costs that are or will be incurred to carry out an activity, or where the Council considers that additional charges are warranted, they may be imposed under section 36(5) RMA and are subject to rights of objection. 

If a refund is due, the Council policy is to repay the person who originally supplied the deposit. Unless the Council receives written authority to the contrary, it cannot refund the money owing to someone else. Processing charges or credits of $20.00 or less are deemed uneconomic to process and the Council will not issue invoices or refunds if the total processing costs are within this $20.00 allowable variance. 

Current Charges

Proposed charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

Deemed Permitted Boundary Activity Notice 

$450.00 

$550.00

Marginal or Temporary Consent Exemption Notice 

(Actual charge will take account of whether Project Information Memorandum fee has been paid) 

$187.00/hr 

At cost

  Non-notified Applications for Resource Consent 

The following new land use consents: 

• Building in Landscape Priority Areas 
• Minor repair or addition to heritage building or structure 
• Bores (except domestic bores between 8 and 30 metre depth) 
• Minor building set-back or coverage breaches with affected persons approvals supplied (if not a deemed permitted boundary activity) 
• Three or more dogs in residential zones with affected persons approvals supplied 

$1,320.00 deposit 

$1,450.00 deposit 

Non-notified Applications for Resource Consent 

• New domestic bore not exceeding 30 metres depth (set fee includes first monitoring action) 

$720.00 

$790.00 

  Non-notified Applications for Resource Consent 

• New land use activities not listed above including, but not limited to, the following: 
• Dwelling or building (including setback and coverage breaches) 
• Land Use Activities not permitted in zone 
• Removal of protected tree(s) 
• Earthworks/Land Disturbance/Vegetation Clearance 
• Hazardous Facilities 
• Dam structure 
• New Discharge Permit (to land, water or air) excluding dust suppression discharge permits (refer to page 8) 
• New Water Permit (to dam, divert, take or use water) 
• New Coastal Permit 
• New Notice of Requirement 
• Alteration of Existing Designation (Notice of Requirement S.181 RMA) 
• New Heritage Order 
• Replacement Water Permit (to dam, divert, take or use water) 
• Replacement Discharge Permit (to land, water or air) 
• Replacement Coastal Permit 
• Transfer of Water Permit to new site (S.136(2)(b) RMA) 
• Transfer of Discharge Permit to a new site (S.137(3)(b) RMA)  

$1,650.00 deposit 

$1,820.00 deposit 

Non-notified Applications for Resource Consent 

• New subdivision 

$3,000.00 deposit 

$3,300.00 deposit 

Non-notified Applications for: 

Change or Cancellation of Consent Condition(s) on existing consents (S.127 RMA); or 

Change or Cancellation of Consent Notice (S.221(3)(b) RMA) 

$1,320.00 deposit 

$1,450.00 deposit

Notified and Limited Notification  

All applications under the RMA requiring notification, including applications requesting change or cancellation of consent conditions or notified S.128 RMA reviews. Additional deposits may be required. 

$5,500 deposit 

$6,050.00
deposit

Non-notified Application Hearing  

All non-notified applications under the RMA requiring a hearing, including applications requesting change or cancellation of consent conditions or notified S.128 RMA reviews. Additional deposits may be required. 

$5,500 deposit 

$6,050.00
deposit

Request for a change to a Plan (private plan change request).   Additional deposits may be required. 

$6,600 deposit 

$6,050.00
deposit

Administration, Monitoring and Supervision  

A standard monitoring fee of $187.00 will be applied to all land use, coastal and discharge consents where monitoring is required, except where a specific charge otherwise applies. 

Monitoring outside of the first review will be subject to the “Re-inspection Fee” below.  

Monitoring due to repeat non-compliance (re-inspection fee) 

$187.00/hr 

Approval of Survey Plan under S.223 RMA, approval of Engineering Plans, and Completion Certificate under S.224 RMA, including monitoring, inspection and acceptance of as built plans. 

No deposit is required for any of these activities. Actual Council staff time and actual costs of consultants, including disbursements, will also be charged. 

$187.00/hr 

Pre-application advice after the first hour of staff time (Deposits may be required or interim charges made prior to application lodgement) 

$187.00/hr 

Resource Management - other

Charges 

Dust suppression discharge permit – replacement permit  

$374.00 

Dust suppression discharge permit – new permit applications  

$374.00 

$900.00 deposit (oil on road)

$500 fixed (polymer on road)

Outline plan consideration (S.176A RMA) 

$902.00 deposit 

$992.00 deposit

Outline Plan Waivers (S.176A(2)(c) RMA) 

$360.00 deposit 

$400.00 deposit

Certificate of Compliance (S.139 RMA) 

$1,084.00 deposit 

$1,190.00 deposit 

Existing Use Certificate (S.139A RMA) 

$1,084.00 deposit 

$1,190.00 deposit 

Extension of consent lapsing period (S.125 RMA) 

$902.00 deposit 

$990.00 deposit 

Section 226(1)(e) RMA Certificate (allowing issue of separate title) (equates to two hours) 

$374.00 deposit 

$420.00 deposit 

Bond Administration Fee 

$187.00 

$206.00

Certificate under Overseas Investment Act 2005 

$902.00 deposit 

$1000.00 deposit 

Certificate of Compliance for Sale of Alcohol 

$187.00 

$180.00

  Document Execution and Use of Council Seal 

Documents requiring Council resolution, Certification or Council Seal e.g. S221, 226, 241, 243 RMA, S327A Local Government Act 1974 - Covenants, Easements in Gross and Caveats. 

$187.00 

Minimum charge plus actual time cost if over 1 hour 

At cost

Objections under S.357, 357A and 357B RMA 

Costs of processing objections including hearings may be charged in accordance with the general rules set out in this Schedule depending on the merits of the objection. Additional deposits may be required. 

$374.00 deposit 

$550.00 deposit

Review of Consent Conditions 

Request for review from consent holder 

$1,084.00 deposit 

$1,190.00 deposit

All reviews carried out under Section 128 RMA 

$187.00/hr 

At cost

Water meter reading fee (following failed water meter returns, 1.5 hour charge out rate) 

$280.00 

$308.00

Part transfer of coastal, water or discharge permit (S.135, S.136 and S.137 RMA) with no changes to conditions of consent 

$902.00 deposit 

$992.00 deposit

Water zone allocation waiting list registration 

$360.00 

$396.00 deposit

Full transfer of Permits (S.135(1)(a), S.136(1), S.136(2)(a), or S.137(2)(a) RMA) 

$187.00 

At cost

Minor amendment to existing Water or Discharge Permit to recognise change in land description as result of subdivision or similar. 

$280.00 

No change

Return of property seized under S.323 and S.328 RMA 

$100.00/item

$10.00/ week storage 

Gravel/Shingle Extraction Fees 

Waimea/Wairoa Rivers 

$7.69/m3 

Wai-iti 

$7.69/m3 

Motueka and Tributaries 

$7.69/m3 

Moutere 

$7.69/m3 

Riwaka/Sandy Bay 

$7.69/m3 

Tākaka and Tributaries 

$7.69/m3 

Aorere and Tributaries and other Golden Bay Rivers 

$5.76/m3 

Buller and Tributaries 

$4.48/m3 

Other Rivers, Streams and Coastal Marine Area 

$5.76/m3 

Gravel extraction outside of the above-listed areas on freehold land within the river berm area inundated by an annual flood 

$3.99/m3 

Gravel extraction in river reaches specified by the Community Infrastructure Group Manager where extraction is shown to have particular river management or environmental benefit. Proposed reaches will be reported to the Operations Committee prior to being specified.     

$3.99/m3 

Gravel extraction on freehold land outside of the river berm area inundated by an annual flood 

Actual and reasonable monitoring charges at $187.00/hr 

Coastal Structures – Annual Charges 

Current Charges

Proposed charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

0 – 10 lines 

$590.00 

$649.00

Each additional line 

$33.00 

$36.00

Other structures (excluding structures that extend landward of Mean High Water Springs [MHWS]) 

$130.00 

$143.00

Water Permit Annual Charges 

For stock water, private domestic use, firefighting, hydroelectric power generation ≤ 2.5 l/s and permits to take water to or from storage. 

$187.00 

$206.00

Seepage or embayment at 5 l/s and greater, cooling water, private community water supplies, schools, campgrounds and retirement villages, seawater takes and frost protection (when a separate irrigation consent is held) irrespective of the quantity authorised. 

$342.00 

$376.00

For all other permits to take water, the fee is based on the average daily quantity of water authorised as set out below. 

Less than 250 m³/day 

$377.00 

$415.00

250 – 499 m³/day 

$474.00 

$521.00

500 – 999 m³/day 

$605.00 

$666.00

1,000 – 2,499 m³/day 

$777.00 

$855.00

2,500 – 4,999 m³/day 

$1,193.00 

$1,312.00

5,000 – 14,999 m³/day 

$1,913.00 

$2,104.00

15,000 – 49,999 m³/day 

$4,035.00 

$4,439.00

50,000 – 299,999 m³/day 

$11,861.00 

$13,047.00

300,000 m³/day or more 

$32,018.00 

$35,220.00

For Permits to Dam Water 

Damming for non-water take purposes or where a take from storage or surface take consent is held. 

$94.00 

$103.00

Consented damming for water take purposes 

$187.00 

$206.00

Discharge Permits (Water or Contaminant) 

Permits to discharge scour water from dams and pipelines, for water resource augmentation, spillway and compensation flows, minor cooling water discharges, minor spraying operations, flood/drainage discharges, stormwater-related to commercial and industrial activities, minor sediment discharges and composting. 

$187.00 

$206.00

Dairy shed and piggery effluent discharges (including laboratory costs) 

$499.00 

Fish Farming 

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised discharge 

$187.00 

$206.00

1,000 – 4,999 m³/day 

$342.00 

$376.00

5,000 – 14,999 m³/day 

$915.00 

$1,007.00

15,000 – 49,999 m³/day 

$1,866.00 

$2,053.00

50,000 – 99,999 m³/day 

$4,679.00 

$5,147.00

100,000 m³/day or more 

$6,139.00 

$6,753.00

Food Processing Industries (including by way of example, abattoirs, fish processing, vegetable processing, dairy factories, wineries)  

Food processing wastewater to land 

$342.00 

$376.00

Semi-treated/screened waste to water 

Authorised at less than 200 m³/day 

$442.00 

$486.00

200 – 999 m³/day 

$1,334.00 

$1,467.00

1,000 m³/day or more 

$2,673.00 

$2,940.00

Fully treated waste to water 

Authorised at less than 200 m³/day 

$187.00 

$206.00

200 – 999 m³/day 

$281.00 

$309.00

1,000 m³/day or more 

$542.00 

$596.00

Gravel Wash and Mining Discharges 

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised 

$342.00 

$376.00

1000 – 2,999 m³/day 

$542.00 

$596.00

3,000 m³/day or more 

$915.00 

$1,007.00

Sawmills, Timber Processing Discharges to land 

$342.00 

$376.00

Power Generation Discharges (≥ 2.6 l/s) 

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised 

$187.00 

$206.00

1,000 – 4,999 m³/day 

$342.00 

$376.00

5,000 – 24,999 m³/day 

$657.00 

$723.00

25,000 – 299,999 m³/day 

$970.00 

$1,067.00

300,000 m³/day or more 

$6,274.00 

$6,901.00

Discharge Permits for Sewage  

Permits for residential dwellings with an on-site wastewater treatment system. 

$187.00 

$130.00

All other sewage including community schemes, more than two residential dwellings and commercial wastewater systems, including visitor and tourist accommodation: 

Less than 50 m³/day authorised 

$377.00 

$415.00

50 – 99 m³/day 

$602.00 

$662.00

100 – 999 m³/day 

$700.00 

$770.00

1,000 – 9,999 m³/day 

$937.00 

$1,031.00

10,000 m³/day or more 

$1,475.00 

$1,623.00

Permits Discharge to Land under Section 15(1)(d) RMA 

$187.00 

$206.00

Discharge Permits (Air) Annual Charges 

Major air discharges (former Pt A [Clean Air Act] activities) 

$2,928.00 

$3,221.00

Minor air discharges (former Pt B [Clean Air Act] activities) 

$469.00 

$546.00

Minor air Discharges (former Pt C [Clean Air Act] activities) 

$187.00 

$206.00

Forestry monitoring charges 

Pre-harvest site inspection 

$715.00 

Harvesting Activity 

Per inspection 

$715.00 

Per upstream and downstream sample for colour, turbidity, and suspended solids, if required 

$132.00 

Post Harvesting Activity 

Per inspection 

$715.00 

Per upstream and downstream sample for colour, turbidity, and suspended solids, if required 

$132.00 

Rights-Of-Way 

Charges

Proposed charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

Application Right-of-Way (S.348 Local Government Act {LGA}) 

$1,084.00 deposit 

$1,192.00 deposit

Gravel/Shingle Extraction Fees

Waimea/Wairoa Rivers

$7.69/m³

Wai-iti

$7.69/m³

Motueka and Tributaries

$7.69/m³

Moutere

$7.69/m³

Riwaka/Sandy Bay

$7.69/m³

Tākaka and Tributaries

$7.69/m³

Aorere and Tributaries and other Golden Bay Rivers

$5.76/m³

Buller

-

Buller and tributaries

$4.48/m³

Other Rivers, Streams and Coastal Marine Area

$5.76/m³

Gravel extraction outside of the above-listed areas on freehold land within the river berm area inundated by an annual flood

$3.99/m³

Gravel extraction in river reaches specified by the Community
Infrastructure Group Manager where extraction is shown to
have particular river management or environmental benefit.
Proposed reaches will be reported to the Operations
Committee prior to being specified.

$3.99/m³

Gravel extraction on freehold land outside of the river berm area inundated by an annual flood

Actual and reasonable monitoring charges at  $187.00/hr

Coastal Structures – Annual Charges

Coastal Structures per consent: Aquaculture Activity

Current Charges

Proposed Charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

0 – 10 lines

$590.00

$649.00

Each additional line

$33.00

$36.00

Other structures (excluding structures that extend landward of Mean High Water Springs [MHWS])

$130.00

$143.00

Water Permit Annual Charges

For stock water, private domestic use and firefighting

$187.00

$206.00

Permits to take water to or from storage, seepage or embayment at 5 l/s and greater, hydroelectric power generation ≤ 2.5 l/s, cooling water, private community water supplies, schools, campgrounds and retirement villages, seawater takes and frost protection (when a separate irrigation consent is held) irrespective of the quantity authorised.

$342.00

$376.00

For all other permits to take water, the fee is based on the average daily quantity of water authorised as set out below.

Current Charges

Proposed Charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

Less than 250 m³/day

$377.00

$415.00

250 – 499 m³/day

$474.00

$521.00

500 – 999 m³/day

$605.00

$660.00

1,000 – 2,499 m³/day

$777.00

$855.00

2,500 – 4,999 m³/day

$1,193.00

$1,312.00

5,000 – 14,999 m³/day

$1,913.00

$2,104.00

15,000 – 49,999 m³/day

$4,035.00

$4,439.00

50,000 – 299,999 m³/day

$11,861.00

$13,047.00

300,000 m³/day or more

$32,018.00

$13,047.00

For Permits to Dam Water

Damming for non-water take purposes or where a take from storage or surface take consent is held.

$94.00

$103.00

Consented damming for water take purposes

$187.00

$206.00

Discharge Permits (Water or Contaminant)

Permits to discharge scour water from dams and pipelines, for water resource augmentation, spillway and compensation flows, minor cooling water discharges, minor spraying operations, flood/drainage discharges, stormwater related to commercial and industrial activities, minor sediment discharges and composting.

$187.00

$206.00

Dairy shed and piggery effluent discharges (including laboratory costs)

$499.00

Fish Farming

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised discharge

$187.00

$206.00

1,000 – 4,999 m³/day

$342.00

$376.00

5,000 – 14,999 m³/day

$915.00

$1,007.00

15,000 – 49,999 m³/day

$1,866.00

$2,053.00

50,000 – 99,999 m³/day

$4,679.00

$5,147.00

100,000 m³/day or more

$6,139.00

$6,753.00

Food Processing Industries (including by way of example, abattoirs, fish processing, vegetable processing, dairy factories, wineries)

Food processing waste water to land

$342.00

$376.00

Semi-treated/screened waste to water

Authorised at less than 200 m³/day

$442.00

$486.00

200 – 999 m³/day

$1,334.00

$1,467.00

1,000 m³/day or more

$2,673.00

$2,940.00

Fully treated waste to water

Authorised at less than 200 m³/day

$187.00

$206.00

200 – 999 m³/day

$281.00

$309.00

1,000 m³/day or more

$542.00

$596.00

Gravel Wash and Mining Discharges

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised

$342.00

$376.00

1000 – 2,999 m³/day

$542.00

$596.00

3,000 m³/day or more

$915.00

$1,007.00

Sawmills, Timber Processing Discharges to land

$342.00

$376.00

Power Generation Discharges (≥ 2.6 l/s)

Less than 1,000 m³/day authorised

$187.00

$206.00

1,000 – 4,999 m³/day

$342.00

$376.00

5,000 – 24,999 m³/day

$657.00

$723.00

25,000 – 299,999 m³/day

$970.00

$1,067.00

300,000 m³/day or more

$6,274.00

$6,901.00

Discharge Permits for Sewage

 Permits for residential dwellings with an on-site wastewater treatment system.

$187.00

$206.00

All other sewage including community schemes, more than two residential dwellings and commercial wastewater systems, including visitor and tourist accommodation:

Current charges

Proposed Charges from 1 July 2024 incl. GST

Less than 50 m³/day authorised

$377.00

$415.00

50 – 99 m³/day

$602.00

$662.00

100 – 999 m³/day

$700.00

$770.00

1,000 – 9,999 m³/day

$937.00

$1,031.00

10,000 m³/day or more

$1,475.00

$1,623.00

Permits Discharge to Land under Section 15(1)(d) RMA

$187.00

$206.00

Discharge Permits (Air) Annual Charges

Major air discharges (former Pt A [Clean Air Act] activities)

$2,928.00

$3,221.00

Minor air discharges (former Pt B [Clean Air Act] activities)

$469.00

$546.00

Minor Air Discharges (former Pt C [Clean Air Act] activities)

$187.00

$206.00

FORESTRY MONITORING CHARGES

Pre-harvest site inspection

$715.00

Harvesting Activity

Per inspection

$715.00

Per upstream and downstream sample for colour, turbidity, and suspended solids, if required

$312.00

Post Harvesting Activity

Per inspection

$715.00

Per upstream and downstream sample for colour, turbidity, and suspended solids, if required

$132.00

Charges will include all reasonable staff time associated with processing and assessing applications, excluding staff travel time to and from the site of the application and/or consent holder. Applications include private plan change requests and resource consent processing and monitoring associated with Special Housing Areas. 

Staff time will be charged at $187.00 per hour inclusive of overhead component and GST from 1 July 2023. Costs associated with consent processing and assessment such as use of consultants and laboratory costs, where these skills cannot be provided by in-house staff, will be recovered at actual costs.

This policy also applies to the monitoring of consent conditions where an annual charge is not made or where costs exceed the payable annual charge and Council elects to recover the difference.

Where multiple resource consents are sought or required for related activities, the standard application lodgement fees (deposits) shall apply for each consent, except that the notification fee shall comprise one full deposit ($5,000) plus 20 percent for each additional consent required provided that the Manager Consents or the Environment and Planning Manager have discretion to determine a lesser total lodgement fee when there are large numbers of separate consents required.

Council reserves the right to require further deposits, interim payments or advance payments of amounts to be determined by the Resource Consents Manager, Environmental Policy Manager or the Environment & Planning Manager if processing activity is protracted over time or will incur costs over and above the listed deposit or standard fees.  Deposits for the cost of hearings will be required when the need for a hearing is confirmed.

Where all or part of any deposit or charge is not paid, Council reserves the right not to process that application, or not to continue processing that application, in accordance with relevant statutory powers.

The cost of Councillor hearing panels are set by the Remuneration Authority and will be charged accordingly.  Commissioner costs shall be charged at actual costs incurred.  Where submitters request that a matter proceed to a hearing before independent Commissioners they shall meet the costs additional to those that would have been incurred if the request had not been made (S.36(1)(ab) and (ad) RMA).

Reductions and waivers are generally not available. Reductions might be justified where the person liable to pay any charge reduces the costs to Council of carrying out its functions, including through self-regulation checks approved by Council.

There will be no charge on parties who choose to surrender a resource consent and provide written confirmation.

Annual charges shall be due on 1 October or on the 20^th of the month following the date of invoicing, whichever is the later, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Council. A standard administration fee of $82.00 will be applied when a consent is deemed by the Council as not currently given effect to and the ability to give effect is not currently present.  Excludes permits to take water.

A 50% rebate applies to the annual charges for consents with consent-specific monitoring programmes where monitoring costs are being recovered separately. Specific arrangements will be made in relation to approved self-regulation inspections.

Where a consent has expired and the activity is continuing per S.124 RMA while an application for a replacement consent is being processed, the applicant shall continue to be liable to pay any annual and/or monitoring charge.

Hydroelectric power generation (≥ 2.6 l/s), suction dredging, and land based fish farming annual charges will be based on the discharge and not the take as long as the take and discharge are of equal volume. If there is a consumptive off-take then that take will attract the annual charge as for other consumptive takes. Consents to take will still attract the minimum standard water permit annual charge.

Annual charges levied on holders of resource consents will be recovered whether permits are exercised or not.

Where a water take consent is restricted to winter only abstraction a 50% discount will apply.

Property Information & Development Contributions 

Charge

Land Information Memorandum (LIM) requested under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 

Residential 

$347.00 

$350.00

Commercial/Industrial 

$531.00 

$550.00

Large properties involving more than one certificate of title will be charged at the staff hourly rate. 

Note:  Should a special request be made that results in a field inspection and/or submitter research, Council reserves the right to charge any additional fees that are appropriate, based on the amount of time required to provide the requested information. 

Property enquiries – access to Council records 

Files sent via Sharefile or transferred to USB 

Plus cost of USB if we have to provide 

$50.00/file   

$55.00/file   

Frequent user discount is available as follows 

A lump sum payable annually in advance for a company giving access to an unlimited number of files 

$2,200.00  

$2,500.00

Development Contribution hearings and reconsideration

Deposit for Development Contributions Objection Hearing 

$1,713.00 

$1,884.00

Application for Reconsideration 

$342.00 

$376.00