A PIM provides information about land and the requirements of other Acts that might be relevant to proposed building work. We will issue a PIM following an application by the owner.

Beginning 1 March 2012, Restricted Building Work came into effect. This applies to most residential building or renovation work, and only a Licensed Building Practitioner can undertake or supervise the work.

If you're planning a new building or an alterations project, you may need a building consent.

The development contribution fee recognises the additional demand being generated by your development and goes towards increasing and improving the District’s infrastructure so that it can cope with the growth.

Before you relocate a building, contact us for guidance.

Information on how the District Plan determines the building platform level through the combination of two components, The 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood level and Freeboard.