Application type

Set general information about the type of application you are making and whether it is part of a series of staged construction projects.

 

Have you had a pre-application meeting for this project with the authority? Select Yes to record key details of a pre-application meeting. Add any documents from the pre-application meeting to your application in the upload step of the application form.

  • Reference number is required. If you do not have it, select Do not have a reference number? and the system sets Reference number to Pre-application meeting reference not provided.

  • Date of the meeting displays a calendar for you to select a date or you can type the date in the format year-month-day.

  • Name of the staff member records one or more names of authority staff.

Are there previous consents associated with this project? Select Yes to record details of other consents.

  • Consent number is the full number provided on the original building consent, such as BCN/2023/555 or BCN1123. Building consent number format is set by the issuing authority.

  • Issued by is the name of the authority that issued the previous consent, such as Central Hawke's Bay District Council.

  • Other comments is available to provide any other information relevant to the previous consent, to help the authority to process your application.

Design certification questions relate to national and council product assurance and certification schemes, such as the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's (MBIE) MultiProof, CodeMark and BuiltReady schemes.