Restricted building work

Identify the licensed building practitioners who will carry out or supervise any restricted building work (RBW), including work to be completed under an owner-builder exemption.

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Restricted building work is work that’s critical to make a home structurally sound and weathertight. You must use Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) to design and carry out this work. LBPs are registered and required to keep their skills and knowledge up to date. LBPs are licensed for the type of work they do.

Will the building work include any restricted building work? Select No if there is no planned RBW.

Restricted building work is work that’s critical to make a home structurally sound and weathertight. You must use Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) to design and carry out this work. LBPs are registered and required to keep their skills and knowledge up to date. LBPs are licensed for the type of work they do.

Select Yes if the project includes residential design, construction or alteration work that:

  • requires a building consent

  • and involves or affects a home’s:

    • primary structure

    • weathertightness

    • certain fire safety design

  • or any of the planned work will be carried out by the owner of the property

Note:  You'll add details of the LBPs involved on the People and Roles step of the application.

Add details of all LBPs involved in the project to carry out or supervise the RBW.

If you do not know the details of the LBPs before submitting an application for consent, you must provide these details before the building work starts.

Will the owner of the property carry out some or all of the restricted building work? Select Yes if the owner will complete some RBW. You will need to complete a Form 2B Statutory declaration as to owner-builder status form, available from your BCA. The form must be signed and witnessed. You must attach and submit the completed form on the building consent. This option is available only if Will the building work include any restricted building work is set to Yes.