Resource Management Act
It is Council policy to recover all fair and reasonable costs associated with processing of applications, administration, and monitoring of resource consents in accordance with Section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Subdivision
| Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Subdivision Consent deposit | $1,200.00 |
| Section 223 deposit (Individual application) | $300.00 |
| Section 223 and 224 deposit (Joint
application) | $600.00 |
| Section 224 deposit (Individual application) | $450.00 |
| Section 226 Certification deposit | $500.00 |
| Lapsing Period Extension deposit | $400.00 |
Land Use
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Enhancement/restoration to historic building | No Charge |
| Resource consent exemption for boundary
activities | $250.00 |
| Resource consent exemption for
marginal/temporary rule breach | $250.00 |
| Controlled activity deposit | $750.00 |
| Restricted discretionary activity deposit | $1,000.00 |
| Discretionary activity deposit | $1,250.00 |
| Non-complying activity deposit | $1,250.00 |
All Planning Applications
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Administration (Included in the deposit fee for each
application) | As per
scheduled staff time |
| Legal Advice | Actual Cost |
| Consultants | Actual Cost |
| Staff costs per hour | $137.00 |
| Manager per hour | $200.00 |
| Senior Planner per hour | $180.00 |
| Planner per hour | $150.00 |
| Travel Costs for site visits per km1 | based on prescribed IRD kilometre
rates |
| Change or Cancellation of Conditions deposit
– delegated authority | $750.00 |
| Commissioning a specialist report | Actual Cost |
| Public notification deposit– (where
required) | $10,000.00 |
| Limited notification – Subdivision or Land
Use Consent deposit (Where required) | $5,000.00 |
| Public Notice | Actual Cost |
1 The travel time and travel costs for a site visit will be measured from the closest Council Office to the site visit location.
Plan Change
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| District Plan change - deposit | $25,000 |
Designations
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Notice of Requirement deposit (including applications for
heritage orders) | $10,000.00 |
| Amendment to Designation | Actual Cost |
| Outline plan approval deposit | $1,500.00 |
| Outline plan waiver deposit | $500.00 |
Other
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Certificate of compliance deposit | $1,500.00 |
| Certificate of existing use deposit | $1,500.00 |
| Section 348 LGA 1974 – ROW’s deposit | $1,000.00 |
| HAIL Search | $310.00 |
A HAIL search consists of a search of Council records for Hazardous Activities and Industries (HAIL) in relation to a site in accordance with the “National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health”, and Natural and Geotechnical Hazards.
Financial Contributions
Council, under its Revenue and Financing Policy, levies Financial Contributions. There contributions are levied for water, sewer and stormwater and are paid when new sections or multi-unit residential developments are created.
The formula used to calculate the contributions is:
V-L = contribution per additional lot/residential unit equivalent
R
With:
- V: latest independent valuation of the water supply/sewerage asset /stormwater asset plus the values of any capital additions made and less the value of depreciation charged since the date of valuation
- L: capital reserve balance with water supply/sewerage asset/stormwater asset as at 1 July each year (the reserve may be in funds or overdrawn resulting in a positive or negative balance)
- R: number of connectable properties contributing to the assets as at 1 July each year
Schedule of Financial Contributions
| Utility | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
|
Water
|
$11,900.58 + GST
|
|
Sewer
|
$7,289.48 + GST |
|
Stormwater
|
$2,710.30 + GST
|
Under the Mackenzie District Plan, the financial contributions for capital works are assessed by a Residential Unit Equivalent (RUE) for muti-units on a site are calculated by dividing the total number of people that a multi-unit residential development is designed to accommodate by 2.6 people to obtain the RUE value. A multi-unit is defined as more than one residential unit per allotment.
Monitoring
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Compliance Monitoring - fee per hour | $280.00 |
| Issuing an abatement notice | $1,310.00 |
| Noise monitoring & noise complaints | At cost |
Staff Charge-Out Rates - Resource Management Act
| Per hour (15 minute increments to the nearest quarter of an hour) | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Administrator | $100.00 |
| Planning Officer | $150.00 |
| Senior Planning Officer | $180.00 |
| Planning Manager/Group Manager Operations | $200.00 |
| Engineering Officer | $180.00 |
| Engineering Manager/Group Manager Operations | $200.00 |
Council Hearings Panel
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Chair (Councillor) - fee per hearing hour | $100.00 |
| Member (Councillor) - fee per hearing
hour (set by remuneration authority) | $80.00 |
| Hearing Panel Administration/Minute
Secretary - fee per hearing hour | $100.00 |
Independent Commissioners
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
| Independent Commissioner | Actual Cost |
Consultants
| | Fees 2025/26 |
|---|
|
Planning Consultant
|
Actual Cost
|
|
Engineering Consultant
|
Actual Cost
|
|
Legal advice
|
Actual Cost
|
|
Other specialist consultants
|
Actual Cost
|
It is Council policy to recover all fair and reasonable costs associated with processing of applications, administration, supervision and monitoring of building consents in accordance with Section 219 of the Building Act 2004.
