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 2026/27 |
|---|
| Subdivision Consent deposit | $1,237.00 |
| Section 223 deposit (individual application) | $309.00 |
| Section 223 and 224 deposit (joint application) | $619.00 |
| Section 224 deposit (individual application) | $464.00 |
| Section 226 certification deposit | $516.00 |
| Lapsing Period Extension deposit | $412.00 |
| All other applications not specified above | Actual Cost |
Land Use
| | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Enhancement/restoration to historic building | No charge |
| Resource consent exemption for boundary activities | $258.00 |
| Resource consent exemption for marginal/temporary rule breach | $258.00 |
| Controlled activity deposit | $773.00 |
| Restricted discretionary activity deposit | $1,031.00 |
| Discretionary activity deposit | $1,289.00 |
| Land use consent deposit - non notified | $1,500.00 |
| Non-Complying activity deposit | $1,289.00 |
All Planning Applications
| | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Legal advice | Actual cost |
| Consultants | Actual cost |
| Administrator | $103.00 |
| Manager per hour | $230.00 |
| Senior Planner per hour | $200.00 |
| Regulatory and Compliance Officers | $186.00 |
| Planner per hour | $160.00 |
| Travel costs for site visits per km1 | Based on prescribed IRD kilometre rates |
| Planning advice/pre application work, meetings and research - after first 30 mins of staff and/or external consultant time -at actual cost including charge out rates above | Actual cost |
| Change or cancellation of Conditions deposit | $773.00 |
| Commissioning a specialist report | Actual cost |
| Public notification deposit – (where required) | $10,310.00 |
| Limited notification – Subdivision or Land Use Consent deposit – (where required) | $5,155.00 |
| 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 2026/27 |
|---|
| District Plan change - deposit | $25,775.00 |
Designations
| | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Notice of Requirement deposit (including applications for
heritage orders) | $10,310.00 |
| Amendment to Designation | Actual Cost |
| Outline plan approval deposit | $1,547.00 |
| Outline plan waiver deposit | $516.00 |
Other
| | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Certificate of compliance deposit | $1,547.00 |
| Certificate of existing use deposit | $1,547.00 |
| Section 348 LGA 1974- ROW’s deposit | $1,031.00 |
| HAIL Search | $320.00 |
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 2026/27 |
|---|
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Water
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To be updated post 30 June 2026
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Sewer
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To be updated post 30 June 2026 |
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Stormwater
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To be updated post 30 June 2026
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Open Space and Recreation - An open space and recreation financial contribution will be payable for additional allotments created as part of a subdivision or for additional residential units or visitor accommodation activities using the calculation from the District Plan.
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 2026/27 |
|---|
| Resource Consent Monitoring – fee per hour | $289.00 |
| Monitoring of district plan permitted activities | Actual cost |
| Carrying out of any function which has determined a contravention of the Act, a national environmental standard, a regulation, a rule in a plan, or a resource consent | Actual cost |
| Issuing, administering, supervising, or monitoring compliance with an abatement notice or enforcement order. | Actual cost |
| Section 336(2)(b) – Seizure, impounding, transporting and storage of property seized under sections 323 or 328 (failure to comply with an abatement notice or excessive noise direction) | Actual cost |
| Noise monitoring and noise complaints | Actual cost |
| Issuing an infringement notice | Actual cost |
| Resource consent compliance monitoring - paid at time of grant of a resource consent application where consent conditions require monitoring to cover first hour | $180.00 |
| Additional monitoring of resource consents and monitoring of noncompliance with the District Plan or the Resource Management Act - per hour or part there of | $180.00 |
Staff Charge-Out Rates - Resource Management Act
| Per hour (15 minute increments to the nearest quarter of an hour) | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Administrator | $103.00 |
| Planning Officer | $160.00 |
| Senior Planning Officer | $200.00 |
| Planning Manager/General Manager | $230.00 |
| Engineering Officer | $190.00 |
| Engineering Manager/General Manager | $230.00 |
Council Hearings Panel
| | Fees 2026/27 |
|---|
| Chair (Councillor) - fee per hearing hour | $103.00 |
| Member (Councillor) - fee per hearing
hour (set by remuneration authority) | $82.00 |
| Hearing Panel Administration/Minute
Secretary - fee per hearing hour | $103.00 |
Independent Commissioners
| | Fees 2026/27 |
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| Independent Commissioner | Actual Cost |
Consultants
| | Fees 2026/27 |
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Planning Consultant
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Actual Cost
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Engineering Consultant
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Actual Cost
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Legal advice
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Actual Cost
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Other specialist consultants
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Actual Cost
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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.
