The Fees and Charges for 2025/26 include some changes to the structure of building consent fees. Currently when we've finished processing a building consent it can’t be issued to the customer until payment has been received.

From 1 July 2025 we're changing to a fees up front payment system. This means that payment is made at the application stage and when we have granted the application we can issue it to the customer at the same time - speeding up the turnaround time on building consents.

Any additional processing time (recoverable on an actual and reasonable basis, as per the Building Act 2004 s281B) and planning/engineering approval charges (if applicable) will be invoiced at the end of processing.