Building Consent Information Brochures
The following Information Brochures can be downloaded for free. These brochures are also located on the relevant pages of this website. If you require further information check out the FAQ pages or contact the Building Unit of your local Council.
The following documents are in PDF format. To open these documents you need Acrobat Reader, which is available to download from the Adobe website at no cost.
About Building Consent
- Do I Need a Building Consent? (PDF 202kb)
(Also look at Applying for a Building Consent, Processing your Building Consent, and Inspections & Certification of Building Work below)
- Applying for a Building Consent (PDF 150kb)
- Guide to Application Form for a Building Consent (PDF 248kb)
- Processing your Building Consent (PDF 163kb)
- Inspections and Certification of Building Work (PDF 127kb)
- Project Information Memorandum (PIM) (PDF 117kb)
- Producer Statements and Memoranda (PDF 123kb)
- Owner-Builder Exemptions (PDF 131kb)
- Certificate of Acceptance (PDF 153kb)
- Certificate for Public Use (PDF 199kb)
Other Building Projects & Issues
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Changing the Use of a Building (PDF 209kb)
- Commercial Buildings (PDF 157kb)
- Contaminated Land (PDF 101kb)
- Decks, Balconies and Verandahs (PDF 118kb)
- Demolition, Removal or Re-siting (PDF 168kb)
- Fences and Retaining Walls (PDF 155kb)
- Hazardous Substances (84kb)
- Installing a Heater (PDF 165kb)
- Smoke Alarms (PDF 104kb)
- Solar Installations (PDF 84kb)
- Sustainable Buildings (PDF 186kb)
- Swimming Pool Fencing (PDF 274kb)
- Vehicle Crossings (PDF 82kb)
- Wind Zones and Sea Spray Zones (PDF 84kb)
- Water Tanks - bulk and location requirements for Waikato District Council (PDF 204kb)
Planning
- Development Contributions (PDF 111kb)
- Resource Consent (PDF 205kb)
- Sustainable Buildings (PDF 186kb)
- Waipa District Council - Setback requirements (the distance between building and boundaries) (PDF 1.77MB)
Other
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Compliance Schedules and Building Warrant of Fitness (PDF 170kb) - Land Information Memorandum (LIM) (PDF 118kb)
- Lodging a Concern (PDF 197kb)
- Weathertightness (PDF 140kb)
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Page last updated: 2013-04-19
