Building Fees and Charges
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All fees stated are a minimum fee. When the cost of receiving and processing an application and/or related processes exceeds the stated fee (minimum charge), the Council may recover all additional costs on a time and cost basis. Time in excess of that covered by minimum fees will be charged in 30 minute increments to the nearest half hour. Costs incurred by Council, such as materials and consultants, are charged at cost plus 10% admin. All building fees have been set in accordance with the Building Amendment Act 2012.
- Certificate of Acceptance (minor works) is applied where the processing of such applications take up to 2 hours and requires one inspection (one person). If additional time or inspections are required to reach a decision, this will be charged as per regular processing and inspection fees.
- Certificate of Acceptance (major works) is applied where the processing of such application is within 2-4 hours and requires one inspection (one person). If additional time or inspections are required to reach a decision, this will be charged as per regular processing and inspection fees.
Building/PIM Fees and Charges 2024/25
| Inspection Fee (per required inspection) | $310.00 |
| Cancelled Inspection Fee (if cancelled less than 24 hours before inspection) | $310.00 |
| Additional Inspection Fee | $310.00 |
| Final Inspection Fee - Commercial | $775.00 |
| Processing Fee (per hour) | $210.00 |
| Administration Fee (per hour) | $175.00 |
| Code Compliance Certificate Fee | $240.00 |
| Building WOF Admin (annual filing fee) | $175.00 |
| Compliance Schedule Audits/Processing (per hour) | $310.00 |
| Certificate of Acceptance (major works) | $1,858.75 |
| Certificate of Acceptance (minor Works) | $1,438.75 |
| Producer Statement | $240.00 |
| Consultants or Engineers Fees (cost plus admin) | Actual cost plus 10% |
| BC Accreditation Levy | $1.70 per $1,000 of value |
| Digital Capture Fee | $175.00 |
| BRANZ Levy – where estimated value of the building work is more than or equal to $20,000 | $1.00 for every $1,000 of estimated value + 3% commission |
| MBIE Levy – where estimated value of the building work is more than or equal to $20,444 | $1.75 for every $1,000 of estimated value + 3% commission |
| Simpli Online Portal Submission Fee | $73.75 |
| GoGet Fee | $185.00 |
| Certificate of Title Search | $32.00 |
| Certificate of Public Use | $1,538.75 |
| Linking certificate s75 | $575.00 |
| s77 - Suspect/Natural Hazards | $575.00 |
| Logfire - F/Standing | $540.00 |
| Logfire - Inbuilt | $774.00 |
| Marquee | $1,228.75 |
| Relocate Dwelling | $2,723.75 |
