Resource consent fees

Fees for 2009/10

On this page you will find the comprehensive list of fees and charges for resource consents for Nelson City. All fees apply from 1 July 2009. You can also download a complete schedule of charges.

Download a PDF version of the Resource Consent Fees and Charges 2009/10 (PDF @ 50KB).

Resource consent processing and monitoring, designations, plan changes and all other activity under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) will attract an initial charge (deposit) as per below. Where the cost of processing the consent is not fully covered by the initial charge, additional charges will be applied (under Section 36 of the RMA). The section below entitled 'Costs charged to a consent' lists the various costs that may be charged to a consent.

List of resource consent charges

Initial charges (deposit)

Initial charges (deposit)
Activity
Charge $ (incl GST)
Signs;
Removal of trees listed in the Nelson Resource Management Plan;
Relocate building;
Bore permits;
Culverts, weirs and other minor structures on the bed of watercourses;
Gravel extraction;
Replacement permits;
Certificate of compliance;
Existing use certificate;
Variation of consent conditions or consent notice;
Extension of lapsing period;
Transfer/part transfer of permits;
Outline plan approvals
$500
Removal of trees listed in the Nelson Resource Management Plan that are confirmed in writing by a qualified arborist as diseased or a threat to public safety
No charge
Subdivision
$1,300
All other activities
$900
Private plan changes (Note: Council's policy is to recover 95% of the costs involved for the whole process from the applicant) $5,000
Requirements for designation $5,000
Heritage orders $3,500
Heritage buildings: non-notified application to conserve and restore heritage building, place or object listed in the Nelson Resource Management Plan No charge
Notified applications: Additional charges for applications requiring notification/limited notification (This charge must be paid prior to notifying the application and is in addition to the initial charge paid when the application is lodged.) $5,000

Where an application involves multiple consents the initial fee or charge is payable at the higher rate plus 20% of the initial charge relevant to each accompanying application.

Where all or part of any initial charge (deposit) is not paid at application time, the Council reserves the right to not process that application.

Costs charged to a consent

Processing costs

Schedule of Charges (incl GST)
Charge
Per hour $ (incl GST)
Council staff - all staff time inclusive of overhead component associated with processing and assessing applications
$125.00
Hearings Panel charges:
per Councillor (rate set by Higher Salaries Commission):
chairperson:
76.50
95.63
Legal advisors and consultants engaged by Council, or reports commissioned, after discussion with the applicant, to provide expertise not available in-house (s.92(2) RMA), or where resource consent processing is required to be outsourced due to conflict of interest issues
Cost plus administration charges
All disbursements such as telephone calls, courier delivery services, all public notification costs, postage for notified applications and document copying charges
Cost plus administration charges
Consultants engaged by the Council where skills are not able to be provided by in-house staff and when Council staff workloads are unusually high
$125.00

Photocopying charges


Photocopying charges
Size
Charge $ (incl GST)
A4
0.20
A3
0.50
A2
Actual cost from Copy Service plus staff time
A1
Actual cost from Copy Service plus staff time

Monitoring charges

  1. If monitoring is required, a one-off charge of $100.00 will be charged as part of the consent cost.  Any extra work that is required to monitor compliance with the consent conditions will be charged at the appropriate hourly rate for Council staff and separately invoiced.
  2. Monitoring charges associated with review of information required to be provided by a condition of resource consent will be charged for at the appropriate hourly rate for Council staff or actual cost for specialist consultant.
  3. Where the applicant is required or authorised to monitor the activity, the Council's costs in receiving and assessing the monitoring information will be charged directly to the consent holder at the appropriate hourly rate for Council staff or actual cost of the specialist involved.

Administration charges

Schedule of Standard Charges (incl GST)
Charge
Fixed Charge $ (incl GST)
Insurance levy - notified applications
15.00
Insurance levy - non-notified applications
30.00
Street naming and numbering (costs of reporting to Hearings Panel and advising all statutory agencies)
380.00 + 225.00 nameplate
Street numbering - application for alteration
225.00
Documents for execution – easement documents, caveats, covenants and other documents to be registered with LINZ; presented after subdivision processed or where not associated with a subdivision application.
170.00
Certificate under Overseas Investment Act
375.00
Confirmation of compliance with NZ Building Code and Nelson Resource Management Plan for NZ Qualifications Authority
375.00
Section 357 Administration charge
250.00
Private right-of-way - review against existing names and advising all stutory agencies where appropriate
220.00
Authentication report for small scale solid fuel burning appliance
70.00

Invoicing

Where processing costs reach the level of the initial charge, monthly invoices may be sent to the applicant.

Where the total processing costs differ from the initial charge by $40 or less no invoice or refund will be applied.

Annual charges shall be due on 1 December or 30 days from the date of invoicing, whichever is the later, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council.

The Council has no obligation to perform any action on any application until the charges for the action have been paid in full;  such payment will be required by the 20th of the month following invoice.

Where any interim invoice is disputed, work on processing the application will be stopped until the matter is resolved at the discretion of the Manager Resource Consents.

The option of monthly invoices only, in lieu of initial charges, may be available on strict credit conditions as follows:

  • The consent process, or Council involvement in the project, is likely to extend over a period in excess of 6 months; and
  • The total amount for invoices is likely to exceed $5,000; and
  • The applicant is in good financial standing with a satisfactory credit record and agrees to abide by the Council's usual credit terms.
         OR
  • The applicant is a regular customer of the Council's Resource Consents Business Unit, is in good financial standing with no record of unpaid invoices, who agrees to pay each and every invoiced charge by the 20th of the month following the date of issue of the invoice.  Any disputes relating to an invoiced charge must be resolved after the invoice has been paid.  Failure to meet these criteria will result in the option of monthly invoices, in lieu of initial charges plus monthly invoices being withdrawn.
  • The decision on whether to waive the required charge and institute a system of monthly invoicing shall be made by the Manager Resource Consents or Divisional Manager Planning and Consents, having regard to the above criteria.

Pre-application and pre-lodgement charges

Pre-application and pre-lodgement charges
ChargeCharge $ (incl GST)
Pre-application discussion with staff on feasibility of a proposal that may not proceed to a resource consent
First half-hour, no charge
Additional time charged on an hourly basis at the appropriate Council staff charge out rate as per 'Processing costs'
Pre-lodgement discussion with staff to progress a proposal to resource consent application stage.
First half-hour, no charge
Additional time charged on an hourly basis at the appropriate Council staff charge out rate as per 'Processing costs'

Environmental Policy Documents

Environmental Policy Documents
Copies of plans
Fee $(incl GST)
Nelson Resource Management Plan - Text (hard copy)
150.00
Nelson Resource Management Plan - Maps (hard copy).
150.00
Nelson Resource Management Plan - CD ROM – combined Nelson Resource Management Plan and Nelson Air Quality Plan – updated annually in Spring
15.00
Nelson Resource Management Plan - hard copy updates issued as required
Hard copies of text and maps will be charged at the cost to Council of production
Nelson Air Quality Plan
50.00