Building
If you are planning to build or renovate your home or business, there are certain guidelines and consents you need to adhere to under New Zealand’s building legislation.
The Council's Building Services team can help you with a range of building needs and requirements including:
- building consent applications and amendments
- building and plumbing inspections
- code compliance certificate applications
- compliance schedules and building warrants of fitness.
You can access application forms, checksheets and building guides from this website, or pick up paper copies at any Council Service Centre. Personal assistance is also provided at the Horowhenua District Council offices and you may require an appointment with one of our Building Officers
The Building Act applies only to the physical aspects of building work. You need to be aware that building consents are subject to other authorisations. All building work must comply with the city or district rules, in this case the bylaws of the District Plan.
Further information related to the District Plan rules and Resource Consents can be found in our Planning section.
Your building work may also be subject to Development Contributions. Further information on Development Contributions can be found on by visiting our LTCCP 2009-2019 page.
Application Forms are available for downloading at Application Forms.
A Building Consent is the formal approval issued by a Building Consent Authority (BCA) to ensure certain works meet the requirements of the Building Act 2004, Building Regulations and New Zealand Building Code.
During construction, the work has to be inspected at various stages. There are mandatory site inspections as part of gaining the Code of Compliance and these ALL have to be signed off at various stages of construction of your building.
When all consented work has been completed the final part of the Building Consent process is for Council to issue a Code Compliance Certificate
Horowhenua District Council operates both a fixed and time based fee structure for Building Consents
Buildings Buildings containing Specified Systems require a Compliance Schedule and annual Building Warrant of Fitness
Horowhenua District Council's building industry newsletter and other informative documents related to the building industry.