Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared a Restricted Fire Season for the entire Horowhenua District, as of 8am on Monday, 18 February 2019. A Prohibited Fire Season remains in place on all Horowhenua beaches and sand dunes.
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Water restrictions for Foxton and Foxton Beach have been lifted, effective from Wednesday, 13 March 2019, due to reduced demand for water.
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Level 2 water restrictions are in place for Levin and Ōhau from Wednesday 13 February until further notice.
Our Consents team are here to help you with all of your planning and building needs.
Council's Building Consent Authority has been accredited by IANZ and is registered with the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation to ensure that certain minimum standards of health and safety are met in all building construction works. Everyone needs to be able to assume that the buildings in which they live, work, shop, play and visit for any reason are not dangerous or unsanitary.
For information about land use and subdivision applications, please see our Planning section.
Planning to build or renovate your home or business? This section of our website provides a general guide to the Building Consent process and the relevant application forms.
Under the Horowhenua District Plan requirements to relocate a building to a site within the Horowhenua District, you may or may not require resource consent.
If you consider purchasing a property in the Horowhenua District, it is recommended that you obtain a LIM before finalising the purchase. This page contains information about LIM Reports.
General rules are available which may assist with neighbourhood disputes over fences. Pools, spa pools and plastic para-style must all be fenced to comply with the Building (Pools) Amendment Act 2016.
Understand the rights and responsibilities you have concerning trees in the Horowhenua District.
This page is intended to let you know about the changes in legislation relating to earthquake-prone buildings. As Council moves forward with its processes this section will be updated to reflect actions taken and next steps.