Restricted Fire Season

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared a Restricted Fire Season for the entire Horowhenua District, as of 8am on Friday 24 January 2020. A Prohibited Fire Season remains in place on all Horowhenua beaches and sand dunes.

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Water Supply Restrictions - Levin and Ōhau, Foxton and Foxton Beach

Level 1 water restrictions are in place for Levin and Ōhau, until further notice, with Level 2 water restrictions in place for Foxton and Foxton Beach until further notice.

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Planning - Fees & Charges

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Overview

Horowhenua District Council's Planning fees and charges for the 2018/2019 financial year are provided below.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2018. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please contact Council for any updates.

Fees and Charges for 2019/2020 

Horowhenua District Council's Resource Consenting (Planning) fees and charges for the 2019/2020 financial year are also available below. These fees and charges were adopted by Council on 12 June 2019 and will be effective from 1 July 2019.

Costs for Resource Consents and Other Applications

Horowhenua District Council charges fees for processing of a wide variety of planning-related applications processed under the Resource Management Act (RMA 1991) or Local Government Act (LGA) 2002 as listed below. Some fees and charges have a fixed fee, and others require a deposit and are then charged on an hourly rate basis which will be invoiced on completion of processing.

Deposit fees/charges are ‘non-refundable’. Consents may incur additional charges relating to any required monitoring inspections.

Any work on applications will only commence on payment of the relevant fixed charge. Upon completion of processing an application the Council will invoice for any additional charges for any costs not covered by the fixed charge. The additional charges are set out below with the fixed charges.


 2018/19 Fee / Charge  2019/20 Fee / Charge
Consent Applications    
Processing Fee $150.00 per hour or part thereof $155.00 per hour
10 Day Land Use Consents $1,000.00 fee $1,000.00 fee
Land Use Consent (non-notified) $1,000.00 deposit $1,000.00 deposit
Subdivision Consents (non-notified) $1,200.00 deposit $1,200.00 deposit
Digital Capture Levy (applies to all consent applications) $25.00 fee $200.00 fee
Other Applications  Deposit & Time Based Deposit & Time Based
Bond Administration  $200.00 fee $200.00 fee
Section 125 Extension of Time $750.00 fee $750.00 fee
Section 221 Preparation of Consent Notice
 $210.00 fee $210.00 fee
Section 223 Approval of Land Transfer Plan $150.00 fee $150.00 fee
Certificate of Compliance   $600.00 deposit $600.00 deposit
Existing Use Certificate   $600.00 deposit $600.00 deposit
Section 127 Application $600.00 deposit $600.00 deposit
Section 221 Consent Notice Amendment and/or cancellation  $600.00 deposit $600.00 deposit
Section 224(c) or (f) Application  $400.00 deposit $400.00 deposit
Outline Plan approval or waiver $600.00 deposit $600.00 deposit
Any other application or certificate under the RMA $205.00 deposit $205.00 deposit
Any other application under provisions of LGA 1974 not repealed $500.00 deposit $500.00 deposit
Boundary Activities  $350.00 fee $350.00 fixed fee
Marginal or Temporary Activities $500.00 deposit $500 deposit
Notification and Hearing Costs Fee / Charge  Fee / Charge
Limited Notification $1,115.00 deposit $1,115.00 deposit
Full Notification   $2,230.00 deposit $2,230.00 deposit
Hearing Costs - Council Hearings Committee $3,200.00 deposit (based on 6 hour hearing), charged at cost $3,200.00 deposit (based on 6 hour hearing), charged at cost
Commissioner Costs  At cost  At cost 
Section 357 Lodgement of Objection & Assessment
 $550.00 deposit $550.00 deposit
Miscellaneous Matters  Fee / Charge Fee / Charge
Consultant S42A planning reports Cost + 20% Cost + 20%
Specialist Reports  Cost + 20% Cost + 20%
Mileage AA rate applicable  AA rate applicable 
Disbursements Cost + 20% Cost + 20%
Pre-Hearing meetings   Cost + 20% Cost + 20%

Note: Applicants may apply for the remission of any charges, and have the right of objection and appeal to any “Additional” charges incurred (s36(6) of the Resource Management Act 1991). 

Heritage Resource Consent Fee Waiver / Reimbursement

Council may waive or reimburse resource consent fees for owners of listed heritage features or owners of property within the Town Centre Heritage and Character Areas of Foxton or Shannon.

For more details on eligibility and assessment criteria please see our Heritage Incentives page.

10 Day Fast Track Land Use Consents

  • For consents with a Controlled or Restricted Discretionary Activity only, where there are a maximum of two non-compliances;
  • Does not apply when referrals to other departments/organisations are required;
  • Have complete written approvals from all potentially affected parties (e.g. all adjoining/opposite neighbours);
  • A meeting with a Resource Management Planner is required prior to lodging any application to ensure all necessary information is provided to avoid unnecessary delay for the applicant.
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