Horowhenua District Council's Planning fees and charges for the 2020/2021 financial year are provided below. These fees and charges were adopted by Council on 10 June 2020.
All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2020. Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please contact Council for any updates.
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.
|
2020/21 Fee / Charge |
| Consent Applications |
|
| Processing Fee |
$155.00 per hour |
| 10 Day Land Use Consents |
$1,000.00 fee |
| Land Use Consent (non-notified) |
$1,000.00 deposit |
| Subdivision Consents (non-notified) |
$1,200.00 deposit |
| Digital Capture Levy (applies to all consent applications) |
$200.00 fee |
| Other Applications |
Deposit & Time Based |
| Bond Administration |
$200.00 fee |
| Section 125 Extension of Time |
$750.00 fee |
Section 221 Preparation of Consent Notice
|
$210.00 fee |
| Section 223 Approval of Land Transfer Plan |
$150.00 fee |
| Processing Fee |
$155.00 per hour |
| Certificate of Compliance |
$600.00 deposit |
| Existing Use Certificate |
$600.00 deposit |
| Section 127 Application |
$600.00 deposit |
| Section 221 Consent Notice Amendment and/or cancellation |
$600.00 deposit |
| Section 224(c) or (f) Application |
$400.00 deposit |
| Outline Plan approval or waiver |
$600.00 deposit |
| Any other application or certificate under the RMA |
$205.00 deposit |
| Any other application under provisions of LGA 1974 not repealed |
$500.00 deposit |
| Boundary Activities |
$350.00 fixed fee |
| Marginal or Temporary Activities |
$500 deposit |
| Notification and Hearing Costs |
Fee / Charge |
| Limited Notification |
$1,115.00 deposit |
| Full Notification |
$2,230.00 deposit |
| Hearing Costs - Council Hearings Committee |
$3,200.00 deposit (based on 6 hour
hearing), charged at cost |
| Commissioner Costs |
At cost |
Section 357 Lodgement of Objection & Assessment
|
$550.00 deposit |
| Miscellaneous Matters |
Fee / Charge |
| Consultant S42A planning reports |
Cost + 20% |
| Specialist Reports |
Cost + 20% |
| Mileage |
AA rate applicable |
| Disbursements |
Cost + 20% |
| Pre-Hearing meetings |
Cost + 20% |
| Consent Monitoring and review of reports |
$155.00 per hour |
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.