Lodging an electronic application for building consent
You will need to complete an application form, checksheet and provide information that is relevant to your building project.
Information is contained within an application pack which can be obtained either online; at Council's Civic Offices or Lyttelton Service Centre; or contact us and we can post a pack to you.
Once you have gathered all the necessary information you can lodge your applicationwith Council.
Applications can be submitted electronically through the File Transfer Portal. Look at our guide [PDF 546KB] to understand how this process works.
Please note that most applications are processed electronically, and there are advantages in submitting your application through our File Transfer Portal as this avoids the delay and costs of scanning. Please email buildingconsentapplication@ccc.govt.nz for more information on this process.
You will need to inform us how and if applicable where you want to receive your approved documentation. Options include; electronically; CD; or paper copy (charges apply).
Your application will then be checked against your plans for all necessary information and along with a deposit, the application will be accepted.
Please note: the Building Code is performance based as opposed to the Council's prior building bylaws which were substantially prescriptive. This means we can only review your application for how it meets the performance criteria of the code. We cannot help (with your design) by prescribing solutions to problems.
