Building consents : Christchurch City Council

The Christchurch City Council is responsible for issuing building consents within Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.

COVID-19 update on building consents

We're continuing to process building consents.

You can continue to apply for a building consent electronically.
Building Inspections will stop from close of business on Wednesday 25 March until further notice.
If you have any questions about your application you can call us on 03 941 8999. Please ask for the duty building consent officer or planner.
You can continue to get advice prior to applying for a building consent. Send your request to DutyBCO@ccc.govt.nz. We will respond within 48 hours and will ask questions or information that's needed to provide advice that has been requested.
If your inspection relates to an essential service as identified by MBIE please contact our Scheduling Team on 03 941 8222 they will be able to assist you through this process.
Pre-application meetings are available, however this will be conducted via a skype meeting. You can email your meeting request to ccgregulatoryadvice@ccc.govt.nz, with application form.

A Building consent is a formal approval to undertake building work in accordance with approved plans and specifications. A building consent establishes that your planned building work complies with the Building Act 2004 and the building code. We also: undertake inspections during construction, issue code compliance certificates, issue notices to fix, provide project information memoranda (PIM), and land information memoranda (LIM).