Access online services for consents, licenses, application tracking, fee payments and more.
Use onlineservices.ccc.govt.nz(external link) to submit your documents and avoid scanning fees and minimise processing time
- Guide to submitting a building application via Online Services [PDF, 6.3 MB]
- Guide to submitting a resource consent application via Online Services [PDF, 2.2 MB]
All application documents are stored electronically.
If you choose to submit a printed application, you will incur an additional scanning fee.
If you provide additional printed information, it will need to be scanned which may cause delays with processing your application.
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