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Resource consent forms and fees

Gisborne District Council's resource consent application forms, fees and pamphlets.

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Application fees

The fees for a resource consent are based on the application size, scope and purpose.

Once your application is accepted, staff and technical expertise time involved in processing your application will be charged.

You'll be invoiced when you receive the consent decision.

Depending on the final cost, the balance will either be invoiced or refunded to you.

Deposit fees

A deposit is required when you lodge your resource consent application. You need proof of your deposit payment with your application form.  We can't process your application without proof of deposit.

Resource consentsDeposit
Non-Notified - Land Use, Subdivision, Regional $2,500
Notified - Land Use, Subdivision, Regional $5,000
Section 223 $256
Section 224(c) $481
Combined S223 and S224(c) $767
Consent Notice - Section 221 $113
Bore Permit $614
Bundled - more than one activity type bundled together $3,000

Section 36, 125, 127, 128, 139 and 150 - Resource Management Act 1991, Local Government Official Information Act.

We charge the actual costs for processing a consent application, apart from a limited number of applications which are subject to a fixed fee as detailed below. Actual costs include, but are not limited to:

  • Staff time spent processing a resource consent/variations/minor correction at the staff charge out rates detailed in section 1.0.
  • Contractor's or consultant's time based on the charge out rate of the contractor or consultant engaged to do the work.
  • Disbursements which may include travel costs, expert advice, photocopying / scanning and hearing costs.
  • Council will apply interim invoicing for applications that accumulate costs exceeding $5,000 during the consent process. Generally these consents would be of significant scope and complexity extending over long periods of time.
  • The fee for notified consents (limited and public) must be paid prior to notification. The fee will be the notified consent fee, less the deposit fee paid at the time the application was lodged.
  • Any refund may be used to offset any outstanding balances.
For land subdivision, construction of a new dwelling or building, levies are payable in addition to the application fee.

The lodgment of applications as multiple documents, across multiple emails are no longer accepted.

If the file size of your application exceeds 30mb - please compress the file using an appropriate document compression application such as One Drive, Drop Box or a zip file.

Fees and charges can increase each year from 1 July.

Charges may still apply for applications that are withdrawn or incomplete.

You can pay by:

Request a deposit invoice

If a deposit invoice is required for payment, please email the team at RClodgements@gdc.govt.nz

We need to know contact name, organisation or company name and the site address.

Once your deposit invoice is issued, you can pay:

Resource consent application forms

Please talk your proposal through with our duty planner and make sure you have been through the steps before you fill in the application form.  For the step by step consent process

Note: A resource consent can only be issued to a legal entity.

If you're applying for a resource consent for a Trust, you must be an incorporated charitable trust or a Māori land trust.  If you are, please provide proof of the incorporation status such as a copy of the Trust’s Certificate of Incorporation under Section 7 Charitable Trusts Act 1957 (or as a Māori land trust) with your completed resource consent application.

For all other trusts such as a family trust, the application must be lodged in the name of a trustee as a nominated person on behalf of the trust.

Application forms are writable

Please save the form to your computer before filling it in.

Search for the form, or click 'show more documents' button for the full list of forms.

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Forestry forms and checklists

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Resource consent pamphlets and guides

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Development contributions

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