If you want to open a camping ground where you charge people to stay on your land in vans or tents by fee, koha or donation, you need to register the Camping Ground.
We process business premises registrations online through a platform called Business Connect (which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment MBIE).
Below are the steps you need to make your application through Business Connect. You will need to set up a RealMe account (see information below). If you need help please contact our customer services team on 543 8400 and ask to speak to an environmental health officer, or email [email protected].
We'll be in touch if we have any further questions regarding your application. You can pay your fee online using the details provided at the end of the application, alternatively bring in the confirmation email and pay in person at any of our service centres across the district.
Note: The online form is administered by Business Connect; you can find their Privacy Statement online. If you experience any technical issues on their platform, please email [email protected]
If you prefer you can complete a hard copy form Application for Registration of a Camping Ground.pdf (pdf 76 KB).
There are regulations about the number of toilets and facilities you need to provide, a minimum size for each site, a safe drinking water supply is required and there will be a maximum number of people you can accommodate.
You need to draw a camp plan showing where all the sites will be and all the facilities such as toilets and showers, rubbish bins, kitchens and so on.
When we receive your application, an Environmental Health Officer will contact you and arrange to inspect your camping ground to see if it meets the requirements.
If it does, we will issue a certificate of registration.
Registration needs to be renewed annually, and we make annual visits to check your camping ground and the facilities like the water supply.
Exemptions from the requirements of the regulations may be granted by Council under certain circumstances. Use this form to apply:
You will probably need a Resource Consent to open a new camping ground, so you should also talk to a Planner at Council about that before you apply to register.
The Government's camping grounds regulations detail all the requirements, mostly in the schedule at the end.
All funeral directors must comply with the Health (Burial) Regulations 1946. An Environmental Health Officer can help you with this. They can do preliminary inspections at any stage of the development.
Here are the basic requirements:
Registration is renewable each year.
When you are ready to open contact the Environmental Health officer for an inspection and apply for a Certificate of Registration. A fee will apply. You may not open until registration has been made and the EHO has approved opening of the premises.
We process business premises registrations online through a platform called Business Connect (which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment MBIE).
Below are the steps you need to make your application through Business Connect. You will need to set up a RealMe account (see information below). If you need help please contact our customer services team on 543 8400 and ask to speak to an environmental health officer, or email [email protected].
We'll be in touch if we have any further questions regarding your application. You can pay your fee online using the details provided at the end of the application, alternatively bring in the confirmation email and pay in person at any of our service centres across the district.
Note: The online form is administered by Business Connect; you can find their Privacy Statement online. If you experience any technical issues on their platform, please email [email protected]
Businesses or people carrying out certain activities that are classed as 'offensive trades' need to register with Council.
The activities classed as offensive trades include:
We process business premises registrations online through a platform called Business Connect (which is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment MBIE).
Below are the steps you need to make your application through Business Connect. You will need to set up a RealMe account (see information below). If you need help please contact our customer services team on 543 8400 and ask to speak to an environmental health officer, or email [email protected].
We'll be in touch if we have any further questions regarding your application. You can pay your fee online using the details provided at the end of the application, alternatively bring in the confirmation email and pay in person at any of our service centres across the district.
Note: The online form is administered by Business Connect; you can find their Privacy Statement online. If you experience any technical issues on their platform, please email [email protected]
Please note:
There will be different requirements for different operations and a resource consent may also be necessary.
Before applying for registration you will be required to submit to the Council your business plan and a copy of that proposal/letter will go to the Tasman District Council and the Medical Officer of Health for their approval under the Health Act 1956.
Registration is renewed each year and a fee is payable.
If you prefer you can complete the hard copy form Application for Offensive Trades Licence.pdf (pdf 199 KB).
Here's how to get in touch:
Phone: 03 5438400 ask for Environmental Health
Email: [email protected]
Licence to occupy road reserves are issued for practical reasons; allowing the installation of private services to get to the other side of the road or services along the road.
An example would be a private water reticulation.
Should you require a licence to occupy road reserve contact the Community Infrastructure team on 03 543 8400 or use this form to contact us
