Building and alteration

Everything you need to know about Building Consents - how they work, when you need one, and how to apply for one. If you are planning to build, carry out alterations or renovate your home or business, this is the place to start.

• Learn about building consents
• How to apply for a residential building consent
• How to apply for a commercial building consent
• Inspections and compliance
• Track a building consent
• Building Consents Complaints process

Building managers play an important role in ensuring commercial, industrial, public, communal and multi-unit residential buildings are safe, healthy and durable.

• Compliance Schedules
• Fire Evacuation Schemes
• Commercial building consents
• Earthquake prone buildings
• Dangerous, insanitary and affected buildings policy

Some forms of heating need building consents... and we also have some suggestions for you about energy efficiency when you're thinking about your heating and insulation needs.

• Energy efficiency and heating your home
• Does my heating solution need a building consent?
• Heating, air quality and the Good Wood scheme
• Warmer Kiwi Homes programme
• Air Aware

Find out about the rules for swimming pools and how to keep your family and friends safe, and details of the three-yearly inspection process.

• Swimming pool registration form
• Apply to remove a swimming pool from the register

• Designation of areas for emergency management of buildings
• Building Placards
• Returning to your home after an emergency event
• Undertaking repair work following an emergency event
• Where to turn for help and support