Monitoring the conditions of your resource consent
Most resource consents are subject to some form of compliance monitoring. This means a site inspection is undertaken where the conditions of your resource consent are checked.
The monitoring process
When you apply for resource consent, you are asked to estimate the date the works will be finished. This will be the date upon which your resource consent will first be monitored. If you do not supply a date, the resource consent will be monitored three years after it was granted.
If the conditions of the resource consent have not be complied with, another inspection will be scheduled. In some circumstances, a change of conditions may be required, or work may need to be modified to be compliant with a condition.
When all conditions of resource consent have been complied with, we will send the property owner a letter confirming an inspection has been carried out, and the conditions have been complied with.
Why do we monitor
There are several reasons why the Dunedin City Council monitors the progress of resource consents. The main reasons are:
- The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) makes it compulsory for us to undertake monitoring
- We need to ensure all the conditions of resource consent are complied with. These conditions are there to make sure any negative effects are avoided, mitigated or remedied.
- The monitoring helps to identify when your resource consent will lapse. The RMA states that your resource consent will lapse if you have not started or not near to finishing the work by a certain date. (link to extend time page)
- All conditions being complied with avoids problems when you sell your property, or potential problems with neighbours or other affected people.
Last reviewed: 08 Dec 2008 11:19am
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