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Categories for non-notified land use consents

Where an activity is specified in those categories listed below, the City Planning Section reserves the ability to lower the fees to equate to a different categorywhere the scale and complexity of the application can be estimated as costing less.

Category A

• Removal or modification of significant, notable, or scheduled trees
• Temporary signs
• Murals
• Painting of buildings that are located in the townscape, heritage precincts or scheduled buildings
• Modifying or replacing doors or windows (only) of buildings located in townscape, heritage precincts or scheduled buildings
• Consents required for activities under Rule 16.6 (Interim Rule for Areas of Significant Conservation Value)

Category B

• Decks
• Pergolas
• Carports not requiring comments from Transportation Planning

Category C

• Accessory buildings except those covered by Category D
• Dwelling alteration creating a very minor breach of the yard or height plane angle

Category D

• Retaining walls
• Signs that exceed the maximum size permitted in the zone or are located in townscape or heritage precincts, or scheduled buildings.
• Accessory buildings located in the Rural, Rural Residential, Landscape Management Areas and Urban Landscape Conservation Areas
• New building in a townscape or heritage precinct

Category E

• All non-notified resource consent applications not provided for by other categories will be charged at the Category E fixed rate

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Categories for non-notified subdivision consents

Category A

Applications for subdivision consent that are limited to:

• Adjusting the boundaries of existing allotments where the resultant allotments comply with minimum allotment sizes
• The creation of one additional allotment that complies with minimum allotment sizes and performance standards, amending existing cross lease or unit title plan subdivisions to legalise additional building work on one allotment, flat or unit
• Or the lease of allotments for more than 20 years.

Category B

All non-notified subdivision applications not provided for in Category A above will be charged at the Category B fixed fee rate.