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Fees for Building Consents and Related Matters

Marlborough District Council
FEE TABLE: Building Act and Related Matters

Note:  A building consent fee is made up of a combination of the following.  The fees are based on the applicant providing full information with a Producer Statement in respect of elements requiring specific design.  Where producer statements are not presented or do not cover some elements then Council will have to assess the application in full. That assessment will be at the applicant's cost.

BUILDING CONSENTS

Lodgement of Documents

Charges $

Administration and records charge

$77.00

Application for fireplaces or internal alterations involving no services including Marquees, Solar water heating systems, Frost Fans

$51.00

Building Consent Processing

Up to and including $5000

$51.00

Between $5001 - $20,000

$8.40 per $1000 plus $222.00

Between $20,001 - $100,000

Discounted by $100.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$3.20 per $1000 plus $731.00

Between $100,001 - $500,000

Discounted by $200.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$1.10 per $1000 plus $1124.00

$500,001 and above

Discounted by $250.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$1.40 per $1000 plus $1635.00

Frost Fans, solar water heating systems

$51.00

Additional Processing Fee When More Than Two Requests for Information are Required 

$106.00 per request

Planning & Services Confirmation

Project value between $20,001 - $100,000

$50.00

Project value between $100,001 - $500,000

$150.00

Project value $500,001 and above

$200.00

BCA Accreditation Levy

Projects Valued at $100,000 or more

$50.00

Projects valued at $100,000 and less

$10.00

Multi Use Approval Applications

Up to and including $5000

$51.00

Between $5001 - $20,000

$102.00

Between $20,001 - $100,000

Discounted by $100.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$204.00

Between $100,001 - $500,000

Discounted by $150.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$307.00

$500,001 and above

Discounted by $200.00 if a Project Information Memorandum obtained

$510.00

Inspections

Inspections for solar water heaters, fireplaces, Marquees, Frost Fans - each inspection

$97.00

All other inspections - each inspection

$123.00

Travel Time to Inspection

$105.30/Hour discounted by 50% for dual inspections on each trip

Code Compliance Certificate

Dwelling or other work up to $150,000

$41.00

Work over $150,000 (Excludes dwellings)

$123.00

Frost Fans, solid fuel heaters and logfires, solar water heating systems, marquees

$31.00

Travel Charges - distance from central office or service centre closest to the application site

Travel charge for building consent inspections be charged at 0.35 cents/km or minimum charge, whichever is the greater

$0.35

Minimum charge

$2.60

Boat Travel Inner QCS to Scott Point and Parea Point

$204.00

Boat Travel QCS out from Scott Point and Parea Point

$256.00

Boat Travel Inner Pelorus to Tawero Pt and Opani-Aputu Pt

$204.00

Boat Travel Pelorus out from Tawero Pt and Opani-Aputu Pt

$256.00

Miscellaneous Fees (See Note at top)

Structural component - consultants fee

Fee plus 15%

Specialist advice - consultants fee

Fee plus 15%

Levies (calculated net of GST)

BRANZ Levy - collected on behalf by MDC

Less than $20,000

No Charge

$20,000 and greater

$1.00 per $1000

DBH Levy - collected on behalf by MDC

Less than $20,000

No Charge

$20,000 and greater

$2.01 per $1000

Other Agency Charges

Recovery of Charges by New Zealand Fire Service

As Charged plus 15%

Note: Refer to separate section for PIM fees.

RELATED MATTERS

S71 Building Act Title Notations

$762.00

S75 Building Act Title Notations

$762.00

Waivers from the NZ Building Code - Application fee

$153.00

Waivers from the NZ Building Code - Processing fee

$102.00

Amendments to Building Consents - Application fee

$51.00

Amendments to Building Consents - Processing fee

$102.00

Exemptions from swimming pool fencing requirements

$153.00

Cancellation of  building  consent

$51.00

Processing of Private Certifier Applications

$61.00

Officer charge out rate for work not covered by the Fee Schedule

106.00/hr

Building Warrant of Fitness Monitoring
Annual charge for all premises with Compliance Schedules

$31.00

Compliance Schedules

$61 for first system and
$31 for each subsequent system

Inspections for Building Warrants of Fitness

$123.00

Certificates of Acceptance

Application Fee

$510.00

Administration Fee

$26.00

Processing Fee

1% of value of the work

Inspection Fees and Travel

Standard Fee

All equivalent building Consent application fees for a project of the same value including:

• Lodgement
• Process
• Inspection
• Travel
• Code Compliance Certificate
• Levies
• Services charges
• Development fees

From our Fee Schedule

Minor Certificate of Acceptance

Application Fee

$300

Inspection Fees and Travel

From our Fee Schedule

Certificates for Public Use

Application Fee

$25.60

Processing Fee

$102.00

Each Inspection

$123.00

Travel - from Fee Schedule

Notices to Fix/Serving of Notices

$153.00

Dam Safety Assurance Programmes

Re-classification of dam:  Lodgement Fee

$51.00

Lodgement of dam safety assurance programme

$51.00

Lodgement of annual safety compliance certificate

$51.00

Administrative costs for transmitting reviews, clarifications or re-audit requirements, in each instance

$26.00

Review, clarification or re-audit by Recognised Engineer in any instance

Actual Disbursement

Administrative on-charge to disbursements

7½%

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