Building Control fees and charges

Building Consents
Building Consent fees are excluding document management fees. Additional fees may also apply - see additional building consent related fees. Building consent fees are owed once you have submitted your application and will be required to be paid in full before granting.
Residential
Minor Works	$611.00

Spa Pools	$1,452.00
Swimming Pools	$1,452.00
Garages	$1,576.00

Small Building Works

$1,576.00

Outbuilding Habitable	$2,686.00
Alterations and Additions	$2,918.00
Dwelling Single Storey	$5,838.00
Dwelling 2 Storey	$7,897.00
Dwelling 3 Storey or More	$12,247.00

Attached Residential Units

plus per unit charge after 1st unit

per unit

$2,668.00

Demolition Residential	$1,217.00
Relocatable	$2,022.00
Retrofit insulation Solar only when building consent is a requirement	Free
Commercial
Demolition Commercial	$1,452.00

Commercial Minor Works

$1,217.00

Small Commercial building works

$2,686.00

More than 2 storeys and/or > $1,000,000

$13,657.00

More than 2 storeys and/or > $1,000,000

plus additional hourly rate where applicable

per hour

$233.00

Request for further information during processing - minimum of 1 hour charged

per hour

$233.00

Internal Fit out and Alterations	$5,334.00
Up to 2 storey	$9,936.00

Project Information Memorandum
Residential
Minor Works	$359.00
Spa Pools	$359.00
Swimming Pools	$359.00
Garages	$475.00
Small Building Works	$475.00
Outbuilding Habitable	$475.00
Alterations and Additions	$475.00
Demolition Residential	$359.00
All Dwellings	$590.00
Granny Flats	$1,218.00
Commercial
Demolition Commercial	$359.00
Commercial Minor Works	$359.00
Internal Fit out	$590.00
Up to 2 Storeys	$590.00
For all Other Commercial Projects	$822.00
Engineering Assessments of Building Consents and Property Information Memorandum	$255.00

Additional Building Consent fees
Document Management (Digitisation)
Document Management (Digitisation) - A4	per page	$2.50
Document Management (Digitisation) - A3	per page	$2.50
Document Management (Digitisation) - A2	per page	$3.60
Document Management (Digitisation) - A0	per page	$3.60

Electronic Data Management
Residential	$170.00
Commercial	$338.00
Value of work less than $20,000	Free

Levies
Building Accreditation Levy 50 cents per $1,000 of building value	per $1000	$0.50
BRANZ Levy $1.00 per $1,000 on projects $20,000 and over	per $1000	$1.00
MBIE Levy $1.75 per $1,000 on projects $65,000 and over	per $1000	$1.75
Compliance Certificate
Urgent Residential Code Compliance Certificate (CCC)	$503.00
Code Compliance Certificate	$503.00
Commercial Code Compliance Certificate	$1,006.00

Copy of Code Compliance Certificate	$62.50
Inspection of building to be shifted in to/within Hamilton City
Inspection	$252.00

plus mileage outside of city	per km	$0.86
plus outside of city travel time for Inspector	per hour	$252.00

Other Building Consent Related Fees
Engineering Audit Fee	$295.00

External consultancy fees	Actual costs
Additional Inspections	per hour	$252.00

On-site Minor Variation	$252.00
Inspection of Amusement Devices	$11.50

Amendments to a Building Consent Application

per hour

$233.00

Application to extend time for which a building consent is valid	$125.00
Pre-application meeting to lodge a Building Consent	$187.50

Water, Stormwater and Wastewater services charges Including but not limited to: Service Connections/Disconnections, CCTV Surveys, Trade waste

$0.00

Building Warrant of Fitness and Compliance Schedule
Processing annual Building Warrant of Fitness	$125.00
New and amendment of a Compliance Schedule	$252.00

New and amendment of a Compliance Schedule

plus charge per system or feature

per system or feature

$120.00

Replacement Compliance Schedule and Warrant of Fitness Statement	$62.50
Inspection of Compliance Schedule Maintenance and Reporting Procedures	$252.00

Compliance Schedule Re-inspection	per hour	$252.00
Swimming Pool & Fencing Compliance
Additional Pool Monitoring Audit	per hour	$252.00

Other Applications
Request for exemption from building consent	$348.00
Commercial request for exemption from building consent	$581.00

Certificate of Acceptance Application (COA)	$757.00
Commercial Certificate of Acceptance Application (COA)	$1,004.00

Change of Use Application	$593.00
Certificate of Public Use (CPU)	$755.00
Urgent Certificate of Public Use (CPU)	$1,045.00
Section 77-83 - Building Act 2004	$593.00
Section 73-74 Fee	$360.00
Certificate of Title	$52.00
Replacement Earthquake-Prone Building Notice	$62.50
Functions Relating to Earthquake-Prone Buildings	$233.00
Alcohol Licence - Compliance with Building Code Certificate	$250.00
Application for Waiver or Modification to the Building Code. Additional inspection charges may also apply.	$718.00

Building Control Hourly Rates
Applications Officer	per hour	$125.00
Building Review Officer	per hour	$233.00
Building Inspector	per hour	$252.00
Compliance and Monitoring Officer	per hour	$252.00
Team Leader	per hour	$291.00
Manager	per hour	$315.00
Photocopying and printing
Photocopying and Printing - A4	per page	$1.75
Photocopying and Printing - A3	per page	$3.10