Resource consents

What councils have been asked to allow under the Resource Management Act — a subdivision, a dwelling that breaks a height rule, earthworks, a bore — and what they decided. Pick a council to see its own.

Applications lodged per month

3,639 in the last five years of records · Bay of Plenty Regional · latest lodged 27 May 2025

June 2020: 80 lodged — 79 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2020: 94 lodged — 94 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2020: 71 lodged — 71 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2020: 81 lodged — 81 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2020: 84 lodged — 84 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2020: 75 lodged — 74 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2020: 95 lodged — 95 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2021: 68 lodged — 67 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2021: 69 lodged — 69 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2021: 76 lodged — 76 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2021: 65 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2021: 59 lodged — 59 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2021: 65 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2021: 73 lodged — 72 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2021: 81 lodged — 79 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2021: 44 lodged — 43 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2021: 89 lodged — 85 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2021: 90 lodged — 87 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2021: 59 lodged — 56 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2022: 38 lodged — 37 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2022: 83 lodged — 82 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2022: 71 lodged — 70 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2022: 54 lodged — 50 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2022: 63 lodged — 62 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2022: 59 lodged — 59 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2022: 45 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2022: 59 lodged — 59 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2022: 57 lodged — 56 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2022: 72 lodged — 72 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2022: 45 lodged — 45 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2022: 49 lodged — 49 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2023: 40 lodged — 40 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2023: 36 lodged — 36 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2023: 73 lodged — 73 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2023: 50 lodged — 50 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2023: 58 lodged — 58 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2023: 63 lodged — 63 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2023: 65 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2023: 60 lodged — 60 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2023: 52 lodged — 52 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2023: 62 lodged — 62 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2023: 45 lodged — 45 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2023: 53 lodged — 53 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2024: 29 lodged — 29 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2024: 43 lodged — 43 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2024: 61 lodged — 61 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2024: 48 lodged — 48 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2024: 29 lodged — 29 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2024: 44 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2024: 80 lodged — 80 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2024: 73 lodged — 73 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2024: 82 lodged — 82 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2024: 65 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2024: 67 lodged — 67 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2024: 74 lodged — 74 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2025: 32 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2025: 42 lodged — 42 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2025: 41 lodged — 41 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2025: 42 lodged — 42 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2025: 17 lodged — 17 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decided
GrantedDeclinedWithdrawn or returnedNot yet decidedPick a month to list its applications.
8,576 applications
  1. Land useGranted

    to use land for farming activities

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 20 Jun 2025 · RM25-0246-LC.01
  2. Land useGranted

    change to consent number RM18-0772, conditions 2.1, 2.2 & 4.1

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 17 Jun 2025 · CH25-03601
  3. Deemed permitted marginal or temporary activityIssued

    deemed permitted: install an orchard toilet

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 16 Jun 2025 · RM25-0341
  4. Water permitGranted

    change to consent number RM22-0568, conditions 3.2 to add the wording the 12 month period between 1 July and 30 June each year (inclusive)

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 7 Jun 2025 · CH25-03581
  5. Discharge permitGranted

    change to consent number RM17-0362, conditions 10.9 & 10.10 to remove these conditions

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 6 Jun 2025 · CH25-03576
  6. Discharge permitGranted

    change to consent number RM21-0032, conditions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 4.1.2 & 4.2 to change the amount of cow numbers

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 6 Jun 2025 · CH25-03577 · not on the map
  7. Discharge permitGranted

    change to consent number RM24-0573, conditions 5.2 (b) to allow solids / sludge to be discharged to the rest of the farm

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 4 Jun 2025 · CH25-03575
  8. Deemed permitted marginal or temporary activityIssued

    deemed permitted: install an orchard toilet

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · RM25-0302
  9. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore, well testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 May 2025 · RM25-0288-LC.01
  10. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore, well testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 May 2025 · RM25-0288-LC.02
  11. Land useGranted

    install a replacement geothermal production bore

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 May 2025 · RM25-0287-LC.01
  12. Discharge permitGranted

    change to consent number RM23-0304, condition 7.1 to delete condition 7.1

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 21 May 2025 · CH25-03497
  13. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore for monitoring groundwater.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 15 May 2025 · RM25-0266-LC.01
  14. Water permitGranted

    change to consent number RM18-0793, conditions 1.1 & 2.2 to allow for the use of groundwater for dust suppression measures required for a separate bulk earthworks application

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 13 May 2025 · CH25-03562 · not on the map
  15. Land useGranted

    change to consent number RM23-0432 conditions DC.01: 1.1, 2.1, 4.2 and 4.3 & 13 & LC.01: 1.1, 2.1, 4.1 & 8.2 to encompass an additional area of contaminated soil disturbance

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 9 May 2025 · CH25-03538
  16. Land useGranted

    the remediation of a slip adjacent to Oropi Gorge Road.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 9 May 2025 · RM25-0254-LC.01 · not on the map
  17. Certificate of complianceIssued

    Certificate of Compliance - Discharge to air

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 9 May 2025 · RM25-0255
  18. Discharge permitGranted

    change to conditions 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.1, 7.2 & 7.3 to enable continued lawful operation while protecting the environment and ensuring the farm can transition to the approved system once the site layout is finalised

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 8 May 2025 · CH25-03558
  19. Water permitGranted

    take and use groundwater for irrigation and spraying of 5.5 hectares of kiwifruit, and stock drinking water and domestic water supply at 259 Te Tumu Road, Te Puke

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 8 May 2025 · RM25-0251-WT.01
  20. Water permitGranted

    take and use of groundwater from bore BN-4680 for the irrigation, frost protection and spraying requirements of a 3.11 ha kiwifruit orchard

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 7 May 2025 · RM25-0250-WT.01
  21. Coastal permitGranted

    alteration of existing structure

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 7 May 2025 · RM25-0248-CC.01
  22. Deemed permitted marginal or temporary activityIssued

    deemed permitted: orchard toilet

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 6 May 2025 · RM25-0245
  23. Water permitGranted

    for irrigation and spraying of a 19.83 hectare gold kiwifruit orchard and domestic supply of a one-three bedroom home

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 5 May 2025 · RM25-0239-WT.01
  24. Discharge permitGranted

    disturb contaminated land and for associated discharges of contaminants to land that may enter water

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 5 May 2025 · RM25-0242-DC.01
  25. Land useGranted

    change to consent number RM24-0536, conditions 4, 5 and 7 to undertake winter earthworks

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 30 Apr 2025 · CH25-03546
  26. Water permitGranted

    take and use groundwater from bore BN-4040 for domestic use for a accommodation lodge, camping facility and staff accommodation

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 30 Apr 2025 · RM25-0238-WT.01
  27. Land useGranted

    installation of a single cold water bore, well yield testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 28 Apr 2025 · RM25-0231-LC.01
  28. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore, well testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 28 Apr 2025 · RM25-0232-LC.01
  29. Water permitGranted

    take and use groundwater for the irrigation of kiwifruit

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 28 Apr 2025 · RM25-0229-WT.01
  30. Water permitGranted

    take and use groundwater for the irrigation of kiwifruit

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RM25-0225-WT.01
  31. Discharge permitGranted

    for the discharge of farm dairy effluent including solids and sludge to land at 4995 Galatea Road, Galatea.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RM25-0226-DC.01
  32. Water permitGranted

    or the irrigation, frost protection and spraying of 5.62 hectares of kiwifruit

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RM25-0227-WT.01
  33. Discharge permitGranted

    for the discharge of farm dairy effluent including solids and sludge to land at 97 Jolly Road, Galatea.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 23 Apr 2025 · RM25-0223-DC.01
  34. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore, well testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 23 Apr 2025 · RM25-0222-LC.01
  35. Discharge permitGranted

    bulk earthworks, temporary discharge of stormwater, discharge of effluent on-site

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 Apr 2025 · RM25-0200-DC.01
  36. Discharge permitGranted

    bulk earthworks, temporary discharge of stormwater, discharge of effluent on-site

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 Apr 2025 · RM25-0200-DC.02
  37. Land useGranted

    bulk earthworks, temporary discharge of stormwater, discharge of effluent on-site

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 22 Apr 2025 · RM25-0200-LC.01
  38. Discharge permitGranted

    for the discharge of secondary treated wastewater from Biolytix vermi-filtration systems at the Te Ruato Marae and a cluster of 7 dwellings at Ruato Bay (referred to as the "Ruato Bay Cluster"), Lake Rotoiti.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · RM25-0213-DC.01
  39. Land useGranted

    for the disturbance of land as a result of earthworks at Joyce Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga.

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · RM25-0214-LC.01 · not on the map
  40. Discharge permitGranted

    disturb contaminated land and discharge of dewatering fluid to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · RM25-0215-DC.01
  41. Water permitGranted

    take of groundwater for dewatering purposes

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · RM25-0215-WT.01
  42. Land useGranted

    installation of a single cold water bore, well yield testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RM25-0212-LC.01
  43. Discharge permitGranted

    Discharge untreated dairy effluent to pasture irrigation and to discharge sludge and solids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RM25-0211-DC.01
  44. Discharge permitGranted

    discharge contaminants to air - solid fuel burner in the Rotorua Airshed

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 15 Apr 2025 · RM25-0205-DC.01
  45. Land useGranted

    installation of a single non-geothermal bore, well testing, pump testing and the discharge of drilling and pump testing fluids to land

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 14 Apr 2025 · RM25-0201-LC.01
  46. Water permitGranted

    take and use of groundwater from bore BN-2509 for commercial water bottling

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 14 Apr 2025 · RM25-0199-WT.01
  47. Discharge permitGranted

    discharge greenhouse gases to air

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 11 Apr 2025 · RM25-0186-DC.01
  48. Water permitGranted

    take and use groundwater from a bore for irrigation and spraying of kiwifruit, as well as stock drinking water

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 10 Apr 2025 · RM25-0184-WT.01
  49. Water permitGranted

    take and use of geothermal water from bore BN25-0046 for domestic heating and to heat a swimming pool and spa pool

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 10 Apr 2025 · RM25-0195-WT.02
  50. Water permitGranted

    take water from the Aongatete River for horticultural irrigation, frost protection, spraying and domestic use

    Bay of Plenty Regional · lodged 9 Apr 2025 · RM25-0182-WT.01

Dots are this page's applications, placed on the land their legal description names. Hollow dots are approximate: the land has since been subdivided. 4 on this page could not be placed.

Source: Ministry for the Environment, National Monitoring System — every application decided by every council, July 2014 to June 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Newer applications are added as councils publish them.