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
444 in the last five years of records · Buller District · latest lodged 26 May 2025
- Land useGranted
To replace four transmission pole structures. The pole replacements for BWR-IGH-A0360, A0406, A0429, and A0534 will result in an increase in height that exceeds the permitted 15% increase condition contained within Regulation 14(3) of the National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
The proposal is for a boundary adjustment of approximately 3,629m2.
- Land useGranted
To install telecommunications equipment to an existing telecommunication facility including two dipole antennas on a new headframe and four new cabinets.
- Land useGranted
To establish 3 buildings, 1 x 530,000L water tank, to form access routes for Pods 3 and 4, and to form an access and vehicle track from the State Highway, in the Paparoa Character Area. The buildings include one 2723m2 Family Bach (dwelling), with enclosed outdoor area (25m2) and two 750 m2 relocatable accessory buildings. The relocatable units and deck of the dwelling are within 50m of the Mean High-Water Springs (MHWS) mark and the existing buildings will be removed. The activity includes native vegetation clearance of 1281m2.
- Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued
Under section 87BA of the Resource Management Act 1991 for a boundary activity, a proposed extension on Lot 38 Deposited Plan 8769, breaches the recession plane rule along the Southern boundary under the operative Buller District Plan. The bulk of the extension is proposed to be set back 2.526m from the Southern boundary with the stairs a minimum of 1m from the boundary.
- SubdivisionReturned
Subdivision boundary adjustment 114 Flaxmill Road, Karamea
- Land useGranted
To establish and operate a mobile food cart within the Rural Zone which includes construction of a pole shed to contain the food cart and erection of three flag signs associated with the business.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
In summary, the proposal is for a permitted activity under the operative Buller District Plan to erect no more than two dwellings within the Rural Zone per Records of Title: 382158, 382159, and 382160.
- Land useGranted
To establish an additional two residential dwellings on Lot 2 DP 9595 (resulting in five dwellings on the site) and to exceed the permitted length of an access strip
- SubdivisionGranted
The Approved Activity is for the subdivision of land currently held under Record of Title 459008, to create separate Record of Titles for Lot 1 and Section 7 Blk II Kawatiri Survey District.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
The proposed activity includes the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a Tait telecommunication facility at Karamea Highway, Corbyvale
- Certificate of complianceIssued
To add to an existing telecommunications facility at 3635 Karamea Highway, Little Wanganui.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
The proposed activity includes the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a Tait telecommunication facility at Mt Pinneal, Rahu Reserve
- Certificate of complianceIssued
The proposed activity includes the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a Tait telecommunication facility on Boundary Peak, Victoria State Forest Park
- Certificate of complianceIssued
In summary, the proposal is for a boundary adjustment between Part Section 153, Square 131 and Lot 1, Deposited Plan 447102
- Land useGranted
Variation of RC220003 pursuant to Section 127 Resource Management Act 1991 as a Discretionary activity to use the dwellings as permanent residential housing for senior citizens.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
The proposed activity includes the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a Tait telecommunication facility (PHMN-Mokihinui) in Mokihinui, Westport
- Land useGranted
To extend the Building Location Areas (BLA), approved under RC220111, requiring changes to conditions 1, 21.(v), (vi) & (vii) and 22 (v), (vi) & (vii); 7 conditions. Included is an additional consent notice condition to restrict the Combined Building Footprint areas within the BLA’s of lot 2 and 3 to 750m2 each.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
operation and maintenance of a Tait telecommunication facility at Blacks Point, Reefton.
- Land useGranted
To establish a 54m2 versatile garage, with a maximum height of 3.4m, southwest of the existing dwelling. The garage will be setback 7.5m from State Highway 67, breaching the 10m setback rule.
- Land use and subdivisionGranted
Land use to clear approximately 960m2 of indigenous vegetation to establish access to, and a building platform and land area for on-site servicing on, proposed Lot 3. Subdivision of Lot 5 Deposited Plan 460905 into four fee simple allotments. Cancellation of Consent Notice 9729734.3 (as varied by Instrument Number 10728584.2) registered against Lot 5 Deposited Plan 460905, to be replaced with new consent notices on proposed Lots 1-4 of the above subdivision. Cancellation of the existing easement for the purpose of conveying electricity, in favour of Buller Electricity Limited, created by Easement Instrument 9729734.5. This easement is no longer required as the existing electricity line will be realigned and put underground within the road reserve adjacent to the site as part of the above subdivision.
- Land useGranted
To vary Conditions 5 and 6 relating to water servicing connections
- Land useGranted
RC250008: Cancellation of Consent Notices 13115531.3 and 13115531.4 to allow the change in use of the residential units at 27 Marine Parade, Carters Beach.
- Land useGranted
Variation of RC220004 pursuant to Section 127 Resource Management Act 1991 as a discretionary activity to use the dwellings for permanent residential activity and amend the site drainage and landscape planting
- Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued
Under section 87BA of the Resource Management Act 1991 for a boundary activity, a proposed dwelling on Lot 1 DP 580419, breaches the recession plane rule along the Western boundary under the operative Buller District Pla
- SubdivisionGranted
To subdivide Lot 1 DP 368469 and Section 221 Town of Waimangaroa into two separate titles.
- Land useGranted
Land use consent to undertake work on a Historic Building listed in the operative Buller District Plan (Site #297) and the proposed Te Tai o Poutini Plan (Reference: HH21)
- Certificate of complianceIssued
In summary, the proposal is for a boundary adjustment. Lot 3 DP 589395 ; Lot 2 DP 413129 and Lot 1 DP 451960
- Land useGranted
To construct three new residential units on 1 Lucas Street, resulting in 7 units on site breaching the permitted habitable building rule. To breach recession plane on the South-West Boundary from Unit 1. To breach stormwater standards where a soak pit is required onsite.
- Land useGranted
RC240074: Land use consent to change the use of 11 units at 27 Marine Parade, Carters Beach, from motel accommodation and manager’s residence to permanent residential use.
- Land useGranted
Land use consent under the Operative Buller District Plan (BDP) to establish buildings and structures in the Paparoa Character Area. A section 221 RMA 1991 variation to consent notice 9337025.2, clause 1.(c), registered on RT 1036022, Lot 14 DP 443819, to amend the location of the curtilage area, and establish 2 x 25,000 Litre rain water tanks, and a 5.7m2 garden shed outside the curtilage area.
- Land useGranted
To undertake alluvial goldmining and incidental earthworks over an area of approximately 118 hectares comprising farmland on the north side of the Mawheraiti/Little Grey River and Burton Creek.
- Land useGranted
To construct, operate and maintain a solar farm that will occupy an area of 20.9 hectares within the Rural Zone. Approved activities include the installation of electricity utility infrastructure and storage of hazardous substances
- Land useGranted
To vary consent notice 8476900.3 for Lot 1 Deposited Plan 438124:
- Land useGranted
To construct a herd home to support an existing dairy farm activity which has a gross ground floor area of 2484m2 and does not meet the required 30m setback for buildings housing animals.
- Land useGranted
To construct/erect 10 accommodation units for commercial use on land designated for recreational reserve purposes where the underlying zoning is residential.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
boundary adjustment subdivision
- Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued
Under section 87BA of the Resource Management Act 1991 for a boundary activity, a proposed dwelling on Lot 1 DP 580419, breaches the recession plane rule along the Western boundary under the operative Buller District Plan. The dwelling is proposed to be set back 1m from the Western boundary.
- Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued
Under section 87BA of the Resource Management Act 1991 for a boundary activity, a garage on Section 25 Town of Carters Beach, breaches the East side boundary setback rule of 1m in the operative Buller District Plan. The garage is set back 500mm from the Eastern boundary. Note: This is a retrospective application as at the time of application, the garage and deck have already been built.
- Land useGranted
To construct a dwelling 4m from a service lane, breaching the 5m setback from legal road in the Residential Zone.
- Land useWithdrawn
s125 extension of 5 years to RC140069 to complete consent conditions re vegetation clearance
- Certificate of complianceIssued
In summary, the proposal is for a boundary adjustment of approximately 9,273m2 (Proposed Lot 2) from Lot 5 DP 566426 to be amalgamated with Lot 6 DP 566426.
- Land useGranted
To construct two dwellings for commercial use within the Paparoa Character Area with the southern dwelling breaching the required setback from the Mean High Water Spring line. Vegetation clearance.
- Certificate of complianceIssued
In summary, the proposal is for a boundary adjustment to add pastoral land to the farmland to the south. This is being done to settle the late Del O’Connor’s Estate
- Land useGranted
To retrospectively authorise construction of a dwelling and ancillary building (water tank) which breaches road and side boundary setback requirements, provision for site access off State Highway 6 and formation of a driveway on road reserve
- SubdivisionGranted
To subdivide Lot 1 DP 3508 to create two new residential allotments, each containing an existing dwelling.
- Land useGranted
To construct a fourth dwelling on a rural zoned site. The dwelling is approximately 230m2 in ground floor area and up to 5m in height
- Land useGranted
To install and operate two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and ancillary infrastructure within the NPD fuel facility at Springs Junction.
- Land useGranted
To construct a new 43.2m2 57.6m2 building within the Rural Zone, set-back 2.1m from the legal road boundary. To undertake a commercial activity to operate an animal crematorium within the Rural Zone.
- Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued
A dwelling extension is proposed on Lot 2 DP 520694, breaching the West side boundary setback rule of 1m in the operative Buller District Plan. The dwelling is set back 926mm from the western boundary.
Dots are this page's applications, placed on the land their legal description names. Hollow dots are approximate: the land has since been subdivided. 11 on this page could not be placed.