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

2,740 in the last five years of records · Hawke's Bay Regional · latest lodged 30 May 2025

June 2020: 51 lodged — 42 granted, 0 declined, 9 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2020: 37 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2020: 52 lodged — 49 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2020: 49 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2020: 37 lodged — 37 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2020: 78 lodged — 71 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2020: 51 lodged — 36 granted, 0 declined, 15 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2021: 39 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2021: 52 lodged — 46 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2021: 75 lodged — 61 granted, 0 declined, 14 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2021: 57 lodged — 53 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2021: 69 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2021: 39 lodged — 36 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2021: 41 lodged — 40 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2021: 51 lodged — 47 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2021: 65 lodged — 62 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2021: 36 lodged — 33 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2021: 92 lodged — 80 granted, 0 declined, 12 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2021: 56 lodged — 55 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2022: 27 lodged — 26 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2022: 40 lodged — 36 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2022: 69 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2022: 35 lodged — 31 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2022: 62 lodged — 55 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2022: 40 lodged — 39 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2022: 58 lodged — 37 granted, 0 declined, 21 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2022: 33 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2022: 35 lodged — 31 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2022: 43 lodged — 41 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2022: 59 lodged — 52 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2022: 28 lodged — 24 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2023: 22 lodged — 21 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2023: 28 lodged — 23 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2023: 28 lodged — 27 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2023: 19 lodged — 17 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2023: 57 lodged — 47 granted, 0 declined, 10 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2023: 30 lodged — 25 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2023: 24 lodged — 21 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2023: 27 lodged — 26 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2023: 53 lodged — 50 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2023: 39 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2023: 59 lodged — 57 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2023: 35 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2024: 51 lodged — 50 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2024: 51 lodged — 48 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2024: 37 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2024: 34 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2024: 60 lodged — 56 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2024: 34 lodged — 33 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2024: 51 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2024: 36 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2024: 44 lodged — 43 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2024: 43 lodged — 42 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2024: 81 lodged — 77 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2024: 45 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2025: 45 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2025: 39 lodged — 39 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2025: 39 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2025: 27 lodged — 26 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2025: 46 lodged — 38 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decided
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6,520 applications
  1. Land useWithdrawn

    To undertake plantation forestry activities including afforestation

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 18 Jun 2025 · AUTH-132499-01
  2. Land useGranted

    To drill bore no. 17649 (100 mm diameter) at the location described below and shown on the site map

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 3 Jun 2025 · AUTH-132429-01 · not on the map
  3. Water permitGranted

    INTERIM - - to take and use water from well no. 2099 (200 mm diameter) to irrigate 25 hectares of viticulture and 2 hectares of garden and lawn area, to frost protect 2.7 hectares of viticulture, and to use for spray filling, building supply and wash down purposes

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 3 Jun 2025 · AUTH-132430-01
  4. Water permitGranted

    INTERIM - to take water from well no. 5759 (300 mm diameter) to frost protect 10 hectares of horticulture crops

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 30 May 2025 · AUTH-132444-01
  5. Water permitGranted

    Interim - to take and use water from well no. 5759 (300 mm diameter) to irrigate 10 hectares

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 30 May 2025 · AUTH-132418-01
  6. Water permitGranted

    INTERIM - To take water from a 150 mm well (No. 1993) to irrigate 3.24 hectares of horticulture

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 30 May 2025 · AUTH-132417-01
  7. Water permitGranted

    to take and use water from well no. 15446 (250 mm diameter) and well no. 3510, adjacent to the Tutaekuri River, to irrigate 18.67 hectares of pip fruit, and to supply 7 houses for domestic purposes.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 29 May 2025 · AUTH-122754-03
  8. Water permitGranted

    to take and use water from a trench adjacent to the Waipawa River to irrigate 460 hectares of pasture and for use in a dairy shed.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 29 May 2025 · AUTH-124775-04
  9. Discharge permitGranted

    to discharge cleanfill to land within 20 metres of surface water bodies

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-130919-03 · not on the map
  10. Land useGranted

    to remove/demolish/extend/alter and erect new structures in the bed of various rivers

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-130920-03 · not on the map
  11. Water permitGranted

    to temporarily divert water in various rivers when required;

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-130921-03 · not on the map
  12. Water permitGranted

    INTERIM - to take and use water from well no. 862 (150 mm diameter) to irrigate 8 hectares of pip fruit and for spray fill purposes.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-132410-01 · not on the map
  13. Water permitGranted

    To take water from a tributary of Opokororo Stream and a reservoir for use in a dairy shed and for filling the reservoir

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-124916-02
  14. Land useGranted

    To clear vegetation in an area within 5 metres of various rivers

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 27 May 2025 · AUTH-130914-03 · not on the map
  15. Discharge permitGranted

    to discharge contaminants into air arising from the management of that FDE.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 26 May 2025 · AUTH-125293-02 · not on the map
  16. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    To undertake maintenance and remediation of culverts in the bed of two unnamed tributaries of the Mohaka River and undertake associated works, including placement of a Reno mattress and diversion of water

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 26 May 2025 · AUTH-132395-01 · not on the map
  17. Discharge permitGranted

    Retrospective consent to discharge contaminants to land where those contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 26 May 2025 · AUTH-132392-01 · not on the map
  18. Discharge permitGranted

    to discharge farm dairy effluent (including associated sludges and solids) from a herd of up to 250 cows and from the operation of a dairy shed onto land, in circumstances which may result in the contaminant (or any other contaminant emanating as a result of natural processes from that contaminant) entering water

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 26 May 2025 · AUTH-125292-02 · not on the map
  19. Land useGranted

    Retrospective consent to construct permanent structures to stabilise the banks on both sides of the Herehere Stream

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 26 May 2025 · AUTH-132271-01 · not on the map
  20. Land useGranted

    To install a culvert across the Waipuna Stream for forestry harvesting activities

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 23 May 2025 · AUTH-132374-01 · not on the map
  21. Land useGranted

    To drill bore 17647 (150 mm diameter) for irrigation purposes

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 22 May 2025 · AUTH-132372-01 · not on the map
  22. Land useWithdrawn

    To replace a culvert in an unnamed tributary of the Tūtaekurī River and to place new structures in the Tūtaekurī River

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 20 May 2025 · AUTH-130722-02 · not on the map
  23. Water permitWithdrawn

    to temporarily divert the Tūtaekurī River during slip repair work

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 20 May 2025 · AUTH-130725-02 · not on the map
  24. Discharge permitWithdrawn

    To discharge contaminated soil (cleanfill) to land within 20 meters of the Tūtaekurī River and its unnamed tributary

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 20 May 2025 · AUTH-130724-02 · not on the map
  25. Land useWithdrawn

    To clear vegetation in an area within 5 metres of the Tūtaekurī River and its unnamed tributary

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 20 May 2025 · AUTH-130723-02 · not on the map
  26. Land useWithdrawn

    To replace a culvert in an unnamed tributary of the Tūtaekurī River that does not comply with regulation 70 of the NES.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 20 May 2025 · AUTH-131007-02 · not on the map
  27. Water permitGranted

    to take and use water from the Poporangi Stream to fill a water storage reservoir for the subsequent irrigation of 540 hectares of pasture, and to take water from the Poporangi Stream to directly irrigate 216 ha of that pasture and crops

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 19 May 2025 · AUTH-123168-03 · not on the map
  28. Land useGranted

    To drill bore 17646 (150 mm diameter) for irrigation of crops

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 16 May 2025 · AUTH-132341-01 · not on the map
  29. Water permitWithdrawn

    INTERIM - To take and use water from well no. 9067 (100 mm diameter) to irrigate 5 hectares of process crops.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 16 May 2025 · AUTH-132345-01
  30. Water permitGranted

    to take and use water from well no. 1450, no. 1489, no. 15284 (100 mm diameter), and no. 15282 and no. 15283 (75 mm diameter, coupled) to irrigate part of 90 hectares of process crops

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 16 May 2025 · AUTH-115336-02
  31. Water permitGranted

    *LAPSE DATE EXTN - to take and use water from well no. 2930 (200 mm diameter) to irrigate part of 28 hectares of orchard and for spray fill and building supply purposes

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 14 May 2025 · AUTH-125565-02 · not on the map
  32. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge secondary treated domestic effluent from three dwellings (papakainga) into the ground in circumstances where contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 13 May 2025 · AUTH-132035-02 · not on the map
  33. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge tertiary treated effluent from a treatment plant servicing ten guest houses, a restaurant, a kitchen, an administration block, visitor facilities and a winery into an instream irrigation reservoir and subsequently onto land.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 13 May 2025 · AUTH-132327-01 · not on the map
  34. Discharge permitWithdrawn

    to discharge secondary treated domestic effluent from a seasonal workers accommodation facility (for up to 50 people) into the ground in circumstances where contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-122991-02 · not on the map
  35. Land useGranted

    To carry out gravel extraction works in the bed of the Kikiwhero Stream and any associated discharge of sediment to water

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-130579-02 · not on the map
  36. Discharge permitGranted

    to discharge dairy effluent from a herd of up to 600 cows and from the operation of a dairy shed onto land, in circumstances which may result in the contaminant (or any other contaminant as a result of natural processes from that contaminant) entering water

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-125607-02
  37. Water permitWithdrawn

    To take water from an unnamed tributary of Mangaorapa Stream to fill a storage reservoir for subsequent use as stock drinking water and for irrigation of up to 100 hectares of forage crops

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-126878-02 · not on the map
  38. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge secondary treated domestic effluent from a packhouse into the ground in circumstances where contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-128959-02
  39. Water permitGranted

    to take water from the Tutaekuri-Waimate stream and from well no. 15146 (75 mm diameter) to irrigate 15 hectares of process crops within the area shaded on the site map below.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 12 May 2025 · AUTH-115484-02
  40. Discharge permitGranted

    to discharge contaminants into the air including, products from the combustion of diesel; dust and steam from the plant stack; dust from the aggregate bins and yard area; and bitumen odour from premises used for the manufacturing of asphalt and including greenhouse gases from an industrial heat device.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 8 May 2025 · AUTH-132307-01 · not on the map
  41. Discharge permitGranted

    To divert and discharge stormwater from tunnel structures and a pump shed to land

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 8 May 2025 · AUTH-132303-01 · not on the map
  42. Discharge permitGranted

    To divert and discharge drainage water (dewatering) to land that may enter water during excavations associated with wastewater infrastructure upgrades.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 7 May 2025 · AUTH-132305-01 · not on the map
  43. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge treated winery wastewater into the ground in circumstances where contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 6 May 2025 · AUTH-122575-03 · not on the map
  44. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge contaminants to land and water from operating landfill Area A

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 6 May 2025 · AUTH-132301-01 · not on the map
  45. Land useGranted

    To install, use, maintain and remove two slash traps in the bed of two tributaries of the Mohaka River.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 2 May 2025 · AUTH-124041-03 · not on the map
  46. Land useGranted

    To clear vegetation within 5 metres of an unnamed tributary of Mākara Stream

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 1 May 2025 · AUTH-132287-01 · not on the map
  47. Discharge permitGranted

    Retrospective consent to discharge cleanfill to land within 20 metres of an unnamed tributary of Mangamaire Stream that may be restricted by Section 15 of the RMA.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 1 May 2025 · AUTH-132289-01 · not on the map
  48. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge cleanfill to land within 20 metres of an unnamed tributary of Mākara Stream that may be restricted by Section 15 of the RMA

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 1 May 2025 · AUTH-132288-01 · not on the map
  49. Discharge permitGranted

    To discharge secondary treated domestic effluent from a two-bedroom dwelling into the ground in circumstances where contaminants (or any other contaminants emanating as a result of natural processes from those contaminants) may enter water.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 1 May 2025 · AUTH-132290-01 · not on the map
  50. Land useGranted

    Construction and use of a box culvert that does not pass a 5% AEP event, Associated diversion of water within a perennial stream or river and Disturbance of the bed or vegetation of a perennial river.

    Hawke's Bay Regional · lodged 29 Apr 2025 · AUTH-132000-02 · not on the map

Dots are this page's applications, placed on the land their legal description names. Hollow dots are approximate: the land has since been subdivided. 37 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.