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

2,064 in the last five years of records · Waimakariri District · latest lodged 28 May 2025

June 2020: 43 lodged — 19 granted, 0 declined, 24 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2020: 56 lodged — 50 granted, 1 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2020: 37 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2020: 41 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2020: 50 lodged — 45 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2020: 34 lodged — 28 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2020: 41 lodged — 39 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2021: 30 lodged — 27 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2021: 65 lodged — 60 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2021: 72 lodged — 68 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2021: 53 lodged — 47 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2021: 60 lodged — 51 granted, 0 declined, 9 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2021: 57 lodged — 54 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2021: 70 lodged — 65 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2021: 58 lodged — 51 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2021: 55 lodged — 55 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2021: 36 lodged — 31 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2021: 32 lodged — 26 granted, 1 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2021: 33 lodged — 33 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2022: 25 lodged — 18 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2022: 39 lodged — 31 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2022: 50 lodged — 42 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2022: 33 lodged — 30 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2022: 37 lodged — 33 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2022: 44 lodged — 43 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2022: 31 lodged — 28 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2022: 37 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2022: 42 lodged — 40 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2022: 24 lodged — 20 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2022: 35 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2022: 34 lodged — 32 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2023: 19 lodged — 19 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2023: 28 lodged — 28 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2023: 17 lodged — 17 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2023: 25 lodged — 23 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2023: 36 lodged — 31 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2023: 36 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2023: 33 lodged — 33 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2023: 22 lodged — 22 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2023: 22 lodged — 22 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2023: 17 lodged — 17 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2023: 24 lodged — 24 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2023: 15 lodged — 15 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2024: 21 lodged — 21 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2024: 27 lodged — 27 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2024: 22 lodged — 22 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2024: 22 lodged — 22 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2024: 34 lodged — 34 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2024: 28 lodged — 28 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2024: 38 lodged — 38 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2024: 26 lodged — 26 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2024: 30 lodged — 30 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2024: 44 lodged — 44 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2024: 13 lodged — 13 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2024: 25 lodged — 25 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2025: 14 lodged — 14 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2025: 20 lodged — 20 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2025: 21 lodged — 21 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2025: 17 lodged — 17 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2025: 14 lodged — 14 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decided
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4,675 applications
  1. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    PERMITTED BOUNDARY ACTIVITY FOR SHED TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE INTERNAL BOUNDARY SETBACK

    Waimakariri District · lodged 17 Jun 2025 · RM250004
  2. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING THAT BREACHES THE REQUIRED SETBACK TO THE NEIGHBOURING VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 13 Jun 2025 · RC255188
  3. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A SECOND VEHICLE CROSSING ON A RESIDENTIAL SITE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 12 Jun 2025 · RC255184
  4. SubdivisionGranted

    S.127 VARIATION TO CONDITIONS 15.1 AND 15.2 OF RC245308 REGARDING BALANCE LOT SERVICING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 5 Jun 2025 · RC255171
  5. Land useGranted

    TO CHANGE CONDITION 3.3 OF RC225393 RELATING TO LOT 10 DWELLING DESIGN AND FLOOR PLAN

    Waimakariri District · lodged 28 May 2025 · RC255165 · not on the map
  6. Land useGranted

    LAND USE CONSENT TO OPERATE A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY HOME FROM AN EXISTING DWELLING THAT BREACHES THE REQUIRED CYCLE PARKING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 27 May 2025 · RC255162
  7. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING BREACHING THE SEPARATION DISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 27 May 2025 · RC255161
  8. SubdivisionGranted

    SECTION 221 TO AMEND CONSENT NOTICES RELATING TO INTERNAL BOUNDARY SETBACK AND GARAGE SETBACK

    Waimakariri District · lodged 26 May 2025 · RC255157
  9. SubdivisionGranted

    TO CHANGE THE URBAN DESIGN CONSENT NOTICE TO REDUCE THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE REQUIREMENTS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 26 May 2025 · RC255156
  10. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING ON AN UNDERSIZED LOT IN BELLGROVE THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE REQUIREMENTS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 26 May 2025 · RC255155
  11. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE WITHIN 1 METRE OF THE INTERNAL BOUNDARY IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 25 May 2025 · RC255151
  12. Land useGranted

    TO CHANGE CONDITION 1 OF RC135061 TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BARN

    Waimakariri District · lodged 20 May 2025 · RC255148
  13. Deemed permitted marginal or temporary activityIssued

    MARGINAL ACTIVITY TO SELL SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER IN A 1M2 AREA IN A HOME HAIR SALON

    Waimakariri District · lodged 20 May 2025 · RM250003 · not on the map
  14. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING WITHIN A RURAL ZONE THAT DOES NOT MEET THE SEPARATION DISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 20 May 2025 · RC255147
  15. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING THAT BREACHES THE SEPARATION DISTANCE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 13 May 2025 · RC255137 · not on the map
  16. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    TO CONSTRUCT A SHED BREACHING THE INTERNAL BOUNDARIES IN A RURAL ZONE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 9 May 2025 · RM250002
  17. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE THAT EXCEEDS THE SITE STRUCTURE COVERAGE ALLOWANCE IN A RESIDENTIAL 2 ZONE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 9 May 2025 · RC255136
  18. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING THAT DOES NOT MEET THE GLAZING REQUIREMENTS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 5 May 2025 · RC255130
  19. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT DWELLINGS ON UNDERSIZED RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND CONSTRUCT VEHICLE CROSSINGS THAT BREACHES THE SEPARATION DISTANCE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RC255125
  20. Land useGranted

    LAND USE CONSENT TO REPLACE THE DESIGNATION OF SEVERAL SITES TO RELOCATABLE SITES

    Waimakariri District · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RC255123
  21. Land useGranted

    VARIATION OF CONDITION 5.1 REGARDING URBAN DESIGN CRITERIA OF RC235234

    Waimakariri District · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RC255122
  22. SubdivisionGranted

    TWO LOT UNDERSIZED RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE CROSSINGS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 24 Apr 2025 · RC255124
  23. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING NOT MEETING SEPARATION DISTANCE TO A NEIGHBOURING CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 23 Apr 2025 · RC255121
  24. SubdivisionGranted

    TO UNDERTAKE A SUBDIVISION VIA CANCELLATION OF AN AMALGAMATION CONDITION AND CREATING AN ADDITIONAL FEE SIMPLE ALLOTMENT

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255114
  25. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT TWO DWELLINGS ON LOTS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE GLOBAL RESOURCE CONSENT OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255115
  26. SubdivisionGranted

    S.221 TO AMEND CONSENT NOTICE FOR TWO DWELLINGS IN RELATION TO OUTDOOR SPACE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255116
  27. SubdivisionGranted

    S.221 TO CHANGE CONSENT NOTICES RELATED TO URBAN DESIGN AND VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255113
  28. SubdivisionGranted

    TO ADJUST THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN 3 EXISTING TITLES WITHIN THE OWNERS FARM TO ALIGN THE NEW BOUNDARIES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING PADDOCK BOUNDARIES & LAND USE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255117
  29. Land useGranted

    TO ESTABLISH A DWELLING ON AN UNDERSIZED RURAL ALLOTMENT CREATED BY RC255117

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255131
  30. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING THAT BREACHES THE SEPARATION DISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · RC255112
  31. SubdivisionGranted

    TO UNDERTAKE A BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT RESULTING IN THREE AMENDED LOTS ALL AROUND EXISTING STRUCTURES & DWELLINGS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 14 Apr 2025 · RC255111
  32. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE CROSSING THAT BREACHES THE SEPARATION DISTANCE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 10 Apr 2025 · RC255106
  33. Land useGranted

    TO RETAIN A DWELLING AND THE RIGHT TO A DWELLING ON UNDERSIZED GENERAL RURAL ZONE ALLOTMENTS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 7 Apr 2025 · RC255098
  34. SubdivisionGranted

    TO UNDERTAKE A BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN TWO EXISTING TITLES IN A RURAL ZONE WITH NO CHANGE IN LAND AREA

    Waimakariri District · lodged 7 Apr 2025 · RC255097
  35. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING THAT BREACHES A CHANGE OF USE AND PERMITTED SOIL DISTURBANCE VOLUME UNDER THE NESCS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 4 Apr 2025 · RC255095
  36. Land useGranted

    LAND USE CONSENT FOR A NON-COMPLYING VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 28 Mar 2025 · RC255089
  37. Land use and subdivisionGranted

    S127 VARIATION OF CONDITION 1 OF RC235117 AND RC235118

    Waimakariri District · lodged 28 Mar 2025 · RC255088
  38. Land useGranted

    TO UPGRADE OF AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY IN THE ROAD RESERVE OF MITCHELL LANE OPPOSITE 48 SILVERSTREAM BOULEVARD KAIAPOI

    Waimakariri District · lodged 27 Mar 2025 · RC255086
  39. Land useGranted

    LAND USE CONSENT FOR EARTHWORKS AND VEGETATION EXCEEDING PERMITTED VOLUME AND NEW STRUCTURES WITHIN AND OVER A FRESHWATER BODY

    Waimakariri District · lodged 21 Mar 2025 · RC255081
  40. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING ON AN UNDERSIZED LOT THAT DOES NOT MEET THE RECESSION PLANE REQUIREMENTS IN BELLGROVE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 20 Mar 2025 · RC255080
  41. SubdivisionGranted

    TO CANCEL CONSENT NOTICE RELATING TO URBAN DESIGN CRITERIA IN BELLGROVE

    Waimakariri District · lodged 20 Mar 2025 · RC255094 · not on the map
  42. SubdivisionGranted

    SECTION 221 TO VARY THREE CONSENT NOTICES RELATING TO FLOODING FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL AND ROAD BOUNDARY SETBACKS

    Waimakariri District · lodged 18 Mar 2025 · RC255075
  43. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A SECONDARY DWELLING WITHIN AN EFFLUENT SPREADING AND AN INTENSIVE FARMING BUFFER

    Waimakariri District · lodged 13 Mar 2025 · RC255070
  44. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITHIN AN EFFLUENT SPREADING OVERLAY

    Waimakariri District · lodged 11 Mar 2025 · RC255073
  45. Land useGranted

    LAND USE CONSENT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE A SHOW HOME IN RAVENSWOOD

    Waimakariri District · lodged 10 Mar 2025 · RC255068
  46. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A RURAL VEHICLE CROSSING THAT BREACHES THE SEPARATION DISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 10 Mar 2025 · RC255066
  47. Land useGranted

    TO CONSTRUCT A GARAGE WITHIN THE 10M ROAD BOUNDARY

    Waimakariri District · lodged 7 Mar 2025 · RC255062
  48. Land useGranted

    TO INSTALL A VEHICLE CROSSING NOT MEETING THE SEPARATION DISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING VEHICLE CROSSING

    Waimakariri District · lodged 7 Mar 2025 · RC255064
  49. Deemed permitted marginal or temporary activityIssued

    MARGINAL ACTIVITY TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING DWELLING THAT SITS WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF AN OFFICE THAT WILL BE SETBACK LESS THAN 10M OF A PUBLIC DRAIN

    Waimakariri District · lodged 6 Mar 2025 · RM250001 · not on the map
  50. Land useGranted

    RETROSPECTIVE EARTHWORKS CONSENT TO DISTURB CONTAMINATED SOILS AND REMEDIATION OF THE SITE & EARTHWORKS WITHIN A CULTURAL OVERLAY

    Waimakariri District · lodged 5 Mar 2025 · RC255056

Dots are this page's applications, placed on the land their legal description names. Hollow dots are approximate: the land has since been subdivided. 5 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.