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

4,358 in the last five years of records · Wellington City · latest lodged 30 May 2025

June 2020: 100 lodged — 96 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2020: 89 lodged — 83 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2020: 94 lodged — 93 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2020: 114 lodged — 112 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2020: 106 lodged — 102 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2020: 124 lodged — 120 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2020: 108 lodged — 104 granted, 1 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2021: 58 lodged — 55 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2021: 78 lodged — 75 granted, 1 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2021: 138 lodged — 133 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2021: 92 lodged — 89 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2021: 101 lodged — 96 granted, 1 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2021: 103 lodged — 98 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2021: 90 lodged — 87 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2021: 95 lodged — 91 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2021: 98 lodged — 95 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2021: 92 lodged — 90 granted, 1 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2021: 120 lodged — 112 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2021: 105 lodged — 98 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2022: 51 lodged — 48 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2022: 80 lodged — 75 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2022: 84 lodged — 81 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2022: 76 lodged — 73 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2022: 73 lodged — 70 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2022: 89 lodged — 82 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2022: 88 lodged — 80 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2022: 88 lodged — 82 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2022: 85 lodged — 76 granted, 0 declined, 9 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2022: 50 lodged — 47 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2022: 82 lodged — 77 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2022: 58 lodged — 53 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2023: 29 lodged — 25 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2023: 44 lodged — 39 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2023: 71 lodged — 67 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2023: 40 lodged — 35 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2023: 75 lodged — 70 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2023: 49 lodged — 47 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2023: 63 lodged — 57 granted, 2 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2023: 67 lodged — 63 granted, 1 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2023: 70 lodged — 57 granted, 10 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2023: 63 lodged — 60 granted, 2 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2023: 60 lodged — 52 granted, 4 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2023: 45 lodged — 43 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2024: 35 lodged — 29 granted, 5 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2024: 46 lodged — 41 granted, 1 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2024: 63 lodged — 57 granted, 3 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2024: 66 lodged — 57 granted, 4 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2024: 55 lodged — 53 granted, 0 declined, 2 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJune 2024: 69 lodged — 62 granted, 2 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJuly 2024: 61 lodged — 56 granted, 0 declined, 5 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedAugust 2024: 56 lodged — 48 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedSeptember 2024: 49 lodged — 46 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedOctober 2024: 78 lodged — 71 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedNovember 2024: 63 lodged — 55 granted, 0 declined, 8 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedDecember 2024: 57 lodged — 51 granted, 0 declined, 6 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedJanuary 2025: 37 lodged — 30 granted, 0 declined, 7 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedFebruary 2025: 54 lodged — 53 granted, 0 declined, 1 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMarch 2025: 33 lodged — 29 granted, 0 declined, 4 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedApril 2025: 26 lodged — 23 granted, 0 declined, 3 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decidedMay 2025: 25 lodged — 25 granted, 0 declined, 0 withdrawn or returned, 0 not yet decided
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9,846 applications
  1. Land useGranted

    Land Use: External alterations to the building

    Wellington City · lodged 11 Jun 2025 · 560011
  2. Land useGranted

    Change of Conditions to SR292380 relating to rebranding of the service station and alterations to existing signage

    Wellington City · lodged 11 Jun 2025 · 560005
  3. Land useGranted

    Change of Conditions to SR540914 relating to amended plans

    Wellington City · lodged 10 Jun 2025 · 559931
  4. Deemed permitted boundary activityWithdrawn

    Boundary Activity: New dwelling which infringes on the building recession plane

    Wellington City · lodged 10 Jun 2025 · 559972
  5. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    1. Boundary Activity: Extension to existing dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 5 Jun 2025 · 559800
  6. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New roofing over an outdoor deck and canopies over entries

    Wellington City · lodged 4 Jun 2025 · 559743
  7. Certificate of complianceIssued

    Certificate of Compliance: Boundary adjustment

    Wellington City · lodged 4 Jun 2025 · 559735 · not on the map
  8. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Earthworks and retaining walls

    Wellington City · lodged 30 May 2025 · 559636
  9. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Two lot fee simple subdivision (boundary adjustment)

    Wellington City · lodged 30 May 2025 · 559624
  10. SubdivisionGranted

    Cancellation of consent notice

    Wellington City · lodged 28 May 2025 · 559543
  11. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    1. Boundary Activity: New dwelling staircase roof extends through the sunlight access plane

    Wellington City · lodged 27 May 2025 · 559503
  12. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Additions and alterations to a dwelling within the Mt Victoria Character Precinct and Mt Victoria North Townscape Precinct

    Wellington City · lodged 26 May 2025 · 559471 · not on the map
  13. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Alterations to convert office space to a healthcare facility

    Wellington City · lodged 26 May 2025 · 559467 · not on the map
  14. SubdivisionGranted

    Change of Conditions to SR548405 relating to design changes

    Wellington City · lodged 22 May 2025 · 559364
  15. SubdivisionGranted

    Variation of consent notice relating to SR372539

    Wellington City · lodged 21 May 2025 · 559313
  16. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Subdivision around two existing dwellings

    Wellington City · lodged 19 May 2025 · 559220
  17. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Additions and alterations to the existing dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 19 May 2025 · 559248
  18. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Widen an existing vehile crossing

    Wellington City · lodged 19 May 2025 · 559252
  19. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New antenna attached to the building

    Wellington City · lodged 15 May 2025 · 559153
  20. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Single level residential dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 15 May 2025 · 559152
  21. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New garage and studio apartment

    Wellington City · lodged 13 May 2025 · 559076
  22. Land use and subdivisionGranted

    Land Use and Subdivision: Four new dwellings including fee simple subdivision of 5 allotments, one being a shared access allotment

    Wellington City · lodged 12 May 2025 · 5590180.2
  23. Land use and subdivisionGranted

    Land Use and Subdivision: Four new dwellings including fee simple subdivision of 5 allotments, one being a shared access allotment

    Wellington City · lodged 12 May 2025 · 5590180.1
  24. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Additions and alterations to a dwelling in a Character Precinct

    Wellington City · lodged 9 May 2025 · 558989
  25. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Retrospective consent for a roof eave on the existing building within legal road

    Wellington City · lodged 7 May 2025 · 558889
  26. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Amended cross lease

    Wellington City · lodged 6 May 2025 · 558872 · not on the map
  27. Land useGranted

    Change of Conditions to SR516402 relating to design changes

    Wellington City · lodged 5 May 2025 · 558788
  28. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Cross lease update

    Wellington City · lodged 5 May 2025 · 558787
  29. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Alterations to a heritage building

    Wellington City · lodged 2 May 2025 · 558741
  30. Land useGranted

    Land Use: To construct a pedestrian stairway within the legal road

    Wellington City · lodged 2 May 2025 · 558747
  31. Deemed permitted boundary activityIssued

    1. Boundary Activity: Build a lean to cover an existing deck

    Wellington City · lodged 1 May 2025 · 558710
  32. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Construction of a second dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 1 May 2025 · 558717
  33. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Amended cross lease

    Wellington City · lodged 30 Apr 2025 · 558660
  34. Land useWithdrawn

    Land Use: Additions to an existing dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 30 Apr 2025 · 558657
  35. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Three lot subdivision of two existing lots

    Wellington City · lodged 30 Apr 2025 · 558677
  36. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Six lot subdivision with five fee simple and one shared allotment

    Wellington City · lodged 29 Apr 2025 · 558643
  37. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Construct an anchored shotcrete retaining structure

    Wellington City · lodged 23 Apr 2025 · 558485
  38. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Construct a new dwelling and earthworks

    Wellington City · lodged 22 Apr 2025 · 558441
  39. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · 558399
  40. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New timber pole retaining wall

    Wellington City · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · 558385
  41. SubdivisionGranted

    Subdivision: Two-lot residential subdivision around two existing dwellings

    Wellington City · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · 558387 · not on the map
  42. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Additional vehicle crossing in the City Centre Zone

    Wellington City · lodged 17 Apr 2025 · 558393
  43. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New retaining wall

    Wellington City · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · 558353
  44. Land useReturned incomplete

    Change of Conditions to SR480670 relating to conditions 13 and 14

    Wellington City · lodged 16 Apr 2025 · 558354
  45. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Additions and alterations to existing dwelling

    Wellington City · lodged 15 Apr 2025 · 558290
  46. Land useGranted

    Change of conditions to SR514382 relating to landscaping requirements

    Wellington City · lodged 15 Apr 2025 · 558293
  47. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Seismic strengthening with alterations to the rear facade

    Wellington City · lodged 14 Apr 2025 · 558255
  48. Land useGranted

    Land Use: Replacement of existing corroded steel windows with new aluminium windows within Mount Victoria Character Precinct

    Wellington City · lodged 14 Apr 2025 · 558249
  49. SubdivisionGranted

    Extension of time to SR454455

    Wellington City · lodged 11 Apr 2025 · 558167
  50. Land useGranted

    Land Use: New mobile phone facility

    Wellington City · lodged 10 Apr 2025 · 558121 · 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. 6 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.