Building
Consents, water connections, compliance, and inspections. Apply for a consent.
Legend: 
Online form 
Downloadable form 
Guidelines
SIMPLI - our online portal
Apply online, provide additional information and track progress of your online application using SIMPLI, our online portal, for:
- building consent and /or PIM
- amendment to building consent
- certificate for public use
- code compliance certificate
- certificate of acceptance
- and more.
Guides
The following guides are intended for anyone who is thinking about building, whether that means building a new home, renovating, or extending an existing home.
Guide to obtaining a building consent on the Kāpiti Coast (558) [PDF 1.79 MB]
Natural Hazard Guidance Information [PDF 181 KB]
Guide for completing an application for code of compliance certificate (278a) [PDF 178 KB]
Apply for a discretionary exemption for any building work
Apply for an exemption to undertake low-risk building work at minimal cost.
TA application for discretionary exemption - form 256c [DOC 325 KB]
TA application for discretionary exemption - form 256c [PDF 299 KB]
Memorandum from LBP – record of building work
Licensed building practitioner (LBP) record of building work.
Apply to amend a compliance schedule
A compliance schedule lists the specified systems in a building, and the procedures required to keep them in good working order.
Amendment to compliance schedule – form 330 [PDF 208 KB]
Apply for fire protection connection/alteration
Apply for a new commercial fire service or fire sprinkler connection, or a change to an existing fire protection connection.
Fire protection connection/alteration – form 160 [PDF 254 KB]
Notify a change in licensed building practitioners
Notify Council of changes to the licensed building practitioners working on your project.
Form 134 Advising Council of your Licensed Building Practitioner [PDF 139 KB]
Form 134 Advising Council of your Licensed Building Practitioner [DOC 353 KB]
Make a building consent authority complaint
Use this to complain about the standard of service or treatment you've received, or if the Building team have failed to do something they're required to.
Make a building consent authority complaint [PDF 98 KB]
Memorandum from LBP – certificate of design work
Licensed building practitioner (LBP) certificate of design work.
Memorandum from licensed building practitioner (Certificate of Design Work) form 2A – MBIE
Request an extension of time to start building
Apply for an extension of time to begin for your building project, if it has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Request for extension to building consent (Form 149) [DOCX 40 KB]
Request for extension to building consent (Form 149 pdf) [PDF 199 KB]
Apply for a water, sewer or stormwater connection or disconnection
For water supply, wastewater, or stormwater.
Wastewater connection/alteration application – form 165 [PDF 221 KB]
Wastewater connection/alteration application – form 165
Water supply connection/alteration – form 159 [PDF 241 KB]
Water supply connection/alteration – form 159
Water demand management declaration of compliance – form 164 [PDF 186 KB]
Rainwater and Greywater Guidelines [PDF 2.29 MB]
Notify of owner-builder
Notify Council of an owner-builder doing restricted building work.
Notice of owner builder – form 2C (www.building.govt.nz)
Statutory declaration as to owner-builder status – form 2B (www.building.govt.nz)
Statement of installation
Trade professionals use these forms to indicate work has been completed to the appropriate standard.
Piped services and plumbing stacks – form 125 [PDF 193 KB]
Drainage work installed – form 126 [PDF 223 KB]
As-Built Drawing Specification Guidance [PDF 169 KB]
Request for a building file
Request a Council building file. A building file search is not a LIM (Land Information Memorandum). The information obtained via a building file search may include informal discussion and carries no legal weight.
Request for a Building File (Form 122) [PDF 201 KB]
Request for a Building File (Form 122) [DOCX 214 KB]