Resource management fees

Last updated: 1 July 2024

Resource management fees are payable when you:

apply to Kāpiti Coast District Council to undertake an activity which is not otherwise permitted by the Resource Management Act 1991 or the District Plan
lodge a request to change the District Plan (commonly known as a “private plan change”).

Resource management fees are also payable for a range of other activities as set out at the end of this section.

Resource management fees are set under section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991. Initial deposit fees are set under section 36(1) and must be paid before we start processing your application or request. Further charges will be incurred if additional time is spent processing the application or request, or if disbursement costs are incurred, which are over and above the allocated time provisions (see “Hourly Charge Out Rates and Disbursements”).

If any charge for an application or request is not paid by the due date, Kāpiti Coast District Council reserves the right under section 36AAB(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 to stop processing the application or request. This may include the cancellation of a hearing or the issuing of a decision. If a hearing is cancelled or postponed due to the non-payment of a charge, the applicant or requestor will be charged for any costs that may arise from that cancellation or postponement.

Please also note specifically in relation to applications for resource consent:

under sections 88G and 88H of the Resource Management Act 1991, the applicable statutory timeframe will not commence until the initial deposit fee is paid
in accordance with the Resource Management (Discount on Administrative Charges) Regulations 2010, discounts shall be paid on administrative charges for applications that are not processed within statutory timeframes.

Please check for engineering fees that may also be applicable.

Notified applications	2024/25 Fee
Publicly notified applications	$5,370 Deposit (covers first 30 hours of processing time; balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising)
Limited notified applications	$4,654 Deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising)

Non-notified land use applications (including temporary events)	2024/25 Fee
Permitted activities (including temporary events)	nil
Trim protected tree (urban area)	nil
Home occupation (Controlled activities)	$269 fixed fee
Non-notified land use activities – general	$1,790 Deposit (covers first 10 hours of processing time plus 1 hour of compliance monitoring) $179 per hour thereafter
Fast track resource consent (Controlled activities)	$1,343 Deposit (covers first 7.5 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Fixed fee activities^* 1. Removal/trimming protected trees causing significant structural damage (as determined by an appropriately delegated, qualified and experienced person, i.e. an ecologist or council staff member) 2. Trimming of protected vegetation to maintain existing farm tracks. 3. Earthworks to maintain existing farm tracks.	$179 Deposit (covers first hour of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter

*Conditions apply, applications will only be accepted on a case by case basis and assumes adequate information provided.

Designations	2024/25 Fee
Notice of requirement to designate land – non-notified	$1,790 Deposit (covers first 10 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Notice of requirement to designate land – notified	$4,654 Deposit (covers first 26 hours of processing time, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising)
Alteration to designation (non-notified)	$1,432 Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Outline plan approval	$1,253 Deposit (covers first 7 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Outline Plan Waiver	$716 Deposit (covers first 4 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter

Non-Notified subdivision Applications	2024/25 Fee
Subdivisions – 2-lot	$3,222 Deposit (covers first 18 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Subdivisions (between 3 to 19 lots)	$3,580 Deposit (covers first 20 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Subdivisions (20 or more lots)	$5,370 Deposit (covers first 30 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Boundary adjustment (as defined by district plan) and subdivisions where no additional lots are created	$1,432 Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Update existing cross-lease	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Update cross-lease to fee simple title	$716 Deposit (covers first 4 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter

Subdivision Certificates	2024/25 Fee
Section 223 certificate	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Section 224(c) certificate including other certificates	$1,432 Deposit (covers first 8 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Section 224(f)	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Section 25(5), s32(2)(a) of Unit Titles Act 2010 (staged unit developments)	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Section 221 consent notice (when issued as a separate notice)	$358 fixed charge
Section 226 certificate (certify subdivision complies with district plan provisions).	$895 Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time) $179 per hour thereafter
Reserves valuation calculation	At cost

Miscellaneous applications/certificates	2024/25 Fee
Administration time in coordinating and attending pre-application and business start-up meetings	First 2 hours no fee $119 per hour thereafter
Planner/engineer time in preparing for and attending pre- application and business start-up meetings	First 2 hours no fee $179 per hour thereafter
Boundary activity	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Marginal and temporary exemptions	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Marginal and temporary exemptions in relation to temporary events (as defined by the District Plan)	nil
Certificate of compliance (certifies land use complies with district plan provisions)	$1,074 Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Existing use rights certificate	$1,074 Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Transfer/surrender of consent in whole or in part	$358 fixed charge
Section 125 extensions of time	$895 Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Change or cancellation of conditions/consent notice	$895 Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)

Non-notified subdivision applications	2024/25 Fee
Revocation of easements	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Right of way (ROW) approval*	$1,074 Deposit (covers first 6 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Section 348 (Local Government Act 2002) certificate (ROW certification)	$895 Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Re-Issue certificate (all types)	$358 fixed charge
Transfer instruments and other miscellaneous legal documents	$358 Deposit (covers first 2 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)

*The requirement for requests to be in writing is set out in clause 22, Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991.

District Plan change	2024/25 Fee
Administration time in coordinating and attending pre-request meetings	First 2 hours no fee $119 per hour thereafter
Planner/engineer time in preparing for and attending pre-request meetings	First 2 hours no fee $179 per hour thereafter
Request to change the District Plan	$7,160 Deposit (covers first 40 hours of processing time following receipt of a written request to change the plan, balance to be charged on time and material basis including advertising) The requirement for requests to be in writing is set out in clause 22, Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991.

Other	2024/25 Fee
Objection to development contributions – note, fee to be refunded in part or in full depending on level of objection upheld by independent hearing commissioners	$895 Deposit (covers first 5 hours of processing time, $179 per hour thereafter)
Planning certificate – alcohol licensing	$179 fixed charge
Cost recovery charge for inspection of confirmed breach of district plan provisions	$179 per hour
Cancellation of building line restriction	$699 fixed charge
Customer complaint compliance investigation	$179 per hour

Hourly charge out rates and disbursements	2024/25 Fee
Staff: Planner/engineer (all levels)	$179 per hour
Staff: Planning manager, asset manager	$214 per hour
Staff: Environmental protection staff (all levels)	$179 per hour
Administration staff	$119 per hour
Elected member commissioner costs per hour for any hearing:	$238 per hour (or part thereof)
Sitting collectively without an independent commissioner: (chairperson, hearing commissioners)	$119 per hour per elected member as chair, and $96 per hour per elected member on a committee up to a collective total of $238 per hour (or part thereof)
Sitting with an independent commissioner
Independent commissioners	At cost
Postage and stationery	At cost
Consultant’s fees (the use of consultants/peer review will be undertaken in consultation with the applicant)	At cost
Provision of resource consent files via email	$20.40 fixed fee
Copying and printing. Black and white: A4 – first 20 copies free then per page	$0.30
Copying and printing. Black and white: A3 per page	$0.40
Copying and printing. Colour: A4 per page	$2.70
Copying and printing. Colour: A3 per page	$4.20