In order to avoid delays with receiving your granted application documents please ensure you pay as early as possible after receiving your invoice. You can pay via our online portal, with online banking or in person.
Building consent fees are excluding document management fees. Additional fees may also apply-see additional building consent related fees. Building consent fees are owed once you have submitted your application and are required to be paid before your granted application documents can be issued.
| Building Consents | |||||||||
| Commercial | |||||||||
| Demolition Commercial | $1,364.00 | ||||||||
| Commercial Minor Works (including but not limited to installing a steel beam, installation of a sink, installation of a door) |
$1,144.00 | ||||||||
| Small Commercial building works | $2,525.00 | ||||||||
| Internal Fit out and Alterations | $5,014.00 | ||||||||
| Up to 2 Storey | $9,338.00 | ||||||||
| More than 2 storeys and/or > $1,000,000 | $12,836.00 | |
| More than 2 storeys and/or > $1,000,000 | plus additional hourly rate where applicable | per hour | $219.00 |
| Request for Further Information during processing - minimum of 1 hour charged | per hour | $219.00 |
| Residential | |||||||||
| Solar and retrofit insulation | Free | ||||||||
| Minor Works | $574.00 | |
| Spa pools | $1,364.00 | |
| Swimming Pools | $1,364.00 | |
| Garages | $1,481.00 | |
| Small Building Works | $1,481.00 | |
| Outbuilding Habitable | $2,525.00 | |
| Alterations and Additions | $2,743.00 | |
| Dwelling Single Storey | $5,487.00 | |
| Dwelling 2 Storey | $7,422.00 | |
| Dwelling 3 Storey or More | $11,510.00 | |
| Attached Residential Units | plus per unit charge after 1st unit | per unit | $2,507.00 |
| Demolition Residential | $1,144.00 | ||||||||
| Relocatable | $1,900.00 | ||||||||
| Project Information Memorandum | |||||||||
| Commercial | |||||||||
| Commercial Demolition | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Commercial Minor Works | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Internal Fit out | $555.00 | ||||||||
| Up to 2 Storeys | $555.00 | ||||||||
| For all Other Commercial Projects | $773.00 | ||||||||
| Residential | |||||||||
| Minor Works | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Spa Pools | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Swimming Pools | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Garages | $446.00 | ||||||||
| Small Building Works | $446.00 | ||||||||
| Outbuilding Habitable | $446.00 | ||||||||
| Alterations and Additions | $446.00 | ||||||||
| All Dwellings | $555.00 | ||||||||
| Demolition Residential | $337.00 | ||||||||
| Additional Building Consent Related Fees | |||||||||
| Building Accreditation Levy 50 cents per $1,000 of building value | per $1000 | $0.50 | |||||||
| BRANZ Levy $1.00 per $1,000 on projects $20,000 and over | per $1000 | $1.00 | |||||||
| MBIE Levy $1.75 per $1,000 on projects $65,000 and over | per $1000 | $1.75 | |||||||
| Engineering Audit Fee | $265.00 | |
| External consultancy fees | Actual costs | Actual costs |
| Water, Stormwater and Waste Services charges Including but not limited to: Service Connections/Disconnections, CCTV Surveys, Trade waste |
Refer Wastewater, Stormwater and Water fees and charges | Refer Wastewater, Stormwater and Water fees and charges |
| Additional Inspections | per hour | $237.00 |
| On-site Minor Variation | $237.00 | |
| Inspection of Building to be Shifted in to/within Hamilton City | $237.00 | |
| Inspection of Building to be Shifted in to/within Hamilton City | per km | $0.89 |
| Inspection of Building to be Shifted in to/within Hamilton City | per hour | $237.00 |
| Inspection of Amusement Devices | $11.50 | |
| Amendments to a Building Consent Application | per hour | $219.00 |
| Application to Extend Time For Which a Building Consent is Valid | $118.00 | |
| Urgent Residential Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) | $472.00 | |
| Code Compliance Certificate | $472.00 | |
| Commercial Code Compliance Certificate | $946.00 | |
| Copy of Code Compliance Certificate | $57.00 | |
| Pre-application meeting to lodge a Building Consent | $178.00 | |
| Building Control Hourly Rates | |||||||||
| Applications Officer | per hour | $118.00 | |||||||
| Building Review Officer | per hour | $219.00 | |||||||
| Building Inspector | per hour | $237.00 | |||||||
| Compliance and Monitoring Officer | per hour | $237.00 | |||||||
| Team Leader | per hour | $273.00 | |||||||
| Manager | per hour | $296.00 | |||||||
| Building Warrant of Fitness and Compliance Schedule | ||||||||
| Processing annual Building Warrant of Fitness | $118.00 | |||||||
| New and amendment of a Compliance Schedule | $237.00 | |||||||
| New and amendment of a Compliance Schedule | per system or feature | $113.00 |
| Replacement Compliance Schedule and Warrant of Fitness Statement | $57.00 | |
| Inspection of Compliance Schedule Maintenance and Reporting Procedures | $237.00 | |
| Compliance Schedule Re-inspection | per hour | $237.00 | |||||||
| Document Management (Digitisation) | |||||||||
| Document Management (Digitisation) - A4 | per page | $2.33 | |||||||
| Document Management (Digitisation) - A3 | per page | $3.50 | |||||||
| Document Management (Digitisation) - A2 | per page | $3.50 | |||||||
| Document Management (Digitisation) - A0 | per page | $3.50 | |||||||
| Electronic Data Management | ||||||||
| Value of work less than $20,000 | Free | |||||||
| Residential | $159.00 | |||||||
| Commercial | $318.00 | |||||||
| Other Applications | ||||||||
| Application for Waiver or Modification to the Building Code. Additional inspection charges may also apply. |
$674.00 | |||||||
| Request for exemption from building consent | $328.00 | |||||||
| Commercial request for exemption from building consent | $546.00 | |||||||
| Certificate of Acceptance Application (COA) | $711.00 | |
| Commercial Certificate of Acceptance Application (COA) | $944.00 | |
| Change of Use Application | $557.00 | |
| Certificate of Public Use (CPU) | $709.00 | |
| Liquor Licence - Compliance with Building Code Certificate | $237.00 | |
| Section 77-83 - Building Act 2004 | $557.00 | |
| Section 73-74 Fee | $338.00 | |
| Certificate of Title | $57.00 | |
| Replacement Earthquake-Prone Building Notice | $57.00 | |
| Functions Relating to Earthquake-Prone Buildings | $219.00 | |
| Photocopying and printing | |||||||||
| Photocopying and Printing - A4 | per page | $1.60 | |||||||
| Photocopying and Printing - A3 | per page | $2.90 | |||||||
| Swimming Pool & Fencing Compliance | ||||||||
| 3 yearly pool audit - first visit | $237.00 | |||||||
| Additional audit visits | per hour | $237.00 |
Need more information?
Contact the Building Unit on building.unit2@hcc.govt.nz
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Last updated 15 May 2025