Pre-application meeting | Hamilton City Council

STEP 1: YOU

What you need to know

You can discuss your development project and check if resource consent is required. You can do this by emailing the Duty Planner at planning.guidance@hcc.govt.nz or calling 07 838 6699.

You may also discuss the possible effects of the project, the potential affected parties, and the expected process once your application has been received.

Pre-application meetings

Once a proposal is developed and you need advice from Council Planners, Urban Designers or Development Engineers prior to applying for resource consent, you can apply for a pre-application meeting.

This is a good chance to discuss the possible effects of the project, the potential affected parties, and the expected process once your application has been received. The following information is required to be submitted with any application for a pre-application meeting:

A description of the proposal.
A draft plan of the proposed development.
A clear list of matters you wish to discuss.

Council will review applications and determine whether an application qualifies for a pre-application meeting, or whether it is suitable to provide a response through a call back.

All applications for a pre-application meeting must be received no later than 12pm Thursday to qualify for a meeting the following week. Should Council determine that a meeting is warranted, you will receive notification of a time to meet with Council.

Development contributions

Pursuant to the Local Government Act (2002) and Council's Development Contributions Policy, Council may require a development contribution to be paid in respect of a development.

Prior to lodgement for consent please contact our Development Contributions Team to determine whether a development contribution is applicable to your development and/or for an estimate of the development contribution charge.

Talk to us before you start your application for resource consent.

Terms and conditions

1.

The purpose of a pre-application meeting is to facilitate communication between applicants and the council so that the applicant can make informed decisions about applying for consents, permits or licenses.

2.

The views expressed by council staff in or following a pre-application meeting are those officers’ preliminary views, made in good faith, on the applicants proposal. The council makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information or views communicated as part of the pre-application process.

3.

The applicant is not required to amend their proposal to accommodate the views expressed by council staff, nor to comply with any suggestions made by council staff. Further, it remains the applicant’s responsibility to get their own professional planning and legal advice when making any application for consents, permits or licences, and to rely solely on that advice, in making any application for consents, permits or licenses.

4.

To the extent permissible by law, the council expressly disclaims any liability to the applicant (under any theory of law including negligence) in relation to any pre-application process. The applicant also recognises that any information it provides to the council may be required to be discussed under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 unless there is a good reason to withhold the information under that Act).

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Any assessment and administration time spent beyond that covered by those deposits will be charged at the relevant hourly rates.

Pre-application meeting update

The Christmas/New Year period is fast approaching, and the Planning Guidance Unit will be focusing on prioritising the processing of resource consents in the lead up to the holidays commencing. We will not be holding pre-application meetings at Hamilton City Council between the week beginning 25 November 2024 and the week ending 07 February 2025

Should you need to receive advice or want to book a meeting for when they start again, please fill in the form below. Otherwise, you can contact our Duty Planner for advice through info@hcc.govt.nz.

We do value the opportunity to contribute towards your applications and look forward to meeting with you when we re-start again.