It is the policy of Environment Canterbury to recover the cost of carrying out many of its Resource Management Act functions, including processing resource consent applications by way of charges to applicants and consent holders.
This will include the cost of staff, contractors, councillors, commissioners, and all other costs incurred in carrying out those functions.
A combination of fixed charges (deposits) and additional charges will be used.
For the full details of the Council policy and resource consent charges, please refer to Environment Canterbury’s Annual Plan.
Fixed charges (deposits)
Fixed charges will be treated as deposits against the total cost to process your application.
A fixed charge is required to be paid with every application for:
- A resource consent for a new or existing activity
- A certificate of compliance
- A change or deletion of a condition on an existing resource consent
- The transfer of water from site to site.
To provide clarity of the costs for each stage of the audit and decision making process, Environment Canterbury has set a Fixed Charge at 3 stages of the process:
- Fixed Charge payable on application
- Fixed Charge payable following Limited or Public Notification (if required)
- Fixed Charge payable 5 working days prior to the commencement of any Hearing set to decide the application (if required).
View a breakdown of the Fixed Charges payable at each stage of the audit and decision making process.
Non-payment of fixed charges (deposits)
If any Fixed Charge for an application is not paid by the due date, then Environment Canterbury reserves the right under S36(7) of the Resource Management Act to stop processing the application. This may include the cancellation of a hearing.
Should a hearing be cancelled or postponed due to the non-payment of a Fixed Charge, the applicant will be charged for any costs that may arise from that cancellation or postponement.
How to calculate the hearing fixed charge
Example: Two applications to take Groundwater, hearing duration 3 days, with 2 commissioners.
| First day of hearing |
$11,250 |
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Charge for additional days
($7,200.00 x 2 days x 2 commissioners)
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$28,800 |
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$40,050 |
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divided by
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| Number of applications being heard |
2 |
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=
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| Total fixed charge per application |
$20,025 incl GST |
Additional charges
Additional charges are payable when the Fixed Charges are insufficient to cover the reasonable costs incurred in processing your application. It is difficult to predict accurately the exact time needed by staff to process each application for consent. Each application will incur charges for administration tasks and staff time auditing the application and preparing a recommendation to a decision maker – but just how much time can vary from application to application. Other than for standard administration charges, staff time is charged using the following formula:
Charge = (Staff time x Staff Charge-out Rate) + all actual and reasonable additional charges including disbursements
The following is a list of tasks that may occur on some applications but not on others. It is not intended that this list be an exhaustive list of all possible application events but it will give an indication of some of the additional work that can be done and will be charged for.
- Staff time in discussions with affected and interested parties
- Staff time travelling to and from the application site and time spent at the site
- Staff time to prepare application for public notification and identify potentially affected parties
- Actual costs for hiring technical/legal experts to produce a report.
Objecting to additional charges
If you feel that any additional charges incurred are not actual or are unreasonable, you have the right to object to those additional charges. An objection can not be lodged to any Fixed Charge. If you further believe that a deposit charge should be refunded, then this is considered a remission of the whole or any part of the processing charges incurred. An objection or request for remission must be lodged in writing and received by the council within 15 working days of you receiving the invoice.
Resource consent charges breakdown
Effective 1 July to 30 September 2010.
All charges include GST.
Select your application type:
Resource consent to install a bore/gallery
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$382.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to place a swing mooring
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$562.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge sewage tank effluent — domestic
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$922.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge to air from a domestic pellet burner
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$337.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge to air from a small scale burner
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$625.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge dairy effluent
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$1,440.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge water from an aquifer test
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$607.50 |
Must be paid with application |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to stockpile effluent/organic waste (when applied for in conjunction with a discharge of dairy effluent)
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$472.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge storm water (residential)
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$1,440.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to discharge storm water (industrial)
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,610.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to take surface water
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,227.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent to take groundwater
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,227.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Resource consent for any other activity
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$1,440.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Authorisation to transfer a holder’s interest in a water permit to another person on another site or to another site in the same catchment or aquifer
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,227.50 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Authorisation to partially transfer a holder’s interest in a water permit to another person on another site or to another site in the same catchment or aquifer
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,227.50 |
Must be paid with application |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$11,250.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
To change or cancel the conditions on a land use consent to install a bore or gallery
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$270.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
To change or cancel the conditions of a resource consent for groundwater or surface water
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$2,227.50 |
Must be paid with application |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
To change or cancel the conditions of any other resource consent
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
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$585.00 |
Must be paid with application |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires notification |
(2) Fixed Charge per application requiring notification |
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$1,125.00 |
Within 20 working days of invoice |
| + |
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+ |
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| applied only if application requires a hearing |
(3) Fixed Charge per application proceeding to a hearing |
Charge per application for the first day of hearing or part thereof
+
Charge per application calculated for each additional day of hearing |
$6,750.00
+
($7,200.00
x No. of additional hearing days
x No. of commissioners
÷ No. of applications) |
Must be paid a minimum of 5 working days prior to start of hearing. (Hearing days and No. of commissioners will be advised to the applicant prior to hearing being set.) |
| + |
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+ |
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| (4) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
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Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Certificate of Compliance
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
$225.00 |
Must be paid with application |
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+ |
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| (2) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
Certificate of Existing Use
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When payable |
| (1) Fixed Charge per application lodged |
$630.00 |
Must be paid with application |
| + |
+ |
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| (2) Additional Charge per application where the total costs exceed the Fixed Charges |
Total Costs to process application
less Fixed Charges |
Must be paid within 20 working days of invoice. |
To process a partial surrender of a resource consent
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When payable |
| Fixed Charge per application lodged |
$168.75 |
Must be paid with application |
To process a partial transfer of a water permit
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When payable |
| Fixed Charge per application lodged |
$225.00 |
Must be paid with application |
Monitor compliance and complete administration requirements of a bore installation (per bore, maximum of 5 bores charged)
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When payable |
| Fixed Charge per application lodged |
$63.00 |
Must be paid with application |
Monitoring the consent
The impact of the activity which is allowed by the consent will be monitored, by either Environment Canterbury or you as the consent holder, or both. If the consent holder takes responsibility for monitoring, they will be required to report results to Environment Canterbury in accordance with the consents conditions. Environment Canterbury may also carry out independent tests.
Environment Canterbury requires holders of resource consents to pay for all actual and reasonable costs of compliance monitoring. Normally an account for these costs will be sent out once per year (although for large accounts, consent holders will be billed every 6 or 3 months). For some consents, such as bore installations, the monitoring charge is usually paid when the application is initially lodged and no further payment is required.
Further information regarding the purpose, frequency and cost of monitoring can be found in the booklet “Resource Consents – Monitoring” which will have been provided with your Resource Consent document.