Building consents

Please be aware that the statutory clock stops from 20 December 2024 and recommences from 11 January 2025 as required under the Building Act 2004.

Council’s holiday closedown period is from 25 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Objective Build is Hutt City Council's online portal for lodging applications for building consent. Unless otherwise agreed, all applications for building consents should be lodged using Objective Build. We also use the GoGet inspection system to improve the quality of the building inspection process and the maintenance of inspection records.

The resource consents and building consents teams have made changes to how the front counter at Laings Road will operate. The counter has now reopened and is operating 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

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Read our most recent newsletter: Kaihanga August 2024

Before you make an application for a building consent there a few things that you can do that will make the building consenting process a lot smoother.

What you need to do and what documents you must provide with your application for a building consent.

How we will process your application for a building consent.

What you can do when you receive your building consent and how we will be involved in the building process, including inspections.

Applying for a code compliance certificate and other formal forms of recognition that you have competed the building work as set out in the issued building consent.

Other information you may find useful for your building project.

Building consents

Before you start

Applying for a building consent

Processing your application for a building consent

While you are building

When you finish building

Other building information