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Council has a strong preference that applications for a CCC should not be submitted to the Council until the consented building work has passed the CCC Final Inspection.

If the consented building work passes the CCC Final Inspection, then the application will move immediately to the second stage of the CCC Vetting process.

You can apply for a CCC by submitting an application through Objective Build along with the required information (e.g. evidence of ownership, records of work and energy work certificates).

Rejection of a CCC application

If your application for a CCC is not complete or you have not passed your final building inspection, then your CCC application will be rejected and returned to you.

If we reject your CCC application, you can reapply when you have passed the final inspection and can provide a complete application.

If your building consent was either processed in or transferred to Objective Build, then you should apply for your CCC through Objective Build.

If your building consent predates Objective Build you will need to complete a paper form, which can be found on our list of forms. This form can be uploaded to Kiteworks. Please upload the completed document when prompted.

When you apply for a CCC you must provide:

• Proof of ownership
• Records relating to any gas fitting or prescribed electrical work (energy work) that has been carried out
• Records of work issued by licensed building practitioners that state what restricted building work they carried out or supervised

Records of work from Licensed Building Practitioners should have already been provided as they are a requirement for each building inspection.

Please ensure that all of your documents are named as per our naming conventions to make your application easier for our team to assess, ie Standard Document Naming Conventions Guidance - documents submitted with BC or CCC applications.

Every CCC application we receive will be checked to see whether:

1. All building work detailed in the issued building consent has been completed.
2. All building inspections required in the issued building consent have been undertaken and received a Pass outcome.

If the building work has achieved a pass outcome for the CCC Final inspection, and all other required building inspections have achieved a pass outcome, then we will accept that the building work has been completed.

If a CCC Final inspection has not been undertaken and achieved a pass outcome, the BCO will check the outcome of the QA Inspection to confirm that the QA inspection has received a pass outcome. If the QA Inspection has not confirmed that all building inspections up to the time of the CCC Final inspection have been undertaken and achieved a pass outcome, then the Council will not be able to confirm that the consented building work has been completed and it will refuse to accept the CCC application.

If the building work has passed all the above requirements, then the CCC application will progress to stage 2 of the CCC vetting process.

However, if after receiving an CCC application, the CCC applicant has not yet booked, undertaken or passed the CCC Final Inspection then the BCO will immediately book the CCC Final Inspection for the CCC applicant for the earliest possible date.

If the building work fails the CCC Final Inspection then the BCO will make a technical decision to refuse to issue a CCC on the grounds that the consented building work does not comply with the issued building consent. The BCO will notify you of the decision and the reasons for that

If the only building inspection outstanding is the CCC Final inspection, then the BCO will allow the CCC application to proceed to stage 2 of the vetting process.

If the Council decides to refuse to accept the CCC application, it will advise  the applicant of the decision and  the reasons for that decision.

At this stage of the CCC vetting process, we will check whether:

1. The CCC application form has been provided and completed correctly.
2. Other documents for the CCC application as required under sections 92 and 94 of the Building Act 2004 have been provided to the Council.

If the CCC application form has not been completed correctly and/or if required documents have not been provided, then Council will refuse to accept the CCC application and will advise the applicant of the decision and the reasons for that decision.

If the CCC application form has been completed correctly and all the required documents have been provided, then Council will accept the CCC application for processing.

If your CCC application is accepted for processing, we have 20 working days from the date we received your application to process your application and make a decision either to issue or refuse to issue a CCC.

No Requests for Further Information (RFIs)

Once a CCC application has been accepted for processing then it will be processed as soon as possible. No RFIs will be issued during CCC vetting or processing. If a CCC application has been accepted for processing and an omission or error is found during processing that cannot be resolved with a phone call, then a technical decision will be made to refuse to issue the CCC.

What happens if we refuse to accept your application for a CCC

If, during the CCC Vetting process, we advise you that we have refused to accept your application for a CCC we will tell you the reason for our decision.  You can reapply for a CCC at any time. We recommend that you address and resolve the reasons for a refusal decision and then reapply.

Payment of outstanding fees

All outstanding fees must be paid before we can send you the CCC. These fees include:

• any outstanding consenting or inspection fees
• development or reserve contributions
• consultant fees
• MBIE or BRANZ levies.

CCC fees and how to pay

A CCC processing fee was included in your initial invoice for building consent fees.

All fees and charges will be stated on invoices issued to you by Council.  You can make payment by bank transfer, debit card or credit card. You may also pay at the counter in the Council’s office at 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt.  Council does not charge a surcharge on credit card payments.

We occasionally refuse to issue a CCC. This is usually because:

• information that we’ve asked for hasn’t been supplied;
• there’s not enough information to prove that the completed work complies with the New Zealand Building Consent and Building Code.

We’ll write to you and explain why we’ve refused to issue a CCC. Even if you've been refused a CCC you still have to pay for the processing costs.

If we make a decision to refuse to issue a CCC, you can still apply for a CCC at any time once you have met the CCC application conditions and provided the required information.

If you do not apply for a CCC once you have passed your final inspection, we will not take any action. If you do not have a CCC you may find it difficult to obtain insurance or to sell the building.  Many lawyers will refuse to allow their clients to purchase buildings where a CCC has not been issued for consented building work. Most banks will not provide mortgage finance for buildings where there is a CCC outstanding for completed consented building work.

If you have not applied for a CCC by the 24-month anniversary of the granting of the building consent then section 92 of the Building Act 2004 requires us to make a decision to either refuse to issue a CCC or, if we are satisfied that the completed building work complies with the building consent, to issue a CCC.

We will write to you on the 22-month anniversary of the granting of your building consent to let you know that in two months we will be making the 24-month decision.  This notice period may allow you to complete the building work, book the CCC Final inspection and then lodge a CCC application.

A compliance schedule will be issued with the CCC for a building consent that involves building work on specified systems. We will issue the compliance schedule when we are satisfied on reasonable grounds that the specified systems for the building are capable of performing to the performance standards for the specified systems.

See our information about Compliance Schedules and Specified Systems.

If you believe any decision we have made is wrong you can ask the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for a determination. Determinations are legally binding decisions on disputes or questions about the rules that apply to buildings.

To find out more about determinations, go to MBIE website. Check the ‘previous determinations’ on the website – some of them might be about situations like yours. A determination can be appealed to the District Court.

If you wish to apply for a CCC for a building consent that meets the criteria for an old or historic building consent, i.e. the building consent was issued more than five years ago, please see Applying for a CCC for a Building Consent Older than Five years.