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We aim to provide you with complete information on resource consent requirements in the Hawke’s Bay region. Find out about how to lodge an application and how your consent may be processed, and view recent consent applications.
Notified or non-Notified?
Putting a consent on hold
Applications can be lodged via email to the consentadvisor@hbrc.govt.nz or physically to any of our offices, please check the front page of your applications Form A for full lodgement instructions.
New applications for consents received with the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council in the preceding week are made available in related documents above.
Once your application is accepted, your application will be processed as one of 3 types:
We recommend that, even if you expect that your application will be processed as a non-notified application, you talk with people who may be affected by your application.
Consent applications can be put on hold, and therefore the processing is delayed for the following reasons:
An Everyday Guide to the Resource Management Act (RMA) is a set of booklets available from the Ministry for the Environment to help you with everyday matters under the RMA. The booklets explain specific RMA processes, your rights, and how you can get involved.
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