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By holding a resource consent, you will have ongoing contact with the Regional Council and we have outlined some of the responsibilities and contact information for you.
After your consent is issued, you need to:
Once you have been granted a resource consent you become the legal consent holder. This means you are responsible for ensuring all conditions of consent are met by the activity you are exercising.
We highly recommend reading through your consent and becoming familiar with all the conditions, so you know what is expected of you. This is also important if your consent is for a seasonal activity, such as taking water.
Make sure you check your conditions before each season starts to remind yourself and any staff of these conditions so you can ensure you meet the requirements.
As the consent holder you are responsible for paying the annual charges of your consent once it has been granted.
See our consent charges guide for the full descriptions of these charges. You will also be charged for the costs of consent processing and compliance inspections. The guide is available on our page:
Let us know if the activity, address or company name changes and fill out the appropriate form. If you also want to change any of the conditions of consent (eg maximum volumes, crop type, irrigated area, discharge area etc), let us know and fill out the appropriate forms.
Transfer and Changes application forms are available from this page, and you can also contact the Consent Advisor for help in choosing the right form.
06 835 9200
consentadvisor@hbrc.govt.nz
Make sure you check key dates of your consent and keep them on your calendar, so you don’t forget.
Issue start date: Date you can start exercising your consent.
Expiry date: When your consent ends. Make sure you apply to replace your consent if you wish to six months before the expiry date, otherwise once it expires you legally can’t continue with the activity.
Lapse date: when your consent will end if you haven’t started using it before this date ‘use it or lose it’ kind of date. You can find this on the front of your consent.
Review date: When the Council can review the conditions of your consent if specified in the consent document. This is usually found in the body of the consent under the ‘Review of Consent Conditions by Council’ and has a designated month, usually May of any year.
If you want to change or cancel any conditions of your consent (under section 127 of the Resource Management Act), you will need to let us know and apply using the correct form below. You may also surrender a resource consent that you no longer need.
If we are still processing your application (you have not had a decision), contact the planner who is processing your application, or email your proposed changes to consentadvisor@hbrc.govt.nz
If your resource consent has already been granted, you will need to submit an application and pay a fee.
Note: If your application was complex or notified, contact a planning officer to discuss the requirements for a variation, or seek external advice from a planning consultant.
No. Resource consents are not tied to a property, they are legal documents owned by an individual or entity, therefore are not automatically transferred when a property is sold or subdivided. If you do not wish to keep the consent when you sell or subdivide your property, please ensure a Transfer of Resource Consent form is completed and returned to us.
Consent Holders remain liable for all Resource Consent, Compliance & Freshwater Monitoring charges until a legal transfer to a new owner has been completed.
Once you have a resource consent, the compliance team must complete inspections to make sure your activity is complying with the conditions of consent. If not, they are required to use enforcement tools when these conditions are breached.
Check our compliance page to see why we need to carry out inspections, and what happens if you aren’t complying with your conditions of consent.
See our contact page for details on who to contact about different types of consent questions, or for general advice:
06 835 9200
+64 6 835 9200
159 Dalton Street. Napier 4110
Private Bag 6006, Napier 4142
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