Forms and fees

Why am I charged an application fee?
When will I be invoiced?
What can I do to reduce costs?
Are there any ongoing costs?
Who should cheques be made out to?
Application forms and schedule of fees

Why am I charged an application fee?

We operate a user-pays policy for processing all consent applications. Costs are recovered whether an application is granted or refused. Costs may include:

staff time for processing your application
staff time for carrying out a site inspection, attending relevant meetings or hearing, and travel time
newspaper adverting costs if your application is publicly notified.

When will I be invoiced?

Simple applications - one invoice when your application has been processed
Larger-scale / multiple applications - you will generally receive interim invoices on a monthly basis.

When applications are lodged they must be accompanied by a deposit fee, which is set to represent the average cost of processing an application.

What can I do to reduce the costs involved?

Talk to us before you prepare your application
Apply for all required consents at the start
Consult all affected parties
Obtain written approvals before lodging your application when possible
Ensure that all forms are completed, including supporting material
If your application is notified, attempt to resolve any submissions.

Are there any ongoing costs?

Yes. The majority of resource consents incur an annual charge, payable by the consent holder, and contribute to the council's cost of monitoring, reporting and management costs.

Who should cheques be made out to?

Auckland Regional Council.

Application forms and schedule of fees

When preparing your application, please ensure the Form A (General Information and Contact Details) is completed together with all the relevant Form B's (Assessment of Effects on the Environment - AEE).

Application type

Form A - General information and contact details

B1 - To make, alter or install a bore

B2 - To take, use or divert groundwater

B3 - To take or use surface water

B4 - To dam surface water

B5 - Land disturbing activities - sediment control

B6 - To divert surface water

B7 - Diversion and discharge of stormwater

B8 - Activities in, on, under or over the beds of lakes, rivers and streams

B9 - To discharge less than or equal to 6m3/day of domestic wastewater onto or into land

B10 - To discharge contaminants into or onto land or water

B11 - To discharge contaminants into air

B12 - To discharge contaminants onto or into land from an industrial or trade process

B13 - Remediation, disturbance management and discharge from contaminated land

B14 - Coastal activities

Change or cancellation of resource consent conditions (151.7 KB PDF)

Application for extension of lapsed consent (46.5 KB PDF)

Transfer of a consent to another site (58.0 KB PDF)

Permitted Activity forms

To drill, alter, replace or decommission a bore (103.1 KB PDF)	N/A
Dam water, with an off stream dam (122.8 KB PDF)	N/A
Water, to take or use (35.8 KB PDF)	N/A
Farm dairy, discharge to ground This form is not available on our website. Please contact us on 09 366 2000 or info@arc.govt.nz for a copy.
Certificate of Compliance (128.9 KB PDF)	$550	N/A

Other forms

Notice of surrender of a consent (66.4 KB PDF)	N/A	N/A
Submission form (60.1 KB PDF)	N/A	N/A
Transfer a resource consent to another person (48.0 KB PDF)	$200 fixed charge	N/A
Transfer a permitted activity (41.4 KB PDF)	N/A	N/A
Withdraw an application (42.3 KB PDF)	N/A	N/A
Written approval of affected parties (58.3 KB PDF)	N/A	N/A