Pre-lodgement Meeting

Purpose of Pre-lodgement Meetings

Pre-lodgement meetings provide an opportunity for Council Technical Officers to meet and talk about your proposal before it is finalised and lodged.

Where do Pre-lodgement Meetings fit in the Consents Process?

Pre-lodgement meetings follow on from the point at which the initial enquiry requesting information about a proposal has been dealt with by either the Council's Contact Centre or an officer from the relevant technical team, and the pre-lodgement package

The Pre-Lodgement Pack

When a resource consent is required or is likely to be required, a pre-lodgement package is sent or given to the applicant. The pre-lodgement package consists of the following:

• "Pre-Lodgement Meeting Request Form" includes contact details, information requirements and agreement to pay for the actual and reasonable costs of the work that the Council undertakes in response to the request;
  Pre-lodgement Meeting Request Form (36.0 KB PDF)
• Fact Sheet - "A Guide to Pre-Lodgement Meetings" provides information about pre- lodgement meetings
  GP02 A guide to pre-lodgement meetings (82.6 KB PDF)
• Form A application form and all relevant Form B application form(s);
• Other information such as the rules of the relevant regional plan that may be of assistance to the applicant, or assessment criteria that are used to assess the proposal;
• Fact Sheet - Consultation under the RMA
  GP01 Consultation (67.2 KB PDF)
• Fact Sheet - "Resource Consent Processing Timeframes and Charges"- provides information about the costs of processing resource consents and timeframes.
  GP04 Resource consent processing timeframes and charges factsheet (237.9 KB PDF)

Format of the Pre-lodgement Meeting

For simple proposals, the pre-lodgement meeting may only require a short meeting to explain the process and the level of information required for the application, and to answer any questions you may have. Also at this meeting any copies of information from the relevant regional plan, other technical information that may be useful and the relevant application forms could be provided to you.

For complex proposals, officers will prepare an agenda to ensure that all the issues are covered at the meeting. A copy of the agenda will be circulated to you or your consultant prior to the meeting.