How much will it cost?
The Resource Management Act allows Regional Councils to recover all reasonable costs associated with the processing of a consent. The West Coast Regional Council's procedure is to require a minimum deposit before the consent process begins, with any additional cost being invoiced at the end of the process. For complex applications, monthly invoices may be used. When making a consent application contact the Consents section of the West Coast Regional Council for an estimate of costs associated with your application.
There is no annual charge associated with holding most resource consents. The exception is whitebait stands that have an annual administration charge.
Some consents will require on going monitoring by the council and costs associated with this compliance monitoring will be recovered from the Consent Holder.
| Application for Resource Consents |
Minimum
Application Fee (GST Exclusive) |
GST Inclusive |
| Land Use Consent & associated consents for dry bed gravel extraction |
$350.00 |
$393.75 |
| Land Use Consents & associated consents for river protection works |
$500.00 |
$562.50 |
| Discharge Permits for dairy effluent discharges |
$500.00 |
$562.50 |
| Land Use Consents & associated consents for humping and hollowing/flipping earthworks |
$700.00 |
$787.50 |
| Land Use Consents & associated consents for land based alluvial gold mining operations |
$850.00 |
$956.25 |
| Land Use Consents & associated consents for alluvial gold mining operations involving watercourse diversions |
$1,800.00 |
$2025.00 |
| Coastal Permits for Restricted Coastal Activities |
$5,000.00 |
$5625.00 |
| Application for a Change or Cancelation of consent conditions |
$250.00 |
$281.25 |
| Application for a Certificate of Compliance or an Existing Use Certificate |
$250.00 |
$281.25 |
| Application for Transfer of a Water Permit to another site within the same catchment under section 136 (2) (ii) RMA. |
$350.00 |
$393.75 |
| All other Resource Consents |
$400.00 |
$450.00 |
For more information about the costs of a resource consent please view the latest WCRC Annual Plan under the planning section of our website.
