The resource consent process can be broken into three main stages:
Stage One – the applicant prepares their application
Contact a Consents Officer at the Regional Council to discuss your proposal and find out what application forms you need and any information required. It is essential to provide all the relevant information requested as insufficient information can delay the processing of your application.
Forms can be posted to you, collected from the West Coast Regional Council office or downloaded for you to print here.
If you are having difficulty completing the application forms, or unsure what forms you need to complete, please contact a Consents Officer.
Stage Two – the Council considers the application
When you lodge your application, council officers will check your application to ensure you have provided all the necessary information required and to see if you have paid your application fee. Council will let you know if anything more is needed, and may also ask you to supply further information once your application has been accepted.
Council determines the scale and effects of the proposed activity, and any affected parties from whom you will need to obtain written approval. Council will decide whether or not to publically notify your application to hear other people’s views.
Stage Three – the Council makes a decision
You will receive a letter in the mail advising you on the outcome of your application. The time taken to inform you will depend on whether the application was notified and whether there was a hearing.
