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WAIKATO BUILDING CONSENT GROUP

 

Kia Ora and Welcome

The Waikato Building Consent Group is a cluster of five Councils who work together to bring consistency to the Building Consent process. The group consists of the Building Control Units from: 

This site is for anyone in the local building industry or involved in a building project, large or small.  It provides information on the Building Consent process and requirements, information on the different types of building projects, as well as other relevant information you may need for your building project.  You can also access application forms and checklists, and links to other useful sites.  If you require further information in regards to your building project please contact the Building Unit of your local Council to find out more.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS, DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS


If you apply for a building consent or a major amendment to an existing building consent after 1 March 2012 ...

The practitioners you use must be correctly licensed to carry out the work. For  more information .....

Video clip from TV3  on 2012-03-01

Video clip from TV3 on 2012-02-11


Building Amendment Bill No. 4

This Bill covers consumer protection with mandatory contracts, changes to Schedule one, increased fines for building without a consent, powers and authorities of the Cheif Executive of the DBH, and more......

Building Code Compliance Document Changes

This month.....to C Protection from Fire, F7 Warning Systems & F8 Signs.

Building Amendment Act 2012

Building Amendment Bill No. 3 has past its third reading and has been given Royal Assent.  To read the new Act go to Legislation

Christchurch Earthquake and safety of stairs - information for structural engineers

The Department of Building and Housing has released today a Practice Advisory to alert practising structural engineers assessing existing multi-storey buildings throughout New Zealand about issues relating to safety of stairs ...

Significant changes have been made to the Building Code 

These affect building structure (B1) and external moisture (E2) documents. In addition, new guidance documents have been introduced for barriers, reinforcing of concrete slab-on-ground floors, and building on soils subject to liquefaction.  For more information go to the DBH website

Building amendment Bill No. 4

This was released on 6 September 2011 - submission dates not yet listed.  See Building Amendment Bill No. 4

 

Legislation links

For links and more information go to Legislation
Code Watch: Changes you need to know.

 

Code Watch is a new sector education alert by the Department of Building and Housing that highlights changes to the Building Code and its documents.....

  

 

 

 

Page last updated 2012-04-24

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