Permitted Activities
As a Permitted Activity, you can build one main dwelling.
Each legal title is able to have one dwelling. This means you
are not required to apply for a resource consent but are still
required to apply for a building consent.
Controlled Activities
In addition to the main dwelling above you can build one
minor dwelling (no more that 60m2 plus a garage of
18m2). In the Rural Zone this minor dwelling must be
within 20m of the main dwelling and share the same
vehicle access. Financial contributions are payable on the
minor dwelling.
Council acknowledges that there is multiple ownership of
Maori land in its District Plan. As a Controlled Activity you
can build up to ten dwellings on multiple owned Maori
land that is accessed off a sealed road maintained by
Council. This is subject to there being an average of at
least 2000m2 of net land area per dwelling. You are able
to build up to a maximum of five dwellings on multiple
owned Maori land which is accessed from an unsealed
road. This is also subject to there being an average of at
least 2000m2 of net land area per dwelling.
For a Controlled Activity, you are required to apply for a
resource consent and a building consent. You will
also be required to pay financial contributions for each of
the additional dwellings. See the Duty Planner for further
details.
Restricted Discretionary Activity
As a Restricted Discretionary Activity you are able to apply to
have 11 to 30 dwellings on multiple owned Maori land
accessed from a sealed road maintained by Council subject
to there being an average of at least 2000m 2 of net land
area per dwelling (including those provided as a Permitted
Activity).
A Restricted Discretionary Activity means you will need
consent but Council is restricted over the matters that it can
look at when assessing an application. The matters over
which Council will look at are covered in Rule 18.5.2 of the
District Plan.
Discretionary Activity
As a Discretionary Activity you are able to apply to have up
to 31 dwellings or more on multiple owned Maori land
accessed from a sealed road maintained by Council subject
to there again being an average of at least 2000m 2 of net
land area per dwelling (including those provided as a
Permitted Activity).
The resource consent application
where a resource consent is required
(Controlled, Discretionary, Restricted Discretionary
or Non-Complying Activity)
You will need to provide the following for the resource
consent application:
A Discretionary Activity means you will need consent and
Council is not restricted over the matters in which it can look
at when assessing an application.
Application form and assessment of environmental
effects.
This is called a land use consent form and we have one
specifically for additional dwellings. The back of that form
includes questions that will need to answered for an
assessment of environmental effects.
See the Te Keteparaha Mo Nga Papakainga – Maori Housing
Toolkit for further information on how to carry out housing
development on multiple owned Maori Land.
Application fee
Please refer to the Resource Consents Fees and Charges
Brochure.
Evidence of right to build on that land. Either licence to
occupy (given by the Trustees), occupation orders or Hapu
partition (issued by Maori Land Court).
Hapu partitioning
Council does not acknowledge a hapu partition as a
subdivision and therefore a subdivision application is not
required. A hapu partition does result in a separate Maori
title but it is held with the members of the same tribe.
Council will acknowledge Hapu partitioning as being a
right of occupation on that land and therefore evidence of
a right to build. This right of occupation needs to be
proven as part of the consent process either by way of
Hapu partition, occupation orders (both issued by the
Maori Land Court) or licence to occupy (given by the
Trustees of the land to be built on).
Building plans. Elevations, floor plan and a site plan
showing where the house is to be located in relation to the
boundaries of the title and other buildings.
If it is a dwelling you want to re-site onto the property then
photos of the house will be sufficient instead of elevations.
However, you are required to still provide a floor and site
plan. For further information refer to the land use consent
application form that contains our specific requirements.
Processing the application
Processing an application by Council can take up to 20
working days. That is if all the information is provided. If
planning staff require further information, then the
processing time or clock will “stop” until this information is
provided. You may like to apply for your building consent at
the same time as this can be processed alongside the
resource consent.
Full partition
Financial Contributions
To carry out a full partition you will need to contact the
Maori Land Court. A full partition is a subdivision because of
the issuing of a separate Maori freehold title to the land.
This means you will need to apply for a subdivision consent
with Council and comply with the relevant subdivision rules
of the underlying zone.
If you receive resource consent approval you will be required
to pay financial contributions per additional lot or additional
dwelling. Financial contributions are a capital contribution to
Council’s assets to allow for the increase in use of existing
assets i.e. Council roads, water supply and reserves.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Contact Details
Freephone: 0800 WBOPDC (926732)
Tauranga – Head Office
Cameron Road
Barkes Corner
Private Bag 12803
Tauranga
Phone: (07) 571 8008
Fax: (07) 577 9820
For the latest financial contribution figures, please refer
to the Resource Consents Fees & Charges Brochure
Te Puke Library & Service Centre
Jellicoe Street
Te Puke
Phone: (07) 573 9862
Fax: (07) 573 6728
Katikati Library & Service Centre
Main Road
Katikati
Phone: (07) 549 0119
Fax: (07) 549 0935
Omokoroa Library & Service Centre
McDonnell Street
Omokoroa
Phone: (07) 548 2643
Fax: (07) 548 2941
Waihi Beach Library & Service Centre
Waihi Beach Community Centre
Waihi Beach
Phone: (07) 863 4573
Fax: (07) 863 5749
Information current as at 18/6/2012
Dwellings on
Multiple Owned
Maori Land