Me Whai Whakaaetanga Rawa Taiao Ahau
You need to apply for a resource consent if:
- you want to subdivide your property
- your project doesn't comply with the District Plan.
The District Plan outlines what's permitted and what requires a resource consent for each zone of the Masterton District. It sets rules for things like parking, access, or how high or close to the neighbour's boundary a building can be, depending on where it is.
You may also need a resource consent if you're planning:
- to add an extra dwelling to your property
- to use road reserve for private purposes
- to alter a heritage building
- to set up a work-from-home business
- to build or extend within a noise boundary
- certain types of earthworks
- to put up a sign or billboard
- to open an early childhood centre
The District Plan
You can search the Wairarapa Combined District Plan to find out what is permitted in your area.
Consent Types and Authorities
| Consent type
| Consent authority
| Examples
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| Land-use consent
| Regional councils and/or district councils
| To erect a building.To convert a garage in a residential neighbourhood into a shop.To undertake earthworks to construct a residential building platform.
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| Subdivision consent
| District councils
| To divide a property into two or more new titles, using fee simple or unit title mechanisms.
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| Coastal permit
| Regional councils
| To build a wharf on the coast below the mean high-water springs mark.To discharge stormwater into coastal waters.
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| Water permit
| Regional councils
| To take water from a river for irrigation.To build a dam in the bed of a river.
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| Discharge permit
| Regional councils
| To discharge stormwater from a service station through a pipe directly into a lake.To discharge exhaust fumes from a wood-curing kiln into the air.
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