Your building consent authority may at its discretion, refer some applications to external consultants for specialist advice.
If at any stage you cancel your building consent application, some fees may still apply.
Once your building work has been signed off with a final inspection you will receive your final invoice. This will cover any extra inspections required during the building work and must be paid in full before a Code Compliance Certificate will be issued.
What is a bond and when is one required?
A bond is held to ensure that after your project is completed, any damage to council assets is repaired. If you have paid a bond, it will be refunded after the Code Compliance Certificate is issued, provided that any rubbish which has been tipped or blown onto public land is cleaned up, and there is no damage to council assets such as street trees, street lights, piped services, road carriageways, kerbs, footpaths or grassed berms. Bonds are refunded to the original payee.