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				<title>Exemptions from building consent</title>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Other building work where the Council can decide to &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;exempt the building work&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to information sheet &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;B-391 Guidance on presenting high-quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent - Form B-004&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council &lt;del&gt;service centre,&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/contact-us&quot;&gt;Customer Service Hub&lt;/a&gt; ,&lt;/ins&gt; or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Also, the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MBIE has also released an online &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://canibuildit.govt.nz/&quot;&gt;Buildit tool &lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to help homeowners with building consent exemptions. It allows homeowners to answer a few questions about an upcoming project and see if it needs building consent, or if it could qualify as exempt building work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption&amp;nbsp;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fileExt&quot;&gt; [PDF, 524 KB]&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:55:17 +1300</pubDate>
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
				<link>http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/building-consents/before-you-build/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 14:47:07 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Other building work where the Council can decide to &lt;del&gt;exempt the building work&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;exempt the building work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to information sheet &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;B-391 Guidance on presenting high-quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent &lt;del&gt;(Form B-004)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;- Form B-004&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Also, the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MBIE has also released an online &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://canibuildit.govt.nz/&quot;&gt;Buildit tool &lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to help homeowners with building consent exemptions. It allows homeowners to answer a few questions about an upcoming project and see if it needs building consent, or if it could qualify as exempt building work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption&amp;nbsp;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fileExt&quot;&gt; [PDF, 524 KB]&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:18:00 +1300</pubDate>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;del&gt;building&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Building&lt;/ins&gt; work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ins&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;del&gt;other&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Other&lt;/ins&gt; building work where the Council can decide to exempt the building work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to information sheet &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;B-391 Guidance on presenting high-quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. &lt;del&gt;Also&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Also,&lt;/ins&gt; the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MBIE has also released an online &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://canibuildit.govt.nz/&quot;&gt;Buildit tool &lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to help homeowners with building consent exemptions. It allows homeowners to answer a few questions about an upcoming project and see if it needs building consent, or if it could qualify as exempt building work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption&amp;nbsp;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fileExt&quot;&gt; [PDF, 524 KB]&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;/summary&gt;
        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:45:45 +1300</pubDate>
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/building-consents/before-you-build/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other building work where the Council can decide to exempt the building work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Also the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MBIE has also released an online &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://canibuildit.govt.nz/&quot;&gt;Buildit tool &lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to help homeowners with building consent exemptions. It allows homeowners to answer a few questions about an upcoming project and see if it needs building consent, or if it could qualify as exempt building work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption&amp;nbsp;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fileExt&quot;&gt; [PDF, 524 KB]&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
        &lt;/summary&gt;
        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:59:27 +1300</pubDate>
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/building-consents/before-you-build/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other building work where the Council can decide to exempt the building work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Also the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;page-content accordion-section-wrapper&quot; ccc=&quot;section&quot;&gt;
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        &lt;h2 class=&quot;accordion-section-title&quot;&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
        
        
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MBIE has also released an online &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; rel=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;https://canibuildit.govt.nz/&quot;&gt;Buildit tool &lt;span class=&quot;nonvisual-indicator&quot;&gt;(external link)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to help homeowners with building consent exemptions. It allows homeowners to answer a few questions about an upcoming project and see if it needs building consent, or if it could qualify as exempt building work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption&amp;nbsp;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;fileExt&quot;&gt; [PDF, 524 KB]&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;div class=&quot;accordion-section-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption on a case-by-case basis where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;div ccc=&quot;blockquote&quot; class=&quot;blockquote &quot; style=&quot;&amp;quot;width:100%;&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;
   &lt;strong&gt;Important:&lt;/strong&gt; All building work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not &lt;del&gt;required.
  
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&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;required.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other building work where the Council can decide to exempt the building work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on 03 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Also the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete the online application form as part of submitting your application through Online Services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption on a case-by-case basis where the building work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence doing similar building work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given to show how compliance with the building code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to processing exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; Fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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&lt;h3&gt;Important note:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;/del&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;div ccc=&quot;blockquote&quot; class=&quot;blockquote &quot; style=&quot;&amp;quot;width:100%;&amp;quot;&quot;&gt;
   &lt;strong&gt;Important:&lt;/strong&gt; All &lt;ins&gt;building&lt;/ins&gt; work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not &lt;del&gt;required.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;required.
  
&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;building work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other building work where the Council can decide to exempt the building work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;ins&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on &lt;del&gt;(03)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;03&lt;/ins&gt; 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;&lt;del&gt;online services&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Online Services&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. &lt;del&gt;Please note that&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Also&lt;/ins&gt; the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete &lt;del&gt;an&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;the&lt;/ins&gt; online application form as part of &lt;ins&gt;submitting&lt;/ins&gt; your &lt;del&gt;online services submission.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;application through Online Services.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;del&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/del&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;del&gt;&lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/ins&gt; where the &lt;ins&gt;building&lt;/ins&gt; work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence &lt;del&gt;in&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;doing&lt;/ins&gt; similar &lt;ins&gt;building&lt;/ins&gt; work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given &lt;del&gt;as&lt;/del&gt; to &lt;ins&gt;show&lt;/ins&gt; how compliance with the &lt;del&gt;New Zealand Building Code&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;building code&lt;/ins&gt; will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to &lt;ins&gt;processing&lt;/ins&gt; exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; &lt;del&gt;that fixed&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Fixed&lt;/ins&gt; fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Important note:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All work must comply with the building code and any other legislation (in particular the district plan) even if a building consent is not required.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;online services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Please note that the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete an online application form as part of your online services submission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;online services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however, using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Please note that the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete an online application form as part of your online services submission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent exemptions for low-risk work&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Exempt building work guidance&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-work-that-doesnt-need-a-building-consent/technical-requirements-for-exempt-building-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;&lt;del&gt;Online Services&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;online services&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, &lt;del&gt;however&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;however,&lt;/ins&gt; using it minimises Council administration time and can lead to faster processing times. Please note that the B-004 application form is not needed if you complete an online application form as part of your &lt;del&gt;Online Services&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;online services&lt;/ins&gt; submission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent exemptions for low-risk work&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A team dedicated to exemption applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using &lt;del&gt;the Online Services system&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;it&lt;/ins&gt; minimises &lt;ins&gt;Council&lt;/ins&gt; administration time &lt;del&gt;for the Council&lt;/del&gt; and can lead to faster processing times. Please &lt;del&gt;note,&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;note that the B-004 application form is not needed&lt;/ins&gt; if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services &lt;del&gt;submission the B-004 application form is not required.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;submission.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;del&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent exemptions for low-risk work&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;A&lt;/ins&gt; team dedicated to exemption &lt;del&gt;applications.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;applications will carefully consider each application.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information on the Council&#039;s process refer to information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent related costs of an application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively, you can download and complete an application for &lt;del&gt;an&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;an&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application &lt;del&gt;using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;using&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not &lt;del&gt;required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;required.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case &lt;del&gt;basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;basis&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption &lt;del&gt;applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;applications.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For &lt;del&gt;further&amp;nbsp;information&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;further information&lt;/ins&gt; on the Council&#039;s process refer &lt;del&gt;to&amp;nbsp;information&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;to information&lt;/ins&gt; sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does &lt;del&gt;not&amp;nbsp;require&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;not require&lt;/ins&gt; a building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to &lt;del&gt;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;the&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;del&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the &lt;del&gt;consent&amp;nbsp;related&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;consent related&lt;/ins&gt; costs of an &lt;del&gt;application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;application.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Alternatively&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Alternatively,&lt;/ins&gt; you can download and complete an application for an&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/schedule-1-guidance/&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;https://www.building.govt.nz/projects-and-consents/planning-a-successful-build/scope-and-design/check-if-you-need-consents/building-consent-exemptions-for-low-risk-work/&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/del&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;del&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply for your exemption from building consent online &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;https://onlineservices.ccc.govt.nz/epathway/production/web/default.aspx?js=-14005444&quot;&gt;Apply&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can also pick up an application form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/del&gt; Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply for your exemption from building consent online &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;https://onlineservices.ccc.govt.nz/epathway/production/web/default.aspx?js=-14005444&quot;&gt;Apply&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alternatively you can download and complete an application for an &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;exemption from building consent (Form B-004)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making &lt;ins&gt;You can also pick up&lt;/ins&gt; an application &lt;del&gt;please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;form from any Council service centre, or we can post one to you if you call us on (03) 941 8999.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times. &lt;ins&gt;Please note, if you complete an online application form as part of your Online Services submission the B-004 application form is not required. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;[PDF 204KB]&lt;/del&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm &lt;del&gt;B-004) [PDF 122KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;B-004).&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;del&gt;&amp;nbsp; [PDF 118KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; [PDF 204KB] .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 122KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to&amp;nbsp;information sheet B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; [PDF 118KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/page-not-found&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 81KB]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/the-council/plans-strategies-policies-and-bylaws/plans/long-term-plan-and-annual-plans/fees-and-charges/fees-building-control&quot;&gt;Building Consents Fee Schedule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an &lt;del&gt;application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;application.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/page-not-found&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 81KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer &lt;del&gt;to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;to&amp;nbsp;information&lt;/ins&gt; sheet &lt;del&gt;(B-390)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;B-390 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B390-ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; [PDF &lt;del&gt;153KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;204KB] .&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B004ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF &lt;del&gt;349KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;122KB].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer &lt;del&gt;to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;to&amp;nbsp;information&lt;/ins&gt; sheet &lt;del&gt;(B-391)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;B-391 &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/assets/Documents/Consents-and-Licences/building-consents/B391-ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt; [PDF &lt;del&gt;153KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;118KB].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/page-not-found&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 81KB]&lt;/span&gt; for&lt;/ins&gt; information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/page-not-found&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF &lt;del&gt;185KB]&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;81KB]&lt;/ins&gt; for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before making an application please refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet &lt;del&gt;( B-391 )&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;(B-391)&lt;/ins&gt; [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:55:59 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;&lt;span&gt;Before making an application please refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet ( B-391 ) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;Before making an application please refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet ( B-391 ) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Before making an application please refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet &lt;del&gt;(B-391)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;( B-391 )&lt;/ins&gt; [PDF 153KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:34:11 +1200</pubDate>
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Refer&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;For further&amp;nbsp;information on the Council&#039;s process refer&lt;/ins&gt; to &lt;del&gt;the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;del&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information refer to&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet (B-391) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/del&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Before making an application please refer to &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet (B-391) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:31:39 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information refer to&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption application guidance&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B391_ExemptionApplicationGuidance.pdf&quot;&gt;Guidance&amp;nbsp;on presenting high quality applications for exemption&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;information sheet (B-391) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions from building consent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:16:11 +1200</pubDate>
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				<title>Exemption from building consent</title>
				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;The fixed fee for an exemption&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Refer to the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Building Consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building Consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;for information on exemptions&lt;/ins&gt; from building &lt;del&gt;consent application is $515.&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;consent.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;[PDF 185KB] for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:10:51 +1200</pubDate>
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet &lt;del&gt;(B-390 - PDF 153KB).&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;(B-390) [PDF 153KB].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm &lt;del&gt;B-004 - PDF 349KB).&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;B-004) [PDF 349KB].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;del&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Online Services&quot; href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The fixed fee for an exemption from building consent application is $515.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;del&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Building consent schedule of fees&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/ins&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;del&gt;&amp;nbsp;(PDF 185KB)&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;[PDF 185KB]&lt;/ins&gt; for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:53:50 +1200</pubDate>
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				<link>http://southerncentre.com/exemption-from-building-consent</link>
				<description>
					
					
						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ins&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390 - PDF 153KB).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004 - PDF 349KB).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The fixed fee for an exemption from building consent application is $515.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(PDF 185KB) for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(PDF 185KB) for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390 - PDF 153KB).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004 - PDF 349KB).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The fixed fee for an exemption from building consent application is $515.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Please note: Refer to the Building consent schedule of fees [186KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt; that fixed fees and minimum application fees do not always cover all of the consent&amp;nbsp;related costs of an application.&amp;nbsp;Refer to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B301ScheduleOfFeesBuildingCharges.pdf&quot;&gt;Building consent schedule of fees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(PDF 185KB) for further information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
					
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						&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390 - PDF 153KB).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004 - PDF 349KB).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;del&gt;Refer to the Building&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;The fixed fee for an exemption from building&lt;/ins&gt; consent &lt;del&gt;schedule of fees [186KB].&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;application is $515.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please note: Refer to the Building consent schedule of fees [186KB].&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Getting an exemption means:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less documentation and cost for you&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shorter processing times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your approved projects can be started sooner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Exemptions from building consent fall into two categories, work that is automatically &lt;a title=&quot;Building work that does not require a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;exempted by the Building Act 2004&lt;/a&gt; , and other work where the Council can decide to exempt the work &lt;span&gt;under Schedule 1(2) of the Building Act&lt;/span&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Work automatically exempt under the Building Act&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) provides &lt;a title=&quot;building work not requiring a building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;guidance on building work that is automatically exempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.building.govt.nz/bc-no-consent&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; under the Building Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Exemptions considered by Christchurch City Council&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Council considers applications for exemption &lt;span&gt;on a case-by-case basis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; where the work is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;carried out by suitably qualified and experienced persons with a proven record of competence in similar work, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a clear understanding of the Building Act and building code is demonstrated in the application, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;assurances are given as to how compliance with the New Zealand Building Code will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each application will be considered carefully by a team dedicated to exemption applications.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the specific types of work on the&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/Homeliving/buildingplanning/forms/B390_ExemptionInformationSheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Building work that does not&amp;nbsp;require a building consent&lt;/a&gt; information sheet (B-390 - PDF 153KB).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Apply for exemption from building consent&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apply using&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Application for an exemption from building consent&quot; href=&quot;http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/HomeLiving/BuildingPlanning/forms/B004_ApplicationForExemptionFromBuildingConsent.pdf&quot;&gt;Application for an exemption from building consent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(F&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;orm B-004 - PDF 349KB).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We encourage you to submit your application using &lt;a href=&quot;http://southerncentre.com/consents-and-licences/using-online-services&quot;&gt;Online Services&lt;/a&gt; . You will need to register to use this service, however using the Online Services system minimises administration time for the Council and can lead to faster processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Fees&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refer to the Building consent schedule of fees [186KB].&lt;/p&gt;
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