Meeting the conditions of a permit

The conditions of your development are listed in your permit document.

Conditions before starting work

Before starting development work you may need to meet some specific requirements,
also known as conditions precedent, of your permit.
You must also get endorsement for your development plans along with your permit to
begin work.

Permits with endorsed plans

You may be issued a development permit with endorsed plans but still need to meet
conditions precedent before starting work.
For example, you may need to prepare an erosion and sediment control plan, or a
stormwater management plan for the consent authority, before you can begin your
work.

Permits without endorsed plans

You may be issued a permit and need to meet conditions precedent to get your plans
endorsed before starting your development.
For example, you may need to provide a particular document such as an amended plan,
a traffic impact study, or a site contamination audit to the consent authority in order to
get endorsement before starting work.

Conditions during work

You must meet general conditions to get approval, during and at the end of your
development or subdivision work.
General conditions may include but are not limited to any of the following:

 works completed in accordance with the endorsed plans

 power, water and telecommunications installed to the requirements of the service
authority
 roads and property accesses constructed to the requirements of the council or the
Department of Transport.
You may need to negotiate directly with a service authority such as the Power and
Water Corporation if they are required to do paid inspections as a condition of your
permit.
Go to the Development Applications Online website to find out how to contact service
authorities to meet conditions of permits.

Additional notes in a permit

The consent authority may add notes to the end of your permit document.
These notes are not conditions of your permit but may be useful contacts for developers
and landowners and recommended activities in addition to the development application
process.