Building

Council issues consents for building in the City and also holds property records and files. 'Building consent' replaces the term 'building permit'.

The Department of Internal Affairs has established a website for people with enquiries about leaky buildings.

The Department of Building and Housing provides information about the Building Act and its regulations, including the Building Code.

ConsumerBuild has extensive information for people who are building, renovating or maintaining a home.

Saturday Building Inspections

From 1 July 2008 Waitakere City Council will be trialling a service offering restricted building inspections on Saturdays.

The restrictions will be the types of inspection offered, along with the number of inspections offered per day. At this stage the trial will be confined to Building Inspections only with the exclusion of Final Inspections; Commercial Inspections; and multiple unit inspections.

Plumbing and Drainage Inspections are not currently offered but we will continue to monitor the demand for this service and respond accordingly.

Points to note:

1. A premium of $52 will be charged to each inspection requested to be booked for Saturday.
2. Close-off for bookings, where space exists, is 3pm on a Friday afternoon; and as with current weekday bookings due to demand there is no guarantee that an inspection slot will be free for that day.
3. Inspections will be conducted on a rostered basis so it is not feasible to request a specific inspector. The Inspector will contact the client on the morning of the inspection to confirm approximate arrival time. Our Call Centre can connect you with the inspector if necessary. Please leave a message if you do not make direct contact so that he can return your call.
4. Inspection bookings will be made as usual through Council's Call Centre - 839 0400
5. Any escalation issues - concerns, queries, complaints or compliments - will be dealt with on Monday morning by the appropriate manager.

Producer Statements

As a requirement of our Building Consent Authority (BCA) Accreditation, Waitakere City Council has formalised its policies and processes for the acceptance of Producer Statements.

While the Building Act 2004 makes no specific provision for Producer Statement acceptance or processing, a BCA may elect to accept and process building consents based on the receipt of PS 1,2,3 & 4.

In mid-2007 WCC advised all previous suppliers of Producer Statements that, effective 1 February 2008, WCC's Producer Statement Policy would be implemented, and invited them to apply for inclusion on the Producer Statement Register.

From 1 February 2008 Producer Statements will only be accepted from engineers and professionals who have successfully registered with us.

In January 2008 notification was extended to advise all Engineers holding CPEng registration with IPENZ, located in the Northern region, of the imminent implementation of this policy.

Key Points:

1. From 1 February 2008 Producer Statements will only be accepted from engineers and professionals who have successfully registered on Council's Producer Statement Register.   For a current listing of Registered Engineers click here.
2. Information for potential registrants is available in the document Information on the Use of Producer Statements
   
3. WCC requires confirmation of Professional Indemnity Insurance to a minimum level of $2,000,000 for each PS author. This insurance cover is per claim, and not in the aggregate.
4. Those assessed and registered with IPENZ as Certified Professional Engineers (CPEng) will have their registration copied to the WCC registered on advice that:
   • They wish to have this registration transferred by completing Part 7 Form 1 as applicable of the document Information on the Use of Producer Statements
   • Provide confirmation of the type of work to be covered by PS (as required on Form 1)
   • Provide a copy of current annual CPeng Practise Certificate.
   • Provide a copy of Professional Indemnity Insurance Certificate showing minimum cover of $2,000,000 (each claim).

Information packs, along with any clarifications required, can be obtained by email to diana.rimkus@waitakere.govt.nz

Information on the use of Producer Statements

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Information on the Use of Producer Statements (Size 107K)

Listing of Registered Engineers

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Listing of Registered Engineers (Size 43K)

Independent Qualified Person's

Independent Qualified Person's (IQP's) are tradespeople who check and maintain certain features, such as fire alarms, sprinkler systems, emergency lighting etc in commercial/industrial type buildings. To operate in an area an IQP must be approved by the council to do work in that area. To save IQP's having to make application to 7 different councils in Auckland, representatives from all 7 councils meet once a month to jointly consider applications for acceptance as an IQP (or renewal of an existing acceptance).

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IQP Registration Form (Size 29K)

IQP Renewal Registration Form (Size 38K)

Green Card Applicants (June 2007)

ThThe following companies have been awarded their Building Consent Application "Green Card" based on their history of providing WCC's Building Consent Authority with quality of documentation and application.
As a result of achieving this status their applications are processed through our system with priority.r> This status applies to the Building Consent process only.

• Fuller Design Ltd
• Lifestyle Architectural Services
• Cato Bolam Consultants Ltd
• Farside Design Group
• Harmony Homes Ltd
• Keith Hay Homes Ltd
• Signature Homes Ltd
• Sovereign Homes Ltd
• Dowling Design Ltd

For more information on this qualification, please contact the Manager, Building Consents on (09) 836 8000 ext 8646 or email to: buildingconsents@waitakere.govt.nz

Notes:
Green Card membership is reviewed quarterly.
On-going status is subject to the maintenance of quality documentation and application.

Erosion & Sediment Control

Download the following information on how to reduce sediment and erosion discharge from your building site.

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English Version

Erosion and Sediment control on Construction Sites (Size 1599K)

Mandarin Version

Erosion and Sediment control on Construction Sites (Size 1213K)