Survey Plan - Subdivisions

Once subdivision consent is granted, you have three years in which to have the section 223 certificate on the survey plan signed by the Council. The survey plan, which legally must be prepared by a Registered Surveyor, finalises the area and dimensions of the proposed lots approved under the subdivision consent. The section 223 certificate certifies that the plan of the subdivision is approved by the Council. 

There is no standard application form for a Section 223 application.

The applicant's surveyor needs to send the survey plan to the Council's subdivision section, with a covering letter and one A2 (594mm x 840mm) size copy of the plan.

For cross-lease subdivisions and unit titles, a Section 224(f) certificate will be signed once Council is satisfied that the buildings or part of buildings to which the subdivision relates, meet or will meet the requirements of the Building Code. This will generally be done simultaneously with the Section 223 Certificate.

The survey plan is returned to the Registered Surveyor for lodgement with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). LINZ checks the plan to ensure correct definition of boundaries. If satisfactory, the plans are signed “approved as to survey” by the Chief Surveyor. A fast track procedure is also available at LINZ for the simultaneous lodgement of the plan and documentation.