Couple spend thousands on building consent, but can't buildSTACY SQUIRES/STUFF Southshore couple Cherylan and Steve Davies have building consent for a new house but they also need resource consent, which they have no guarantee of getting. They got building consent for their planned new home earlier this year, which included a Christchurch City Council building consent fee of $6384. STACY SQUIRES/STUFF The Davies are frustrated that it was only after they had paid for their building consent they discovered that they also needed resource consent. A consultant planner has told the couple they have no guarantee of getting the resource consent, which could cost them thousands of dollars more. "We now have a building consent subject to a clause which states 'no building work may proceed'.

Source: Stuff September 08, 2018 01:21 UTC