Development Engineering

Engineering Concept Consultation is a service that allows for informal discussion between you and our engineers (including asset managers) at the concept stage. It can help to identify any potential challenges associated with your project. You can apply for this service through our Key Account Management team.

This service allows you to engage with the planning team (including development engineers) prior to lodging your resource consent application. Our engineers can advise on the feasibility of your proposal and pinpoint any concerns that may need to be addressed as part of your application.

Pre application enquiry form (221kb pdf)

This team will review the engineering aspects of your resource consent application and provide advice and recommended conditions back to the council planner. As the applicant or applicant’s representative, your point of contact will be with your assigned Council planner. The Development Engineer will liaise with the planner on the engineering review.

This team will review the engineering conditions on your resource consent for s223/s224 approval. The Development Engineer will liaise directly with the applicant’s representative on any further information requirements, any remedial work that needs to be undertaken on-site or any changes required to documentation. The Development Engineer will inform the Council planner when the engineering conditions are satisfied.

This team can accept applications for IDC non-compliances and initiate review and approval where your non-compliance relates to a resource consent application. It is preferred that IDC non-compliances are reviewed and approved prior to consent application. You will need to complete the below application template and send it to the above email address.

Application template (86kb pdf)

This team can be contacted to discuss bonding options for engineering works associated with a resource consent but don’t require a Development Works Approval. Please note that the Council is not obligated to approve bonds, and they will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Development Works Approval (DWA) is required for all infrastructure that is being vested to Council. This team reviews and approves detailed design for vested infrastructure being constructed under a resource consent application. Where a DWA is required, this will be represented as a condition of your resource consent. Construction cannot begin on site until the detailed design has been approved.

This team will attend any inspections or testing on-site that are required hold points under your DWA and the IDC. 48 hours’ notice is required. Refer to IT-1 of the IDC for a summary of inspection and testing requirements.

IT-1 (439kb pdf)

This team will provide engineering certification for vested infrastructure. This includes reviewing and approving all LT plans, quality assurance documentation, test records, inspection records, as-builts and completed physical works. The engineering certification will be issued with a 20 working-day expiry and needs to be submitted with your s223/s224 application.

You will need a service connection approval when you are undertaking any connections that will require work on council-owned infrastructure. This includes wastewater, water, and stormwater connections and vehicle crossings. This process only approves the point of connection, it does not approve private or public infrastructure beyond the connection point. Building consent, or DWA, is required for this work.

The Development Monitoring team undertake random site visits throughout the construction of vested infrastructure associated with a resource consent. They can also attend various scheduled site inspections and testing that do not require a Development Engineer to be present.

This team can be contacted to discuss bonding options for engineering works associated with a resource consent that also requires a Development Works Approval. Please note that the Council is not obligated to approve incomplete works bonds, and they will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

The Devplan email address can be used to request a bond refund.

This service provides you with the opportunity to collaborate with our building team, which includes both development and structural engineers, before formally submitting your building consent application. The expertise of the building team allows them to assess the viability of your proposal and identify any potential concerns that should be addressed in your application. You can apply for this service through our buildingduty@tauranga.govt.nz email address.

This team will review the engineering components of your building consent application and provide advice to the Building Control Officer. As the applicant or representative, your primary contact will be your designated Council Building Control Officer (BCO). The Development and Structural Engineer will collaborate closely with the BCO throughout the engineering review process.

This team may be called upon to assess the engineering elements of a Certificate of Acceptance application and offer guidance to the Building Compliance Officer.