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2017/001: Authority's exercise of its powers of decision to issue a notice to fix for building work carried out without building consent

This determination considers building work done without consent to an existing workshop in a commercial building: the building work included installing storage racks and internal partitions, and the installation of sanitary and kitchen facilities. The determination discusses whether the work was exempt from the need to obtain a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Building Act, and whether the building had undergone a change of use.

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