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This determination considers a building consent for the construction of a dwelling. The matter concerns the details for fixing infill panels that were proposed to be installed above and below windows, and above a garage door and entrance. The determination considers whether those details, as documented in the consent application, would comply with clause E2 External Moisture and B1 Structure, if the building work was constructed in accordance with the building consent.

This determination concerns the substitution of aluminium windows that were detailed in an approved consent with imported timber windows.  The owner had sought a consent amendment for the substitution, but this had been refused by the authority.  The amendment had also been sought after the installation of the windows.  The determination considers whether the timber windows satisfy the Building Code, and whether the authority was correct to refuse the building consent amendment. 

This determination considers a requirement put in place after a building consent was issued to replace existing drains on a property where a new dwelling was being constructed.  The decision turns on the means of compliance stated in the building consent and the authority’s powers after the consent was issued.  The determination also discusses the Building Code obligations that apply in regards to drainage systems and the performance requirements and assessment of existing drains.