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This determination considers an authority’s purported decision to refuse to grant a building consent for an extension to an existing shed. The determination considers the authority’s requirement for a geotechnical report prepared by a Chartered Professional Engineer with a practice field in geotechnical engineering.

This determination considers the authority’s decision to grant a building consent under section 72 of the Building Act, which meant that a natural hazard notice was entered on the property’s record of title.

The determination considers whether the building work, was ‘major alterations’ for the purpose of the natural hazard provisions of the Act. 

This determination considers the purported refusal of a building consent for alterations to a commercial building. The determination considers how the provisions of the Act apply to the assessment of the proposed additional floors for the purpose of clause B1 Structure of the Building Code. The determination explores the difference in the tests set out in section 17 and s112 of the Act.

This determination considers whether a retaining wall without a barrier at the top complies with Clause F4 Safety from falling.  The determination also discusses the interpretation of section 42A(2)(c) of the Building Act and whether the building work to construct a retaining wall was exempt from the requirement to obtain a building consent.

This determination considers the compliance of a deck to wall junction with minimal or no gap. The determination discusses the weathertightness risk and whether the cladding is likely to be subject to solar-driven moisture from the deck, and the variation from the building consent.

This determination is concerned with the compliance of repairs proposed to the external building envelope and considers whether the authority was correct to refuse to grant an amendment to the building consent. The determination also considers the authority’s refusal to issue the code compliance certificate.

This determination considers the compliance of an alternative solution using imported window and door joinery and the associated fixing and installation. The determination discusses the available technical information and the use of proposed testing to support the building consent amendment application.

This determination considers the definitions of building under section 8 and building work under section 7, and whether the relocated structure is a building for the purposes of the Building Act. The determination also discusses the particulars of contravention/non-compliance described in the notice to fix with regard to building work carried out without building consent.

This determination considers the compliance of a recently-completed eight-storey steel framed building. Specific aspects of the completed frame had been brought to the notice of the authority, and the authority also questioned work carried out that varied from the approved consent. The determination considers the compliance of these matters in respect of Building Code Clause B1 Structure