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Scope and design

Learn where to start your building or renovation project, your legal obligations and where to get more information.
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design

12.2 Signs with no restriction on size (12. Signage)

A sign can be built to any size if it is designed by a Chartered Professional Engineer.
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design > Check if you need consents > Building work that doesn't need a building consent > Exempt building work guidance > 12. Signage > 12.2 Signs with no restriction on size

14.4 Roof-mounted solar panel arrays of more than 40 square metres in size (14. Other structures)

No building consent required for a roof-mounted solar panel arrays exceeding 40 square metres
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design > Check if you need consents > Building work that doesn't need a building consent > Exempt building work guidance > 14. Other structures > 14.4 Roof-mounted solar panel arrays of more than 40 square metres in size

Priority work programmes

A brief overview of the priority work programmes within the MBIE Building System Performance branch.
Getting started > Priority work programmes

9.1 Fences and hoardings (9. Fencing and restrictions)

A building consent is not required for fences or hoardings up to 2.5 metres high.
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design > Check if you need consents > Building work that doesn't need a building consent > Exempt building work guidance > 9. Fencing and restrictions > 9.1 Fences and hoardings

2016/053: Regarding the exemption from the requirement for a building consent for foundation relevelling using expanding resin to a house

This determination considers whether the authority was correct in requiring an application for building consent or whether the proposed building work, to relevel the house foundations by injecting expanding resin, was exempt under Schedule 1.  The determination discusses the whether the expanding resin is a ‘comparable component’ in terms of the foundation system, and whether the proposed building work is a ‘substantial replacement’.
Determination 2016/053 [PDF 137 KB] Date issued: 1 November 2016

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Primary Building Code clause:
B1 - Structure
Primary topic:
Building Act Interpretation
Council:
Timaru District Council
Section of the Building Act:
41, 42A, Schedule 1
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2023/025: The authority's decision to issue a notice to fix for a container arch structure that was constructed without building consent.

This determination considers the authority's decision to issue a notice to fix for a container arch structure that was constructed without building consent. The determination considers whether there was a contravention of section 40 of the Building Act 2004, which turns on whether the building work was exempt from the requirement for a building consent under clause 3A of Schedule 1. The determination also considers whether the owner is a specified person that has contravened the Building Act.
Determination 2023/025 [PDF 599 KB] Date issued: 21 September 2023

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Primary topic:
Schedule 1
Council:
Palmerston North City Council
Section of the Building Act:
163,164,40,42A, Schedule 1
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2025/062: An authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a timber deck constructed without building consent

This determination considers an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for a timber deck constructed without building consent in contravention of section 40. The determination considers whether the work was exempt from the requirement to obtain building consent under clause 24 of Schedule 1 of the Building Act, turning on the height of fall from the deck.
Determination 2025/062 [PDF 259 KB] Date issued: 11 December 2025

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Primary topic:
Notice to fix
Council:
Auckland Council
Section of the Building Act:
163, 164, 165, 40 and Schedule 1
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1.5 Removal of structures (1. General alterations, maintenance and removal)

This exemption allows for the removal of building work where the design was carried out by an engineer.
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design > Check if you need consents > Building work that doesn't need a building consent > Exempt building work guidance > 1. General alterations, maintenance and removal > 1.5 Removal of structures

Notes for single-storey pole sheds and hay barns in rural zones: 2.6 to 2.7 (2. Detached, standalone buildings)

Before you start on a single-storey pole shed or hay barn, there are several things you need to consider.
Projects & consents > Planning a successful build > Scope and design > Check if you need consents > Building work that doesn't need a building consent > Exempt building work guidance > 2. Detached, standalone buildings > Notes for single-storey pole sheds and hay barns in rural zones: 2.6 to 2.7
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