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This determination considers building work done without consent to an existing house: the building work included the replacement of insulation and external wall cladding, installation of jack trusses, and affixing cladding over an existing cladding. The determination discusses whether the building work was exempt from the need to obtain a building consent under Schedule 1 of the Building Act, the drafting of the notice to fix and the remedies, and whether a building consent authority can withdraw a notice to fix.

This Determination is subject to appeal.

This determination concerns an authority’s decision to issue a notice to fix for building work it considered required a building consent.

The determination considers whether the installation of a drainage system that disposes of grey water from a unit is building work, and whether construction of a shed is exempt from requiring a consent under Schedule 1 of the Building Act. It also considers the form and content of the notice to fix. 

This determination involves building work that was carried out without consent to a double garage built across the boundary of two properties to install an ensuite, kitchen unit and bedrooms in each. The determination discusses the use under the Regulations before and after the building work and whether there was a change of use, the grounds for refusing to issue a certificate of acceptance, and the issuing of multiple notices to fix.