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114: Notification
or “ This law explains how people are told about decisions on resource consent applications. ”
You could also call this:

“This law sets deadlines for telling people about decisions on their requests to use resources.”

When you apply for a resource consent, there are rules about how quickly you’ll get a decision. The authority must tell you their decision within certain time limits.

If there’s a hearing about your application, you’ll get the decision within 15 working days after the hearing ends.

If your application wasn’t notified to others and there’s no hearing, you’ll get the decision within 20 working days from when you first sent in your application.

If your application was notified but there’s no hearing, you’ll get the decision within 20 working days after the last day for people to send in their comments.

For fast-track applications, which are quicker, you’ll get the decision within 10 working days from when you first sent in your application.

The authority will let you know their decision as described in section 114 of this law.

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Next up: 116: When a resource consent commences

or “This law explains when you can start using your permission to do something with land or water.”
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Part 6 Resource consents
Decisions on applications relating to non-aquaculture activities

115Time limits for notification of decision

  1. Notice of a decision on an application for a resource consent must be given under section 114 within the time limits in this section.

  2. If a hearing is held, notice of the decision must be given within 15 working days after the end of the hearing.

  3. If the application was not notified and a hearing is not held, notice of the decision must be given within 20 working days after the date the application was first lodged with the authority.

  4. If the application was notified and a hearing is not held, notice of the decision must be given within 20 working days after the closing date for submissions on the application.

  5. Despite anything else in this section, if the application is a fast-track application, notice of the decision must be given within 10 working days after the date the application was first lodged with the authority.

  6. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 115: replaced, on , by section 87 of the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 31).
  • Section 115(4A): inserted, on , by section 148 of the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 15).
  • Section 115(5): repealed, on , by section 104 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 63).