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31: Building consent authority must apply for project information memorandum
or “The building authority must ask for and share important project information when someone wants to build something.”
You could also call this:

“People thinking about building can ask for important information before they start”

You can ask your local council for a project information memorandum if you’re thinking about doing some building work. You need to do this if the building work you want to do requires a building consent. A project information memorandum is a document that gives you important information about your property and the building work you want to do.

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or “ This explains what you need to include when asking for information about your building project. ”
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Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents: Project information memoranda

32Owner may apply for project information memorandum

  1. An owner may apply to a territorial authority for a project information memorandum for building work if—

  2. the owner is considering carrying out building work; and
    1. a building consent is required for that work.

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