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Building Act 2004

Building - Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents - Project information memoranda

32: Owner may apply for project information memorandum

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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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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