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49: Grant of building consent
or “The rules for when the building people say you can build something.”
You could also call this:

“Explaining when and how a building official must say "no" to someone's request to build something”

If a building consent authority decides not to give you a building consent, they have to tell you in writing. They need to let you know that they’ve refused your application and explain why they’ve made this decision. This way, you’ll understand the reasons behind their choice not to grant your building consent.

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or “When you get permission to build something, you receive a special document with important information.”
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Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents: Building consents

50Refusal of application for building consent

  1. If a building consent authority refuses to grant an application for a building consent, the building consent authority must give the applicant written notice of—

  2. the refusal; and
    1. the reasons for the refusal.

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