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Planning consents - Miscellaneous - Processes relating to activities that do not require planning consent

180: Notification and registration of activity subject to permitted activity rule

You could also call this:

"Telling the council about an activity that follows the rules"

You are proposing to do an activity that follows a permitted activity rule. This rule says you must register the activity, as explained in section 38. You must tell the consent authority in writing that you plan to do the activity. You must include information about how you will meet the conditions of the rule. You must also provide any other information the rule requires. The consent authority will then decide if you can do the activity. The consent authority has 10 working days to make a decision. They will tell you if you can do the activity or not. If they say you can, they will register the activity and check that you follow the rules. They will monitor the activity to ensure you meet the permitted activity rule. This is to make sure you do the activity correctly and safely. The consent authority's job is to oversee the activity and enforce the rules.

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Part 4Planning consents
Miscellaneous: Processes relating to activities that do not require planning consent

180Notification and registration of activity subject to permitted activity rule

This section applies to a person proposing to carry out an activity in accordance with a permitted activity rule that requires an activity to be registered (see section 38).
The person must, in writing,—
notify the relevant consent authority that they propose to carry out a permitted activity in accordance with the permitted activity rule; and
include in the notification—
1. a description of how any conditions set by the permitted activity rule will be met; and
2. any other information required by the permitted activity rule.

The consent authority must, within 10 working days of receiving the notification,—
determine, on the information provided, whether the permitted activity rule will be met; and
notify the person of that determination.

If the consent authority determines that the permitted activity rule will be met, the consent authority must—
register the activity; and
carry out any monitoring of the activity required to ensure that the permitted activity rule is met.