A resource consent application will be publicly notified if the effects on the environment are considered to more than minor.
A Council planner can assess your application prior to lodging and determine whether it needs to be publicly notified.
If publicly notified, those people directly affected by your application will be informed, a sign will be placed on the property for a period of time, and public notice will be posted on this website and in The News, which is published on a Thursday.
This allows any person who may wish to do so to make a submission on the application.
In most cases, the submission period is 20 working days, but this can be extended for complex applications.