Push for transparency around building consents

Push for transparency around building consents
Building and construction minister Chris Penk. (Image: NZME)
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Councils will have to submit quarterly data on building consent processing times under changes brought in by the coalition government.The move is intended to standardise data around consents and code compliance certificates and pressure consenting authorities to match the processing times of their better-performing peers.Building and construction minister Chris Penk announced the changes on Wednesday.“Applications for building consents and code compliance certificates must be completed within 20 working days; however, feedback from the se...

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