Resource consent appeals and objections

​Appeal or object to resource consent decisions

If you are not happy with the decision on your resource consent, you have two options:

• You can object to us about the decision (or part of the decision, such as the consent conditions).
• You can appeal the decision to the Environment Court, however there is no right of appeal for a boundary activity unless that boundary activity had a non-complying activity status (section 120 of the Resource Management Act).

If you take the first option, to object to us, and you are unhappy with the outcome of the objection, you can then appeal our decision on your objection to the Environment Court.

Objecting to Auckland Council

You have the right to object to a resource consent decision, or to the additional charges we impose for the cost of processing your application under two sections of the Resource Management Act (RMA). 

You can also request a review of the working day discount calculation that relates to the processing of your application.

1. Right of objection to consent authority against certain decisions or requirements

You can object under section 357A of the Resource Management Act to conditions of a consent, for example if:

• the application was not publicly notified or
• the application was publicly or limited notified, but no submissions were received or
• the application was publicly or limited notified and there were submissions, but they were later withdrawn.

In your objection, you must include the reasons for the objection.

2. Right of objection in relation to imposition of additional charges or recovery of costs

You can also object under section 357B of the Resource Management Act if we require you to pay additional processing charges or costs, after we make the decision on your application for resource consent.

You need to send your objection to us in writing within 15 working days from the date you receive our invoice.

In your objection, you must include the reasons for the objection.

3. Request a review of the working day discount calculation

You can request a review of the working day discount calculations if you feel that a larger discount is due, or if none has been given. 

Before requesting a review, read Process for resolving disputed (PDF 302KB) on the Auckland Design Manual website to understand the process we follow when reviewing your submission.

What you need to do

Your objection can be emailed directly to:

RCappeals@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

or alternatively, addressed to: