Signs may require a resource consent or building consent.
Planning approval
Signs on your property may require a resource consent where the signage does not comply with the provisions in Chapter 6.8 of the City Plan(external link).
Any queries please email the Duty Planner at dutyplanner@ccc.govt.nz who will be able to clarify your situation and advise if a resource consent is required.
Building approval
Most signs do not require building consent, especially where there is a chartered professional engineer (CPEng) involved.
Please refer to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) guidance on building work(external link) that is automatically exempt under the Building Act, in particular exemption number 39 and 25.
Where signs are part of a building or are a building in their own right, they must comply with building code, even if a building consent is not required.
Formal building approval is not required for signs that:
Are fixed flush to a wall and do not project more than 300mm from the wall
Are painted directly on to a building
Signs where the face is less than 6 square metres and the top of the sign does not exceed 3 metres from the supporting ground
Are designed by a CPEng engineer
Form B-002 - application for Building Consent [PDF, 818 KB] also available in Word [DOCX, 425 KB]
Form B-004 – exemption from Building Consent [PDF, 128 KB].