2020/031: Regarding the purported refusal to issue a building consent for the construction of retaining walls and associated drainage
- Abbreviation
- 2020/031
- Valid from
- 3/12/2020
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Determination,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
This determination considers whether the authority was correct to refuse to grant a building consent for the construction of a number of retaining walls on a site with respect to ground water collected by drainage installed behind the walls.
The determination considers whether the ground water collected falls within the definition of 'surface water' as it applies to Building Code Clause E1 Surface water.