2025/019: The issue of a notice to fix for building work carried out without a building consent - 98 Southernthread Road, Brooklyn, Wellington
- Abbreviation
- 2025/019
- Valid from
- 10/04/2025
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Determination,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
This determination considers an authority's decision to issue a notice to fix to property owners for two self-contained units constructed on their land.
The owners disputed the notice, arguing that the units were vehicles rather than buildings and therefore did not require building consent.
Decision
In accordance with section 188 of the Building Act 2004, it has been determined that the authority had grounds to issue the notice to fix to the owners on the basis they carried out building work without first obtaining building consent in contravention of section 40.
It has been confirmed the authority’s decision to issue the notice to fix.