Building Consent System Performance Monitoring
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Note: A number of BCAs have not provided MBIE with the full set of data for 2024 Q3 as required. Therefore, the timeliness and quality of the Q3 data MBIE has received from BCAs have declined compared with the previous quarter. MBIE has alerted the relevant BCAs, and the figures will be reviewed and corrected. Please consider this when using the data.
Background
This report establishes consistent monitoring on the performance of the building consent system, with a particular focus on building consent and code compliance certificate timeframes. The data shown here is as reported by Building Consent Authorities (BCAs).
Timeframes for building consent and/or code compliance certificate approval are some of the key indicators for building consent system performance. Delays in the system can have flow-on effects for builders and homeowners and can limit the capacity of the industry to work as efficiently and quickly as possible.
By establishing regular performance monitoring, we aim to identify and address these delays promptly, thereby enhancing our operational and system efficiency.
Overall timeframes – all applications
The overall timeframe results include all application data (ie building consent applications, amendments, and code compliance certificates).
Data for the third quarter of 2024 shows the overall median time to process an application was 9 working days. All BCAs had a median processing time of less than 20 days (see figure 1 below).
In total, 93% of applications were processed within the statutory period (see figure 2 below). Of the 69 BCAs, 13 processed 100% of their applications within the statutory timeframe.
Figure 1. Median number of days for processing all applications
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Timeframes – application types
During the third quarter of 2024, a total of 20,284 applications for Building Consents (including amendments), and 18,922 applications for Code Compliance Certificates (CCCs), were processed.
Out of all the Building Consent applications, 92% were processed within the statutory timeframe. The median processing time for these applications was 13.4 working days.
On the other hand, the median processing time for Code Compliance Certificates were much shorter at 4 working days, and 94.2% of the applications were processed within the statutory timeframe.
Figure 2. Median days for processing Building Consent applications, excluding regional authorities and Consentium
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Timeframes – building categories
The median time to process all applications (building consent applications, amendments, and code compliance certificates) was 8 days for residential buildings, and 14 days for commercial buildings.
94.7% of residential applications and 84.2% of commercial applications were processed within the statutory timeframe.
Note that most of the applications processed (82.6%) were for residential buildings.
Figure 3. Median days for processing applications for residential buildings, excluding regional authorities and Consentium
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Building consent system performance monitoring report downloads
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Building consent system performance monitoring Q1 January to March 2024 [PDF 972KB]
Update to 2024 Q2 report
We have updated the 2024 Q2 figures due to an error from one of our data suppliers. The incorrect data, provided by a software provider, resulted in lower-than-actual performance by seven BCAs. Upon review, 92.7% of applications met the statutory timeframe, compared with 91.4% in the previous publication. The affected BCAs were Hauraki District Council, Napier City Council, Selwyn District Council, Tasman District Council, Wairoa District Council, Westland District Council, Whangārei District Council. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.