Building consents move online

Wainuiomata customers are now able to apply for a building consent through a new online portal.

Hutt City Council implemented this change on 6 March.

The change comes after the council acknowledged improvements were needed in how it managed building consent applications.

The new online building consent system includes a portal (Objective Build) for customers to apply for building consents, and a new system for council staff to process applications (Objective GoGet), Hutt City Council’s Director, Environment & Sustainability, Alison Geddes, says.

“Together the new systems are designed to create consistency, transparency, and quality in building applications, and will make the building consent application process for our customers faster and more transparent,” she says.

“While there will be a transition period as both our team and customers familiarise themselves with the new systems, this is another positive step that will enable Lower Hutt to thrive.”

The new online portal is the first release of Objective Build, which aims to create a complete consenting system for New Zealand.

The platform will connect seamlessly to backend council systems, allowing New Zealand to work across a single platform. Building and construction industry professionals will have one account to handle all applications, instead of the multiple accounts for each council they currently interact with.

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