Existing Use Certificates

A person may request the consent authority to issue an existing use certificate. The consent authority must issue a certification if it is satisfied that the activity is allowed by section 10, 10A or 20A.  An existing use certificate is treated as an appropriate resource consent. ¹⁰³¹  Existing use certificate’s serve an important function in providing certainty  to owners or occupiers  that an existing use of land is lawful.

Last updated at 3:30PM on December 11, 2014