Title and instruments for your consent application
Record of Title, easements, covenants and consent notices for NZ builders, designers and engineers — the property records councils require to lodge a building consent or resource consent. In your inbox the same working day.
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The documents your application needs
Every building or resource consent starts with the Record of Title — then the instruments it references, especially Consent Notices.
The starting point for any application. Owner, boundary, easements and the registered interests the council checks.
The easements, covenants and Consent Notices the title references — the documents councils require you to attach to the application.
The surveyed boundary detail behind the title diagram — for site plans, siting and setbacks.
Title first, then the instruments
The title is where every application starts — but on its own it's rarely the whole picture.
A consent application usually needs the Record of Title plus the instruments it references — easements, covenants and Consent Notices. It does not include the council's planning rules, legal interpretation or your design — those come from elsewhere.
What the records give you
The property records the council expects with your application.
Record of Title
Owner, legal description, tenure and the registered interests the council checks.
Easements, covenants & Consent Notices
The registered instruments you attach to a building or resource consent.
Boundary & survey detail
The title diagram and cadastral plan for site plans, siting and setbacks.
What you still need
These come from elsewhere — not from the property records.
District plan rules
Setbacks, site coverage and height in relation to boundary come from the council plan.
Legal advice
If an easement, covenant or Consent Notice affects the job, your client may need their lawyer.
Design & engineering
The records show the parcel; they don't design the solution or provide producer statements.