A selection of information and application booklets which will help you in completing a resource consent application.
Information booklets and factsheets
How to apply
This booklet provides general guidance on what to include in an application, and the process an application goes through once submitted.
'How to Apply' booklet (pdf 151 kB)
Your consent document
This booklet provides assistance in understanding the resource consent document itself, and indicates when Environment Canterbury should be notified of changes.
'Your consent document' booklet (pdf 127 kB)
Monitoring your consent
This booklet provides information about how your consent is monitored by Environment Canterbury.
'Monitoring your consent' booklet (pdf 148 kB)
Notification process
This booklet explains the process of notification, including appealing a decision.
'Notification' booklet (pdf 157 kB)
Resource consent charges factsheet
This factsheet is a summary of the charges that can and may be applied when applying for a resource consent.
Resource consent charges factsheet (pdf 148 kB)
Application booklets
Industrial sites - Taking care of business
Guidebook for people undertaking, or about to undertake, industrial activities. This guidebook is for use by businesses and land developers or their consultants who are currently undertaking, or intend to undertake, an industrial activity within the Canterbury region. The information in this document will guide you through each stage of developing an industrial site, from the initial planning of your development through to achieving compliance with consent conditions and meeting industry standards.
Taking Care of Business - Guidebook for people undertaking, or about to undertake, industrial activities (pdf 395 kB)
Dairy shed effluent - When the cows come home
The information contained within this booklet will assist you in ensuring the quick and efficient processing of your resource consent application. Resource Consents for the discharge and storage of dairy shed effluent are important legal documents that enable you to carry out your work and meet environmental requirements at the same time.
When the cows come home - applying for your dairy shed effluent resource consents (pdf 1.54 MB)
Wastewater discharge - Flushed with success
The information contained within these booklets will assist you in ensuring the quick and efficient processing of your wastewater discharge authorisation and in ensuring your on-site wastewater system continues to be authorised once it has been installed.
Flush but don't forget - applying for on-site wastewater discharge authorisation (pdf 345 kB)
Flushed with success - a guide to keeping your on-site wastewater system authorised (pdf 95 kB)
Stormwater discharges - The calm before the storm
This guidebook aims to help the industry meet Environment Canterbury's requirements for stormwater discharge consents by outlining the acceptance criteria and information required to audit and process consent applications quickly and efficiently. The books are intended for use by developers and/or their consultants who prepare resource consent applications for the discharge of stormwater in the Canterbury Region.
Stormwater discharge to land
The calm before the storm - application guidebook for stormwater discharges - Land (pdf 502 kB)
Stormwater discharge to water
The calm before the storm - application guidebook for stormwater discharges - Water (pdf 302 kB)
Application forms
The Microsoft Word files can be downloaded to your local machine and filled-in off-line. They will, however, need to be printed and signed and returned to us here at Environment Canterbury via normal post. Our postal details are available here. The PDF files can be downloaded, printed, then filled-in, signed and returned by normal post.
Other resource consent forms
The PDF and Microsoft Word files for 'CON510 Written Approval of Person(s) Likely to be Affected' and 'CON520 Submission on Resource Consent Application' and the other Microsoft Word files can be downloaded to your local machine and filled-in off-line. They will, however, need to be printed and signed and returned to us here at Environment Canterbury via normal post. Our postal details are available here. The other PDF files can be downloaded, printed, then filled-in, signed and returned by normal post.
Swing mooring, slipway and Navigation Safety Bylaw forms are on a separate page.
As further forms are developed, they will appear on this page. In the meantime, you may need a form which is only available directly from Customer Services.