Lodge your consent
Use our resource consent forms and find information about how to apply and pay for your application.
Application requirements and lodgement process
Need help with your application? Our pre-application service will help ensure your application includes all the relevant information so we can process it efficiently.
Before you lodge your application with us, please make sure your application includes:
- Name and address of the applicant
- A location plan
- An accurate description of what you want to do
- An assessment of the likely effects on the environment, both positive and negative. This must include effects on land, air, water and other people, and a description of what you intend to do to avoid, remedy or mitigate any adverse effects
- A record of any consultation with neighbours, iwi and any other affected parties
View and download our resource consent application forms.
When your application is ready, please:
- submit via email to: ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz
- post to: Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345, Christchurch 8140, or
- deliver in person to: 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch 8011
Please note that no payment is needed at the time of lodgement.
After you have lodged your application, we will be in touch within 10 working days to either confirm your application has been accepted for processing and explaining what will happen next, or let you know that we are unable to process your application and what action you need to take. It is at this time that we will also issue you an invoice.
Paying for your consent application
You'll need to pay for your application only after you have lodged it and once you hear from us whether your application has been accepted for processing or returned as it didn’t have all the required information. It is also at this time that we will send you an invoice with all the relevant details.
For more information on specific costs, see our Consent fees and charges page.
Online payment
Once you receive our invoice for your consent application, our preferred payment method is online. This allows us to match your payment to your application faster, potentially speeding up the consent process.
To pay the invoice by credit/debit card, click on the below ‘Pay for your consent application’ button. You will be taken to Windcave (a secure third-party payment platform).
Online payment terms and conditions
- The online payment platform should only be used for payment of resource consent application fixed fees or initial fixed fees (deposits).
- Your payment information is collected by Windcave, which is our payment provider. Windcave is subject to the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) and the Privacy Act 2020. We do not collect or have access to your payment information, including credit/debit card details.
- If using a credit or debit card, Visa or Mastercard payments are accepted. Payments cannot be made using American Express.
- No additional card fees will be charged.
- If you need help making your payment online, please contact our Advisory Services Team on 0800 324 636.
Internet banking
To pay for your consent application through internet banking, please use the following account information:
Environment Canterbury
12-3151-0059468-00
Customer number (EC) as reference
Pay in person
You can pay in person at one of our three counter locations in Christchurch, Kaikōura or Timaru (see Contact us page for address details). You don’t need an appointment.
Eftpos is our preferred method of payment when paying in person. If you would like to pay in cash, we do not hold cash at our counters so we will only accept the exact change.