Land development engineering

Our Land Development Engineering (LDE) Team guides land development projects from conception to completion - ensuring roads, pipes, water connections, and streetlights meet the standards of the District Plan and the Regional Infrastructure Technical Specifications.

With significant costs and engineering considerations involved, early discussions are key. We strongly recommend contacting us at your project’s inception stage.

For complex development projects requiring resource consent, our pre-application service integrates engineering reviews with planning for a smoother process.

To support your resource consent application, Council requires engineering details covering concept, design, and construction. The specific information needed depends on:

Activity type e.g., subdivision, new dwelling, commercial development.
Scale and intensity of the proposal.
Infrastructure capacity e.g., water, stormwater, roads.
Site characteristics e.g., slope, hazards, land use.

The District Plan and the Regional Infrastructure Technical Specifications outline relevant engineering requirements for your project. For more details on preparing your application, see our Resource Consent Process page.

Some engineering works require design approval before construction begins. Providing complete, correctly formatted information helps streamline this process.

Key resources:

Refer to and consider the engineering standards of the relevant District Plan and Regional Infrastructure Technical Specifications.
Download the required application forms and checklists from the Development Code.
Follow our Consents - Naming Conventions Naming Conventions to ensure quicker processing times.

Engineering design approval is generally required prior to s223 certification. You will need to make sure you have design approval from Council before applying for s223 certification. We will not accept applications where design approval is required and has not been obtained.

A s224c completion certificate from Waikato District Council confirms that a survey plan has been approved under s223 for the subdivision, and that all subdivision conditions (including engineering requirements) have been met.

You need a completion certificate to request a Record of Title from Land Information New Zealand.

If conditions of your resource consent require it, your application for a completion certificate must include (but not limited to):

Certification from a qualified professional verifying completed work.
Supporting documents (e.g., as built plans, QA records).

Please only make an application for a completion certification if you can demonstrate you can comply with all s224 conditions of consent. If conditions of your consent require Council to prepare legal documents, please include the name and contact details of your solicitor.

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Last updated 14 July 2025, 03:15 pm

Land development engineering

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