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Book a building inspection

Building inspections can be booked by:

Attention: You will receive a copy of the information you provided to Council after submitting the form, however we will contact you to confirm your booked inspection.

Inspections are undertaken Monday – Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm (excluding public holidays).

You must provide the following information when booking an inspection:

  • site address
  • building consent number
  • name, phone, and email of the on-site contact person (booking reminders will be sent day prior, and Site Notices emailed after inspection)
  • Preferred date for the inspection, and preference between morning or afternoon
  • type of inspection, e.g. Floor Slab, Preline Building, Postline interior linings (Refer to your Form 5)
  • if Restricted Building Work (RBW), please include full name and licence number for Licenced Building Practitioner(s)
Building inspection types

The Building team performs some building inspections for local builders remotely via smartphone videocall.

Remote building inspections are performed over WhatsApp (download from Google Play or Apple App Store). It’s fast, simple, secure and there is no cost to you.

When an inspection is booked with us, we will advise whether a remote inspection is available for your specific inspection request.

Please contact us on (03) 211 1777 to cancel an inspection that is booked.

Please note that there may be a cancellation fee for inspections cancelled after 2pm on the working day prior to the inspection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact our Customer Services team on (03) 211 1777 or email us your request at building@icc.govt.nz.

Our Customer Services Team will take your inspection booking and advise you if the inspection will be carried out on-site or remotely.

We will send an Inspection Booking Reminder to you via text SMS message or email the day prior to your inspection.

Remote Inspections – On the day of the inspection you will be contacted a minimum of 30 minutes before your inspection by your inspector to advise that you are next up and ensure you are ready for the remote setup.

On Site Inspections – On the day of the inspection you will be contacted by the inspector.

Yes, you will as it makes communication easier. The inspector will be able to guide you quickly to the areas to be viewed and inspected.

The inspector will phone using the video capability of WhatsApp and introduce themselves to you.

If needed, the inspector will advise you how to use the camera functions on your cell phone to get the best results. This will include how to change the view and which format either portrait or landscape to hold the cell phone while showing the image.

Then it is a simple matter of following directions to allow the inspector to be satisfied on reasonable grounds that building work completed meets the requirements of the building consent.

Generally, the inspections are quicker than an onsite inspection as all the recording of the inspection is done after the video has finished.

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