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The following information is a guide for plan requirements when making a residential building consent
application

Site Plan
a) North direction point 
b) Show all site boundaries and their dimensions 
c) Show all existing and proposed buildings on the site, including roof line 
d) Clearly identify proposed new buildings/additions 
e) Show distances from all buildings to boundaries (in metric) 
f ) Show six metre diameter living court 
g) Calculate net site area in square metres and show on plan 
h) Show calculation of site coverage in square metres 
i) Identify street frontage 
j) Proposed/existing vehicle crossing location 
k) Rural - Show placement of letterbox on plan in relation to nearest boundary 
l) Contours and datum levels 
m) Drainage layout may be shown on the site plan or on a separate drainage plan 

Floor Plan
a) Identify all rooms, windows and doors 
b) Identify locations of smoke alarms 

Elevation Plans
a) An elevation of each side of the building 
b) Show the relevant height recession plane (refer Bulk & Location handout) 
c) On sloping sites show ground level along all boundaries 
d) Show existing ground and finished floor levels 

ALL PLANS MUST BE TO A SCALE CLEARLY STATED ON PLAN EG. 1:100

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 Construction Information
a) Relevant specification for project applied for
(Master Spec require selections) 
b) Drainage Plans (including underfloor Plumbing and site drainage
effluent disposal system, rural only) (application for Service Connection) 
c) Full cross section 
d) Bracing schedule and layout, includes walls and sub floor 
e) Engineers calculation and drawings/sketches 
f ) Truss layout and design 
g) Subfloor framing layout, piles, pile fixings bearers, joists 
h) First floor joist layout, including blocking 
i) Stair design, including tread and rise and handrail location 
j) Insulation minimum R values and window/wall ratio 
k) Glazing and ventilation 
l) Smoke alarms within 3 metres of bedrooms and 
to indicate means of escape < 24 metres.

m) Cladding control joints if applicable 

Pile and Subfloor framing
Cross-section (including bracing)
? ROOF CLADDING AND PITCH

1 : 50 scale ? ROOF FRAMING, SIZE AND SPACING

? JOIST SIZE AND SPACING
? BEARER SIZE

? CEILING FRAMING, SIZE AND SPACING AND INSULATION

TYPE ? TYPE, NUMBER
AND LOCATION
? EXTERIOR CLADDING OF PILES AND
SPACING
? STUD
HEIGHT
? WALL FRAMING SIZE AND SPACING AND
INSULATION TYPE

? HEIGHT ABOVE
GROUND ? FOUNDATION REINFORCING

? DEPTH OF
FOUNDATION
? SLAB THICKNESS AND REINFORCING, MOISTURE
BARRIER
? WIDTH OF
FOUNDATION
1 : 100 scale

Elevations
1 : 100 scale ? RECESSION PLANE

? ROOFING

? OPENING WINDOWS ? GLAZING

? CLADDING
? DISTANCE TO
BOUNDARY

Examples of information to be shown

(No drawings will be accepted in Pencil or on Graph Paper)

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SITE PLAN / FLOOR LAYOUT
EXAMPLE BOUNDARY 33.62m

A
90 da PVC STORMWATER DRAIN 3m
10 da PVC FALLWATER DRAIN
100 da DP
GT
80 da TV EAVES
BOUNDARY 4.70m

BEDROOM 4 BATHROOM 1 BEDROOM 3 BEDROOM 2

/ STUDY

LAUNDRY
GARAGE
BOUNDARY

Garage Floor HALLWAY SA

15.94m

Level RL:10.60 6.4m

SA
ENTRY

3
LOUNGE

STREET NAME
PORCH
5.0m 100 da DP 4 2
KITCHEN BEDROOM 1
GT 1
GT
100 da DP 80 da TV ELEVATIONS

FAMILY / DINING

Further Information
Lot:

ARC BOUNDARY 20.51m

D.P:
Nett Site Area = 700m2
A Dwelling Floor Area = 134.3m2
Garage Floor Area = 36.6m2
Veranda Area = 1.5m2
Total Floor Area = 177.5m2
(incl/bricks excl. porch)

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Datum LIVING COURT Allowable Site Coverage = 178.1m2 (OK)

VEHICL
CROSSINE
10.00 4.8m
(Back edge of
Footpath)

BOUNDARY 36.30m dwg

N 1
1:100
6.
NOTE: Finished Floor levels to be shown in relation to a datum

If you have any questions or require further information please contact

Palmerston North City Council Phone: 06 356 8199, www.pncc.govt.nz
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