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Fraser Gillies

Building industry says consent processes prohibit growth

Jazial Crossley | Monday April 06, 2009 | 4 comments

Despite council attempts to streamline processes, developers say building consents are the bane of building growth, according to a new survey from CTMA World.

During 2008, overall customer satisfaction with the building consent process fell20% from 2007.

Developers, architects, builders and home owners responded to the survey. Results show overall satisfaction with building consents has fallen to 35.6% in 2008 from 55.9% in 2007.