Builders of multiple use housing designs will now be able to get a one-off consent for the work, Building Minister Maurice Williamson said today.The MultiProof streamlined approval service for volume builders will replace the current need to have the same
Builders of multiple use housing designs will now be able to get a one-off consent for the work, Building Minister Maurice Williamson said today.
The MultiProof streamlined approval service for volume builders will replace the current need to have the same design assessed each time that design is used and it will be done by the Department of Building and Housing and not local councils.
"That stifling process and duplication was unproductive with no benefit to the consumer or the builder," Mr Williamson said.
"With MultiProof designs, only site specific conditions will need to be checked by local councils, reducing the time-frame for building consent decisions from 20 days to just 10 days."
The process would lead to savings in construction costs, but Mr Williamson would not quantify that.
Councils tended to treat low cost simple buildings the same as complex projects and the announcement today would be part of an ongoing series of measures to make it easier and cheaper to build housing, Mr Williamson said.
