Sheds

Building consent exemptions for pole sheds.

You can now build a single-storey pole shed or hay barn in a rural zone without building consent if:

• The design has been carried out or reviewed by a Chartered Professional Engineer, or
• A Licensed Building Practitioner has carried out or supervised design and construction.
• Design wind speeds do not exceed 44 metres per second (High wind zone).
• The building is not more than 1 storey (being a floor level of up to 1 metre above the supporting ground and a height of up to 4 metres above the floor level).
• The maximum unsupported roof span in any direction does not exceed 6 metres
• The building does not exceed 110 square metres in floor area
• The building has a minimum distance from any residential building, public road, rail or legal boundary at least equal to the measure of its own height.
• The building is not subject to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
• The building is not accessible by the public (i.e. Building Importance Level 1).