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Rates relief for new builds and relocatable housing

RATES REMISSION POLICY

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Rates Remission for Residential Development Application Form

Incentivising Residential Development

Objective

To increase the amount of housing stock in the Rangitikei for new or relocated dwellings.

Rates remission on new or relocated dwellings

  1. Council may grant a rates remission on a new residential building constructed anywhere in the Rangitikei District or a relocated dwelling if brought from outside the District and so certified by the agency undertaking the relocation.
  2. Rates Remission Policy 2026 | Rangitīkei District Council 122) The remission will be for a total of $5,000 (GST inclusive), and available after the Council has issued a building code compliance certificate for the dwelling. The remission will end once $5,000 of rates has been remitted. The remission applies to the property and if sold will be transferred to the subsequent owner.
  3. If more than one qualifying new or relocated dwelling is constructed on a single rating unit, the remission is increased proportionate to the number of dwellings.
  4. A remission will be considered, by way of waiver of internal building consent costs, if the otherwise qualifying new or relocated dwelling is replacing an existing dwelling. Waiving of internal building consent costs for a new dwelling replacing an existing dwelling be calculated by taking the percentage increase in ratable value between the new house and the existing house and applying this percentage to the $5,000 ratable value, with the proviso that$5,000 would be the maximum amount waived.
  5. The remission is not available retrospectively for otherwise qualifying new or relocated dwellings which have been completed before the commencement date of this policy, 31 January 2019.
  6. If approved, the remission will be allocated against the rate account pertaining to that property.

Conditions and criteria

This remission is applied in two different ways, depending upon the location of the property.

For locations at the northern end of the District (effectively Hunterville and to the north of Hunterville) Section 1 applies. Such locations are identified based on District valuation numbers, being:

13580; 13330; 13350; 13360; 13560; 13310; 13530; 13290; 13320

1) The remission for new or relocated dwellings only applies where:

  • The application has been submitted prior to 01 July 2027, and
  • A building consent has been issued by 30 June 2024; and
  • The building construction is complete and a Code Compliance Certificate has been issued by Council inspection no later than 31 December 2025.

For all other locations (Central and Southern) Section 2 applies. Such locations are identified based on District valuation numbers, being:

13370; 13390; 13410; 13440; 13450; 13460; 13470; 13480; 13490; 13500; 13600; 13620; 13650

2) The remission for new or relocated dwellings only applies where:

  • The application has been received prior to 30 June 2026, and
  • A building consent has been issued by 30 June 2023; and
  • The building construction is complete and a Code Compliance Certificate has been issued by Council inspection no later than 31 December 2024.

Consideration of applications

Applications for this type of rate remission may be made at any time to the Council’s Chief Executive. The Chief Executive Officer has the authority to assess and approve, as appropriate, this type of rate remission application.

Full information is available in our Rates Remission Policy.