Not entirely clear what you mean - so, who is the EXISTING owner of that land? Is it owned by the developer (that subdivises the site)?
If the EXISTING owner agrees IN WRITING (with their signature on the drawings) then you can proceed - but you still need to apply for a Resource Consent and Council can still decline your application (it is not likely if you get the written approvel from the neighbour, but in some special circumstances, Council can still decline saying your proposal will not be consistent with District Plan's policies or have a considerable adverse effects on the amenity of the area, etc...).
Normally, a resource consent has a 5 year duration so once it is approved, you can build it a year after that....作者: Brookfields 时间: 2009-11-16 08:30:39
If you just want to build a 2 stories dwelling, normally it should be able to comply with the 8m maximum height controls (which apply in most of the zones) - why do you have to make it 9m then???
Another way to go thru is by undertaking some excavations on the land so the 9m building will still comply (as councils calculate max height compliance based on the EXISTING ground levels rather than the new ground levels after excavation). Although you will also need to get a resource consent for exceeding the max amound/area of earthworks, this will be much more easier and normally you dont need to get written approval from your neigbhours for that (unless council thinks there are some land stability concern which needs their approval).
Alternatively, you can use the "rolling height method" to demonstrate every point of your new house complies with the 8m rule but I will leave this to your architect who should be able to work out what it means.
Anyway, I dont think there is any major difficulty for you to comply with the normally 8m max height requirement if you just want to build a decent 2 level dwelling - assuming it is a new dwelling of normal design. Just work thru it with your architect to comply if you can as this will save you lot of hassles.作者: 太阳鸟鸟 时间: 2009-11-16 12:56:56
Yeah, normally a 2 level dwelling can be quite comfortably accommodated within the max 8m height requirements - talk to your architect and he should be able to look after this for you.
Re the written approval from your neighbours, there are other key matters you need to be aware of: mainly, the Building Coverage and Height in Relation to Boundary (HIRB); in some council (for example, the North Shore City one), the location of bedrooms/lounge/private open space (for privacy) and the height on any point of the building can be reasons for Council to ask you to get written approval from your neighbour - so be very careful na...作者: Highlander 时间: 2009-11-16 16:32:21