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The Consent Girl

Clear, managed building consents across New Zealand.

We prepare, lodge, and manage building consent applications for homeowners, builders, designers, and consultants.

Whether you're starting fresh or already underway, you have one clear point of responsibility from start to finish.

Start your consent properly

Managing the building consent process

Building consents involve multiple parties, technical documentation, and council assessment.

Without active management, the process slows down, becomes fragmented, and delays the project.

We coordinate documentation, manage communication with council, track and respond to Requests for Information (RFIs), and keep all parties clear on what needs to happen next, so the consent progresses properly through each stage.

Who The Service Is For

The Consent Girl works with builders, homeowners, designers, and consultants. The service is the same — the value changes depending on your role.

Builders

We manage the building consent process so it doesn't compete with site management, scheduling, or delivery. You stay focused on the build, while the consent is actively managed and progressed by a single point of responsibility.

Homeowners

You have a clear point of responsibility managing your building consent, without needing to deal with council or piece the process together yourself. The process is handled deliberately and professionally from start to finish.

Architects & Designers

Once design work is complete, the consent process is handed over cleanly. Consent is managed separately, so design remains the focus without ongoing coordination sitting in the background.

Engineers & Consultants

You receive clear, well-defined requests with a single point of coordination. Technical input can be provided efficiently, without being drawn into managing the wider process.

Council

Communication is consistent, organised, and managed through a single point of contact who understands the consent process and coordinates information across all parties.

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A single accountable point of coordination from engagement through to council decision.

How The Service Works

The Consent Girl can step in at any stage of the building consent process, whether you're just starting, already lodged, responding to RFIs, or the process has stalled.

Building Consent Requirements Assessment

Used when you're unsure what consent pathway applies, what information is needed, or how to move the process forward. We review your situation and give you a clear, practical outline of what is required before you prepare, lodge, or progress your building consent application.

Full Building Consent Management

Used when you want the building consent process managed from start to finish, or taken over once it is already underway. We coordinate documentation, manage communication with council, track RFIs, and progress the application through to council decision.

Ready to get your consent moving?

Start your consent properly

Common Problems We Fix

Most building consent delays don't come from council alone. They often come from gaps in coordination, incomplete information, RFIs, and no clear ownership of the next step.

We step in when:

  • A building consent application has been lodged but is not progressing
  • Documentation is incomplete, inconsistent, or unclear
  • RFIs are coming back in multiple rounds
  • Parties are waiting on each other
  • The process has stalled
  • The next step is unclear
  • No one is actively managing the consent process

We take over coordination, manage communication, and keep the building consent process moving.

Contact

Start your building consent properly, or get help with a building consent application that is already underway or not progressing. Tell us where you're at in the consent process and what you need help with. We can help coordinate documentation, manage communication with council, track RFIs, and guide you on the right next step.

Email

hello@theconsentgirl.co.nz

Phone

021 637 044

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Location

Based in the Bay of Plenty, working across New Zealand