Construction compliance services, from paperwork to pavement
Most Christchurch projects don't stall because the builder can't build. They stall because a consent, a corridor access request, a TMP or a traffic assessment wasn't sorted early enough. CiviEase handles the lot from one desk in Sockburn, so you're not paying a planner in one suburb and a traffic consultant in another, then playing messenger between them.
Send the site address, plans, council letter or work details. We will review the information and explain which CiviEase services can support the project.
Got a letter, plans, or just a site address?
Send it through. We'll review it and respond with a clear scope, usually within one working day.
One coordinated pathway
A typical Canterbury job touches the same chain every time:
- Consent: Christchurch City Council (or Selwyn, Waimakariri, Ashburton, ECan) says your project needs a resource consent before anything physical starts.
- Corridor access: the work, the crossing or the skip bin touches the road reserve, so the road controlling authority needs a Corridor Access Request before the digger arrives.
- TMP and traffic management: we prepare the traffic-management information required for the CAR and help make sure the on-site controls match the approved plan.
- Equipment: VMS boards, temporary traffic lights, cones and signs to run the setup the TMP describes.
CiviEase can coordinate the connected requirements through one scope and one point of contact. Consent drawings, access conditions, traffic-management documentation and site requirements stay aligned as the project progresses.
The split-procurement alternative is familiar to anyone who's run a Canterbury project: a planner in the CBD writes the consent, a traffic firm across town writes the TMP, and you discover at the corridor access review that the two documents disagree about your site access. Integrated planning-plus-traffic offers exist in Christchurch, but they're usually sold in consultant language with consultant invoices. We scope the whole pathway in plain English, quote fixed-scope, and tell you which steps you genuinely need: a berm crossing on a quiet Sockburn street does not need the same paperwork as an arterial subdivision entrance.
Where and who we work with
We lodge with every Canterbury authority, Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council, Waimakariri District Council, Ashburton District Council and Environment Canterbury for regional consents, plus Auckland Transport and NZTA corridors when clients need them. We know the practical differences: non-notified consents at CCC typically process in 20–35 working days, while Selwyn and Waimakariri run 25–45, and that changes how you programme the earthworks. Our clients are builders, developers, civil contractors, architects, commercial property owners and homeowners: anyone who'd rather build than chase paperwork.
Resource consent support
From a homeowner's deck setback to a multi-lot Rolleston subdivision, we prepare and manage resource consent applications, AEEs and RFI responses for Christchurch City Council and every Canterbury council.
- Land use consents, change of use and signage/billboard consents: prepared against the actual district plan rules that trigger them.
- Subdivision consents and coordination: scheme plans, servicing reports and the specialist inputs council expects, coordinated so nothing arrives twice.
- Section 92 RFI responses: when CCC stops the clock and asks for more information, we draft the response and keep your application moving.
Corridor access (CAR)
Any work or occupation in the road corridor, a new vehicle crossing, a service connection, a skip bin on the berm, needs approval from the road controlling authority before you start. We prepare and lodge corridor access requests through MyWorksites/CorridorAccess with CCC, the district councils, Auckland Transport (allow at least 15 working days there) or any other NZ road authority, then manage the permit conditions through to the Work Completion Notice and two-year warranty period.
Traffic management and TMPs
A TMP is more than a drawing. It's the document your CAR stands or falls on. We design and submit TMPs and temporary traffic management sized to the real risk of the job: lane closures, footpath management, stop/go, temporary traffic lights and full road closures, plus event traffic management and urgent works. When you need the physical gear, we hire VMS boards, temporary traffic lights, cones, signs and traffic management vehicles: subject to availability and booking schedules, so ask early in event season.
Parking, access and traffic assessments
When a consent application bounces back with "please provide a traffic assessment", that's us. We produce traffic impact and parking assessments council actually accepts: traffic impact assessments, parking design and compliance checks against district plan rules, vehicle crossing applications, loading and servicing assessments, and site access and construction staging for busy Canterbury sites.
Traffic counts
Site traffic surveys and counts: the volume and movement data that consent applications, traffic assessments and TMPs are built on. We run traffic counts to the standard council reviewers expect, so the numbers in your application hold up at Section 92.
Road signage
Custom and permanent road signage, designed and supplied: from site and works signage through to permanent wayfinding, specified to the standards the road controlling authority will accept.
Vehicle crossings and civil works
Vehicle crossings, kerb and minor civil works: consented and built. We manage the crossing application, the CAR and the TMP, then deliver the physical works through to council inspection.
Not sure which one you need?
Match your situation to the right page:
- Council sent you a letter or an RFI → Resource consent support
- You're about to dig, build or place anything in the road reserve → Corridor access (CAR)
- You need a TMP to start work, or crews and gear on site → Traffic management & TMP
- Council wants a traffic or parking assessment, or you need a driveway crossing → Parking & access assessments
- You need traffic volume data for a consent or TMP → Traffic counts
- You need signs designed and supplied for a site or road → Road signage
- You want a crossing or kerb work consented and built, not just approved → Vehicle crossings & civil works
Running multiple crews with CARs due every week? We also provide volume support for civil contractors: standing lodgement, programme-level TMP scheduling and urgent-works response across CCC, Selwyn, Waimakariri and NZTA corridors.
If the project crosses more than one service area, send the plans or council correspondence and we will outline how the work can be coordinated.
Not sure which service fits your job?
Send it through. We'll review it and respond with a clear scope, usually within one working day.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a resource consent?
It depends on your site zone, the district plan rules and what you're building. Setbacks, site coverage, parking shortfalls, signage, change of use and most subdivisions commonly trigger consent in Christchurch. The 70 m² minor-dwelling building consent exemption (from 15 January 2026) doesn't remove resource consent triggers. Send us the site address and plans. We'll tell you quickly whether consent applies.
What is a Corridor Access Request (CAR) and when do I need one?
A CAR is the application you make to the road controlling authority, Christchurch City Council for most Christchurch roads, before working in or occupying the road corridor. That covers excavations, service connections, vehicle crossings, scaffolding and even a skip bin on the berm. You need one before work starts, and an approved TMP is usually required with it.
Do I need a Traffic Management Plan, and what does a TMP cost in NZ?
If your work affects a road, footpath or cycleway, traffic-management information will usually form part of the corridor-access process. The exact requirement and price depend on the road authority, risk, road type, duration and complexity. We quote once we see the site, dates and methodology.
Do I need consent for a new driveway or vehicle crossing in Christchurch?
Usually yes. The crossing sits in the road corridor, so you need a vehicle crossing application, a CAR and a TMP before construction, plus a CCC inspection before the crossing is poured or sealed. The driveway inside your boundary may also trigger district plan access or parking rules. We manage the full chain: application through inspection.
Paperwork to pavement.
Send us what you have. We'll take it from there.