Cost, time, and risk -
before you lodge.
Enter the address and ARRO forecasts what the consent will actually cost, how long it will really take once RFI risk is priced in, where it is most likely to run into trouble, and - from the site's zone and hazard overlays - exactly what documentation the council will require. The surprises happen on screen, not at the council desk.
Price the consent before you commit
ARRO estimates the full cost of the consent from real council fee schedules and MBIE levies - council processing fees, the building levy, and development contributions - itemised so you can see where the money goes, not just a lump sum.
- Itemised breakdown of the full consent cost, not a single number
- Council processing fees and MBIE building levy
- Development contributions where they apply
P50 and P90, not a guess
The statutory 20-working-day clock is only the start. ARRO models the real elapsed time - including the probability an RFI suspends the clock and how long that typically adds - and returns a P50 and P90 in calendar weeks, through to CCC.
- P50 / P90 in calendar weeks, lodgement to sign-off
- RFI probability and expected suspension built in
- Statutory processing clock plus real elapsed time
Where this consent is likely to bite
Every forecast carries a graded risk profile - consent complexity, cost overrun, timeline, and site risk - each with the factors driving it and the mitigations that pull it back down, so you can act before you lodge.
- Consent complexity, cost, timeline, and site risk graded
- Concrete mitigations attached to every risk
- The factors behind each score, made explicit
Your Canterbury site's documentation, mapped from the GIS
Enter a Greater Christchurch address and ARRO queries the Canterbury councils' live GIS for the planning zone and the hazard overlays that actually intersect your site - flood, liquefaction, slope, coastal, tsunami, heritage - then lists the documents each one triggers, from the RMA Schedule 4 baseline up.
- Required documents listed with the overlay that triggered each
- Planning zone and hazard overlays resolved at the exact address
- Flood, liquefaction, slope, coastal, tsunami, and heritage layers checked
- Live across Greater Christchurch - Christchurch City, Selwyn, Waimakariri
Questions we get asked
How is the P50/P90 timeline calculated?
ARRO models the real elapsed time to consent, not just the statutory 20-working-day clock - it prices in the probability an RFI suspends the clock and how long that typically adds, and returns a P50 and P90 in calendar weeks, through to CCC.
What's included in the cost estimate?
An itemised breakdown from real council fee schedules and MBIE levies - council processing fees, the building levy, and development contributions where they apply - not a single lump-sum guess.
Which areas does site-aware forecasting cover?
Greater Christchurch - Christchurch City, Selwyn, and Waimakariri. Enter an address and ARRO queries the councils' live GIS for the planning zone and hazard overlays (flood, liquefaction, slope, coastal, tsunami, heritage) that intersect the site, and lists the documents each one triggers.
What does the risk profile actually grade?
Consent complexity, cost overrun, timeline, and site risk - each with the factors driving the score and concrete mitigations attached, so you can act on it before you lodge rather than after.
See the consent before you file it.
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