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Hutt County Council

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Controlling Series

Tawa Borough Council, Building Permit Registers

Building Work

Items in this Series (12,666)

Correspondence

Items in this Series (948)

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Hutt County Council, Tawa Property files

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Archives Identifier00124Date Range1920s-2005DescriptionThis series consists of documentation relating to building permit and consent applications for properties in Tawa, dating from the 1920s through to 2005. Depending when the applications were lodged they were processed by different territorial authorities; the Hutt County Council or Makara County Councils (before 1950), the Tawa Flat Town Board (1950-1954), the Tawa Borough Council (1954-1989), and from 1989 to 2005 the Tawa Service Centre of the Wellington City Council. From 1989 Building Permits or Consents relating to Tawa and the Grenada area were processed at the Tawa Service Centre. The system was set up in 1950 by the Tawa Flat Town Board; the records from earlier authorities were transferred to the Board. It remained in use right up until 2005 when the Service Centre was closed, and the files transferred to Archives.

Under the Bylaws of the various authorities, and from 1991 the Building Act, written application was required for permission to erect a building or carry out additions or alterations to an existing building. Applicants had to submit plans and documentation of the work proposed. If the work was in accordance with the bylaw and regulations a permit or consent was issued and the plans and documentation were held in the office of the Engineer.

Although documentation relating to each application was filed by a unique permit number, all permits or consents for a property were generally kept together in a single envelope. Documentation generally includes an application form, plan, and written specifications of the proposed work. The application form recorded details such as the applicant or builder, the owner, description of the work proposed, legal description and street the site is on, and an estimated value. Plans submitted depend on the nature of the work being applied for, but generally can include a site plan, floor plan, elevations and sections, and where necessary structural details. The written specifications outline what materials were used and the work done by the tradesmen involved. In general with repiling no plan was submitted, but a written specification provides detail of the work carried out.

As well as building permit and consent information the envelopes often also contain other information relating to properties, usually in relation to the applications made. Other information includes applications for land use consents under the Town & Country Planning Act or Resource Management Act (often the final notice of decision or Council approval), correspondence relating to gas or electricity connections, and sometimes property valuation or sale notices. There are also sometimes building plans or documentation where no permit number is given, or more general correspondence relating to land use or permissions for a property. As a minimum level all of the property envelopes are indexed by street address.MediumFileSystem of ArrangementAlphabetical by street address. Generally a single envelope per property, although some have multiple envelopes, and associated rolls of plans. Top numbered across the series.

As items are requested and retrieved they are described in more detail, listing all the building permits, consents and other information contained in them.Collection TypeWellington City Council

Building Work

18 Oxford Street, Tawa, additions of deck, new fire place and alterations of kitchen and laundry, demolition of existing garage

18 Oxford Street, Tawa, alterations to kitchen and bedroom

18 Oxford Street, Tawa, shed

18 Oxford Street, Tawa, toolshed

18 Oxford Street, Tawa, sunroom

48 Lincoln Avenue, additional bedroom and ensuite

48 Lincoln Avenue, alter living area

46 Lincoln Avenue, alterations

46 Lincoln Avenue, conservatory

39 Lincoln Avenue, conservatory

33 Lincoln Avenue, shed

33 Lincoln Avenue, garage

31 Lincoln Avenue, glass house

31 Lincoln Avenue, extend garage

31 Lincoln Avenue, hen house and run

31 Lincoln Avenue, extend kitchen

31 Lincoln Avenue, additional bedroom

43 Lincoln Avenue, additions

239 Main Road, Tawa, additions of deck and spa pool and alterations of existing walls

239 Main Road, Tawa, additions and alterations

239 Main Road, Tawa, install fireplace

239 Main Road, Tawa, carport and shed

239 Main Road, Tawa, extension of existing bedroom

Correspondence

56 Chester Road, correspondence regarding unapproved vehicular crossing

55 Chester Road, gas service notice of work from Hutt Valley Energy Board

47 Chester Road, Correspondence

21A Roy Street, Tawa, correspondence relating to gas service records

16 Ordley Grove, correspondence relating to proposed spa pool addition

58 Kiwi Crescent, notice of work from Hutt Valley Energy Board

65 Kiwi Crescent, notice of work from Hutt Valley Energy Board

59 Kiwi Crescent, correspondence relating to gas connection

60 Kiwi Crescent, temporary dwelling

58A Kiwi Crescent, correspondence relating to gas connection

66 Kiwi Crescent, correspondence

67 Kiwi Crescent, correspondence relating to gas connection

45 Kiwi Crescent, correspondence regarding location of street number

44 Kiwi Crescent, correspondence relating to gas connection

51 The Drive, correspondence relating to gas connection

15 Frederick Street, Tawa, correspondence about building a house for Drama League

11 Frederick Street, Tawa, correspondence relating to proposed garage

23 Frederick Street, Tawa, correspondence regarding height restriction dispensation

59 Franklyn Road, gas connection

57 Franklyn Road, correspondence relating to gas service

143 Taylor Terrace, correspondence relating to erosion of common hill near property

143 Taylor Terrace, correspondence relating to gas connection

120 Taylor Terrace, correspondence relating to gas connection

Series

Tawa Borough Council, Building Permit Registers

WCC, Teamwork Service Requests (SR) - Earthworks, Vehicle Access and Building Consents

Access Information

Restriction StatusOpen

Related Agencies

Controlling/Creating AgencyHutt County CouncilRelationship Date Range1876-1989

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