CONCEPTING First we will draft Initial Concept Plans will be presented to you, the client for approval. Whether you give us a design brief, or have already settled on a floorplan and ‘look’, we will discuss with you about the concepting process, making any changes to the concept and how any changes to will affect your fees.
Rest assured that throughout the ‘Concepting’ stage, our staff are constantly checking for cost effectiveness, structural feasibility of your design and compliance with your local council’s ‘Living & Environment Rules’.
As each individual project has different Environmental and Living Rules imposed according to your Local Body Council District Plan, Design Draughting Solutions Limited will endeavour to design the clients project within these guidelines, in the best interest of the client in order to, if possible, avoid the need for a Resource Consent.
Our goal is always to try and simplify the whole process for you as much as we can. However, if in the process of Concepting or designing Building Consent drawings, or upon lodgement to Council it is found that a Resource Consent cannot be avoided to gain Building Consent, and/or a Resource Consent has not previously been discussed or arranged, a new contract covering such Resource Consent will be offered and an automatic deposit fee of $1800.00 + GST will be charged if you, the client, wish to engage our services to apply for a Resource Consent.
At this point also, you, the client, need to undertake that any issues that you may be aware of that may give light to possible problems with the Consent, have been highlighted and drawn to the attention of Design Draughting Solutions Limited. Failure to divulge such information will result in delays and possible extra charges. This may include such things as Specialist Zoning / Building Restrictions, Soil Problems, Title Easements, etc.
Once you are happy with your concept you will be asked to sign a ‘Concept Approval Form’ and we can then move onto the next phase of your project – Construction Drawings.
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGSOur staff at Design Draughting Solutions Limited will draught full construction plans for your project and arrange necessary documentation that may be required by Council to the best of our abilities, in order to have plans accepted by Council for procurement of Building Consent.
At this time, we will arrange a meeting and present you with a client copy of drawings, along with a ‘Council Package’ containing all relevant information which must be presented by the client to your Local Body Council.
Once your project is lodged, often the council have various queries. They will contact us, and we will address these queries and carry out any draughting adjustments as required in order to obtain the consent, provided such adjustments are within the scope of Design Draughting Solutions Limited.
Design Draughting Solutions Limited and our staff undertakes to use our best endeavours to obtain the required Consent, but shall not be responsible for Council decisions or outcome with regards to such application for consent.
