Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The contact centre closes at midday on 24 December. The application portal and this website remain available throughout the break.
Process
Learn about the activities, organisations, and costs involved in the Fast-track process.
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Process overview
The Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 offers a permanent process for obtaining resource consent and a wide range of other approvals. Fast-track brings these together into a streamlined process. -
Referral application to use the Fast-track
Projects can apply for referral to use the Fast-track. Projects listed in the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 don’t need referral before making a substantive application. -
Substantive application for resource consents and other approvals
If a project is listed or referred to the Fast-track, you can make a substantive application. A panel decides whether to approve the project and impose conditions. -
Panel conveners and expert panels
Panel conveners or associate conveners appoint expert panels to decide on Fast-track projects. -
Comments
Panels must invite written comment from some people or groups listed in the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. -
Organisations involved in the Fast-track process
A range of central and local government and other organisations are involved in the Fast-track process for resource consents and other approvals. -
Using the application portal
Referral and substantive applications are created, submitted and managed online in the Fast-track application portal. -
Fees, charges and cost recovery
Fast-track costs are recovered from applicants. Here are the fees, charges, and cost-recovery processes for applicants. -
Te Poka Pū Māori | Māori Information Hub
Information to help Māori participate in the Fast-track process.