Guide to applying online

Access online services for consents, licenses, application tracking, fee payments and more.

Use onlineservices.ccc.govt.nz(external link) to submit your documents and avoid scanning fees and minimise processing time

All application documents are stored electronically.

If you choose to submit a printed application, you will incur an additional scanning fee.

If you provide additional printed information, it will need to be scanned, which may cause delays with processing your application.


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