LIMs

You can pay for a LIM 

• online by internet banking.
  
• in person at our Customer Service Centre at 16 Cobham Court, Porirua, by cash or EFTPOS.
  

Sorry, you cannot pay by credit card.

Our banking details are:

Porirua City Council

Westpac Porirua

03 0547 0240008 01

You MUST provide the following internet banking information:

Particulars: address (11 characters, no spaces)

Code: the Ref ID code you received in the confirmation email

Reference: your contact phone number, no spaces

If you are prompted by your bank to select from a list of Porirua City Council accounts - choose Consents & Licences.

We will email your LIM to you. If you would like a hard copy you can either collect your LIM from our Customer Services Centre at 16 Cobham Court, Porirua, during normal business hours or we will post you a copy.

We do not recommend post as your only option to receive your LIM as NZ Post delivery days are variable. If you cannot receive emails – we highly recommend you collect your LIM.

If you need to cancel a LIM you can:

• Email lims@poriruacity.govt.nz with the following details: 
  Subject: Request to Cancel a LIM 
  Name of applicant 
  LIM number if known 
  Property address 
  Bank account details for refund: account holder name, and bank account number. 
• You can also visit our Customer Services Centre at 16 Cobham Court, Porirua to make your request.
  

Refunds

• Refunds are based on elapsed time from date of receipt of the application form. Refer to LIM fees for details of refunds.
• Commercial LIMs are non refundable.

The following information should be in a LIM.

Information identifying each (if any) special feature or characteristic of the land concerned, including but not limited to:

• Potential Erosion - which means potential for the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earth’s surface by the action of water, ice, wind. 
  
• Avulsion – which means the sudden movement of soil from one property to another as a result of flood resulting in a shift in the course of property boundary stream. 
  
• Falling debris – which means a relatively free downward or forward falling of unconsolidated or poorly consolidated earth or rocky debris from a cliff, cave, or arch. 
  
• Subsidence – which means gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of the earth movements, mining operations. 
  
• Slippage – which means the amount of slippage or the extent to which slipping occurs. 
  
• Alluvion or inundation – which means overflow or flood – to cover with water especially flood waters. 
  
• Earthworks associated with a subdivision. 
  
• Likely presence of hazardous contaminants. 
  

We also include a link to this report on Stormwater Modelling

Also you may find information on:

• Sewage Disposal 
  
• Water Supply 
  
• Water Toby Location 
  
• Drinking Water Supplier 
  
• Building Information 
  
• Resource Consents 
  
• Zoning 
  
• Designation 
  
• Land or Building Classification 
  
• Rates 
  
• Reserve Land 
  
• Heritage Site 
  
• Record of Title 
  

The LIM will not tell you:

• About building restrictions applying to the site. 
  
• If you are intending to buy a property for redevelopment, it is suggested you check your proposal against the rules of the District Plan or contact Council's Resource Consent Team for further assistance. 
  
• Council's District Plan can be viewed on the District Plan page. 
  
• A LIM does not include any site inspections.