Pre-Lodgement Risk Assessment

Check your application
before it hits the desk

Two in three NZ building consents generate a Request for Further Information. This tool cross-references your project against known RFI trigger patterns and produces a tailored pre-lodgement report.

64.6%

of all NZ consents
generate RFIs (MBIE 2025)

2×

longer processing time
for applications with RFIs

77.8%

RFI rate for complex
residential (R3) work

01 — Project

Project Type

Council / BCA

Site address (optional)

02 — Designer / Applicant

Who is preparing the plans?

Structural approach

03 — Site Conditions

Sloped site (more than 1:4 gradient) Known fill or made ground Near water (stream, coast, flood zone) Heritage overlay or protected tree Tight setbacks (close to boundary)

04 — Services Involved

Plumbing and/or drainage work New electrical circuits / consumer board Gas reticulation or appliances New wet areas (bathroom, kitchen, laundry) New or altered roofline / roof penetrations

05 — External Envelope

External cladding system

Manufactured roof trusses?

ANALYSING PROJECT PROFILE...

Cross-referencing RFI trigger database · Identifying known industry patterns

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Pre-Lodgement Risk Report

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High risk items
Fix before lodging

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Medium risk items
Review carefully

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Low risk items
Confirm addressed

Fix your high-risk items with a guided lodgement workflow

Lodge Suite

Guided workflow

From this report to a complete lodgement pack

AI compliance statements

Project-specific — not generic "complies with Building Code"

Document checklist

Every document in the correct council order

Advisory tool only. This report does not constitute consent advice or a guarantee of approval. The Building Consent Authority makes all consent decisions.

Prelodge operates in alignment with the New Zealand Government's National AI Strategy: Investing with Confidence (MBIE, July 2025) and the Responsible AI Guidance for Businesses.

Designer / Applicant Sign-Off

Full Name

LBP Licence Number

Company / Practice

Date

I confirm I have reviewed all items on this pre-lodgement checklist and to the best of my knowledge the application documents address the identified risk items. This tool is advisory only.

Check your applicationbefore it hits the desk

Check your application
before it hits the desk