Solid Fuel Heating

Ngā Pākaiahi

Before you install a new or replacement woodburner, you will need to get a building consent. You will also need a building consent to move an existing burner to a new location in your house.

The building consent application should include:

• Completed consent application form
• Proof of ownership (can be your latest rate notice)
• A floor plan – showing the proposed location of the woodburner and smoke alarms
• The manufacturers installation instructions for your burner
• The manufacturers installation instructions for your flue
• Roof flashing details

A building consent for a woodburner follows the same process as all other building consents. Solid fuel heaters are also checked against the MfE’s register of approved appliances for emissions to ensure we meet air quality targets. These restrictions do not apply to rural properties greater than 2 hectares.