Data: BRANZ · MBIE 2025
Advisory — not a consent
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
02 — Designer / Applicant
03 — Site Conditions
04 — Services Involved
05 — External Envelope
ANALYSING PROJECT PROFILE...
Cross-referencing RFI trigger database · Applying psychological bias framework
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High risk items
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Advisory tool only. This report does not constitute consent advice or a guarantee of approval. The Building Consent Authority makes all consent decisions. The applicant and designer remain responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all lodgement documents.

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.
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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.