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Building consents

Streamline, simplify and accelerate building consents.

Streamline, simplify and accelerate building consents with Datascape

Datascape Building Consents is an end-to-end solution that allows applicants, sector professionals, communities, and councils to manage their building consents all in one place.

Manage processing workloads, engage stakeholders effectively, ensure timely and consistent processes, and comply with regulations for your council's building consents — all with a single, comprehensive solution.

  • 130+ years 

    Combined experience in our building consents team working with local councils.
  • 100+ councils

    Using Datascape in Australia and New Zealand.
  • 13+ years

    Using technology to develop and refine the Datascape building consent process.

Empower your council with automated workflows, foster meaningful collaboration between stakeholders, increase visibility and transparency, and consistently meet statutory requirements.

  • Automated, faster processing

    Enable reduced turnaround time, real-time visibility of progress, and workflow-driven processing to meet statutory timeframes.
  • Enhanced collaboration and transparency

    Improve collaboration and visibility among stakeholders with reporting dashboards and progress updates throughout the consent process.
  • Complete compliance support

    Support compliance and maintain end-to-end accountability and control with automated workflows and comprehensive statutory reporting. 

Unlocking efficiencies for council staff and applicants with a modern solution

Council benefits

  1. ̇̇Streamlined workflows and automation to reduce manual effort and administrative overload.

  2. Improved reporting and compliance, adherence to regulatory requirements and better risk mitigation.

  3. Inspection scheduling, tracking and reporting, including mobile app for in-field inspections.
Screen mockups of the Datascape Fieldwork mobile app for building consents

Community benefits

  1. Increased transparency across the consent lifecycle with real-time application tracking and automated notifications.

  2. Two-way communication throughout the application process, including RFI management, with our online customer portal.

  3. Convenient, secure and simple 24/7 online applications and payments via intuitive interface.
Screen mockup of the building consents customer portal

Solution features

  • Full building process lifecycle management from consent to compliance

  • Public online portal for application creation, management and payment

  • Executive dashboards, milestones and real-time tracking

  • Statutory & ad hoc reporting; MBIE & BRANZ levy management & tax invoicing

  • Robust communication options to maintain two-way engagement

  • Seamless integration with core council systems

  • Supporting features to manage compliance schedules

  • Optional time recording and automated fee calculation 

Enhanced compliance with a comprehensive regulatory offering

Datascape Building Consents can be used as a standalone, end-to-end consenting solution or part of a comprehensive regulatory offering. It can be integrated seamlessly with your essential council systems, to boost operational efficiency and enhance compliance. 

 

We provide functionality to manage requests for resource consent, animal registrations, alcohol licensing, food, health and trade requirements and more. Platform capability is tailored to the unique requirements of each category, ensuring efficient and compliant handling of all applications and processes.

A diagram showcasing the various offerings from Datascape Regulatory and Complain

Frequently asked questions

What is Datascape Building Consents, and how can it benefit our council?

Datascape Building Consents is a digital platform designed specifically for local government to streamline the building consents and compliance process end to end, including application, vetting, processing, issuing, and inspection.  

  • Efficiency: Datascape Building Consents makes building consent processing more efficient by reducing turnaround time, giving you real-time visibility of progress and providing workflow-driven processing – all helping you complete projects within statutory timeframes. 

  • Collaboration: by providing reporting dashboards and progress updates, this solution fosters open collaboration and communication between property owners, architects, designers, builders and council staff. 

  • Regulatory compliance: Datascape’s automated workflows assist in maintaining compliance with regulations, and Datascape gives you the ability to produce statutory reporting, helping you reduce the risk of errors or delays, and maintain end-to-end accountability and control. 
     

Is Datascape Building Consents compliant with New Zealand's regulatory requirements?

Yes, Datascape Building Consents is developed to comply with New Zealand's building regulations and requirements, helping councils manage building consents in accordance with local legislation.  

How can our council integrate Datascape with our existing systems?

Datascape Building Consents is designed to integrate seamlessly with your council's existing systems. Our dedicated team will collaborate with your IT department to understand your council's broader ecosystem, requirements and objectives, giving you a smooth integration that aligns with your existing technology infrastructure.

How does Datascape improve communication and collaboration between applicants and stakeholders? 

Datascape Building Consents is designed to promote collaboration between stakeholders within and outside your council, by enabling property owners, designers, architects, builders, other industry specialists and council staff to interact digitally in real time. This improves coordination and communication, improves transparency, reduces delays, and ultimately increases efficiency and transparency throughout the building consent process.

These benefits are unlocked through features like automated notifications and progress updates that help councils keep applicants informed about their projects. Stakeholders such as applicants and builders can also track applications online through our self-service portals, and share applications with other interested parties.

How does Datascape handle sensitive data and ensure security? 

With security being of utmost importance, we employ industry-standard encryption, strict access controls, and robust authentication mechanisms to safeguard sensitive data and maintain compliance with privacy regulations. Datascape has ISO27001:2022 certification, the latest version of this international gold standard for information security management. 

What training and support options are available for council staff using Datascape? 

We provide comprehensive training resources for council staff using Datascape Building Consents, including on-site training sessions and user guides for reference. Our dedicated support team is also available to assist with any questions or technical issues that may arise.

Can Datascape help councils track and report on building consent statistics? 

Absolutely. Datascape Building Consents offers reporting and analytics capabilities. You can track key metrics, generate reports, and gain insights into the building consent process to make better informed decisions regarding building processes and regulatory compliance.

Can Datascape scale as our council's needs evolve? 

Datascape Building Consents is designed to scale with your council's evolving needs. The platform is adaptable, capable of accommodating changes in the volume of building consents and the complexity of building-related projects, and designed to easily integrate new technologies, such as AI, to cater to future changes to legislation and best practices. 

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