Pātai: Land Use & Development Enquiry Portal
Pātai, in Te Reo Māori, means to ask, question, enquire.
Here you can submit enquiries to Transpower about your land use and development projects that are in close proximity to the National Grid (high voltage transmission lines, support towers and substations).
Enquiry about your resource consent application, a notice of requirement, consent notices on your record of title, Transpower designations, easements, or if you require Transpower's affected party approval. Transpower can also review and comment on management plans for construction, earthworks, quarrying, landform construction or to maintain electrical safety.
Pātai can also be used to obtain an engineering assessment of the safe separation required between your activity or building and the overhead lines and their support towers. These clearance checks will assist in ensuring you meet the mandatory requirements of The New Zealand Electrical Code of Practice for Electrical Safe Distances (NZECP 34:2001).
Pātai also provides information on Transpower setback requirements from National Grid Assets. Other resources can be found to guide you in designing a safe and compatible development.
Check HERE to find other Transpower teams that can help with landowner relationship, lease and license to occupy matters.
For pre-purchase property or LIM enquiries, please contact your local council. Although National Grid transmission lines are owned by Transpower, the rules applying to them are Council rules contained within their district plans.
The Council’s duty planner or a consultant planner can advise you on what National Grid rules in a district plan apply to your site and proposal, including whether or not resource consent may be required.
Before making your enquiry, please ensure the lines or structures are not local lines and are Transpower National Grid assets. To be sure, you can check your property HERE.
Please note that Pātai is not monitored outside of normal business hours, on Public Holidays, or during the RMA Christmas holiday period (20th December to 10th January in the following year). Pātai enquiries will not be processed during this Christmas holiday period.
You can find further information here:
You can also find information about Transpower's requirements for development near the National Grid on the Transpower website.