Applying for pastoral consents

Find out what activities need the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and how to apply for consent.

Pastoral lessees need the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands before carrying out various types of work on the land.

The table below lists the activities which need the Commissioner’s consent. If you have any questions about whether a proposed activity requires consent, or you are unsure what sort of information you need to provide, please email pastoral@linz.govt.nz.

The online consent form is currently unavailable

Please download and print the PDF forms at the bottom of this page instead.

Consent for minor activities

The Commissioner has granted consent to all pastoral lessees to undertake “minor activities” such as those only requiring a handheld shovel or spade.

This consent includes activities such as tree felling or sowing seed that are carried out within a fenced-in area around the homestead located on the pastoral lease.

Transfer your lease, or to sublease or sublicense

Download the relevant form and complete the form.
Email the form to pastoral@linz.govt.nz.

Activities requiring the Commissioner’s consent, and relevant request form

Activity	Download Form
To clear or fell any bush or scrub on the land	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 8-11
To crop, cultivate, drain or plough any part of the land	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 12-15
To top-dress and/or sow seed	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 16-19
To plant any tree or trees on the land	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 20-23
To form any path, road or track on the land	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 24-28
To undertake any other activity affecting, involving, or causing disturbance to the soil	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 29-32
To grant, vary or revoke an exemption from any stock limitation	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 33-38
To fell, sell, remove, destroy or burn timber or bush	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 39-44
To burn vegetation	Request for consent to Discretionary Actions over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 191KB) Refer to pages 1-3 and 4-7
To apply for a recreation permit	Request for the Granting of a Recreation Permit over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 87KB)
To apply for a recreation permit to film	Request for the Granting of a Recreation Permit over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 428KB)
To apply for an easement	Request for the Granting of an Easement over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 102KB)
To transfer a lease or licence (shares in a limited liability company)	Application to transfer shares in a limited liability company holding a lease or a licence over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 108KB)
To transfer a lease or licence (excluding the transfer of shares in a limited liability company)	Application to transfer a lease or a licence over Crown Pastoral Land, excluding transfer of shares (PDF 113KB)
To sublease or sublicence	Application to sublease or sublicence a lease or a licence over Crown Pastoral Land (PDF 64KB)

Fees Payable Upon Application / Request

All amounts are GST inclusive. Charges for the preparation of documents by the Commissioner and the registration of documents by the Commissioner payable on application / request under the Land Act 1948 in respect of:

Application / Request	Amount
An instrument under section 60 granting or reserving a right of way or other easement over or under Crown land	168.67
A recreation permit under section 66A	115.00
A consent under section 89, ie a transfer, sublease or sublicence	115.00

Consent for minor activities

The Commissioner has granted consent to all pastoral lessees to undertake "minor activities” such as using a handheld shovel or spade. The consent also extends to activities undertaken within a fenced in area around the homestead located on the pastoral lease, such as tree felling or sowing seed.

You can view a copy of this consent:

3 July 2005 - Letter to Lessee Re Clarification on the Consents process (PDF 65KB)
8 June 1999 - Letter to Lessee Re Minor Activity Consent (PDF 31KB)
To go to the list of activities requiring consent and the relevant request form please see above.

Last Updated: 10 June 2021