Lake Hood Residents Information

Houses at Lake Hood are serviced by Council’s drinking water and wastewater networks, and the kerbside rubbish and recycling collection. The kerbside collection day is Monday from 7.30am – Check here to see which days are for recycling and glass collection.

Sections located on the canals also provide residents the opportunity to have a jetty to moor boats and kayaks.

Any new jetty installation requires Council approval before being installed, if the jetty is installed on the lake bed on Council land. Residents must apply for a Licence to Occupy to use Council land by submitting a 'Notification of Owner Decided Unconsented Work' and all associated documented as per the Lake Hood Jetty Guidelines – November 2023.

Licence to Occupy

Before constructing a jetty in Lake Hood, Stage 14 residents must review the Jetty Guidelines- November 2023 and submit a Notice of Unconsented Works Form to Council.

The Notice and all relevant documents can be emailed through to Council or posted to Ashburton District Council, PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740.

Once this information lodged with Council, there is a Fee for a Building Exemption Fee (Link to Fees and Charges is here).

A Licence to Occupy will be issued once the relevant documentation has been provided and the fee paid.