, financial or otherwise, on the part of a Council Officer the Building Consent application will be processed and inspections undertaken by officers with no conflict of interest. If this is not possible Council shall engage another party qualified and experienced to undertake the technical checking and/or inspections of the building work. 5. If during the course of construction an amendment or variation to the building work is necessary, this can be done as an amendment to the Building Consent. It is essential that all amendments are approved before the amendment or variation is undertaken. An amendment to a Building Consent is applied for in the same manner as the original consent. If the amendment is only minor Council may agree to simply note the current consent. This will need to be discussed with Council. 6. Large or complex buildings can be undertaken in stages and be consented accordingly. Although additional costs will be incurred this does provide an option to enable a prompt start on your building project.