The summary of facts revealed 28 dwellings were constructed at the Papamoa Village Park without any building consent applied for.

A Tauranga building company has been charged over carrying out work on 28 homes without applying for a building consent.

Venture Developments Ltd director Mark Fraser-Jones appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday on behalf of the company on one charge laid under the Building Act of carrying out work that was not in accordance with a building consent.

Through counsel, Fraser-Jones intimated a guilty plea would be entered at his next appearance on the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of $200,000.

The same charge laid by Tauranga City Council against Benjamin Graham, another of the company's directors, was withdrawn.

The summary of facts revealed 28 dwellings were constructed at the Papamoa Village Park, on Parton Rd, between October 1, 2016, and February 28, 2018, without any building consent applied for.

The houses were two-bedroom homes of 50 square metres and Venture completed 24 of the 28 buildings. The remaining four were near completion.

Venture sold each of the finished homes for $125,000 with a $150 per week land-use lease also paid to Papamoa Village Park.

Council only became aware of the building work after an inspector noticed construction material being delivered to the site.

Following up, the inspector discovered the four houses still under construction and emailed asking what consents had been applied for. It turned out none had been.

Papamoa Village Park Ltd (PVPL), which also faced the same charge but is yet to appear in court, said in the summary of facts that the buildings did not require a building consent as they are relocatable dwellings, but the inspector said PVPL was mistaken.

Work ceased at the site and PVPL was told to apply for certificates of acceptance for the houses. This certificate allows the homes to be retrospectively inspected to see if they meet compliance.

To date, none of the houses have been issued a certificate of acceptance for the non-consented dwellings.

Venture said it was not aware the houses required building consents as the site was a campground and relied on advice to back that position up.

It will appear in court again on October 8.

Venture declined to comment outside of court.