Fees for Development Applications

Development applications must be accompanied by the applicable fees at the time of lodgement.

The relevant fees are set out in our adopted Fees and Charges.

Council is also required to collect the Planning Reform Fee on behalf of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.

Planning Reform Fee

Demolition, building and subdivision works that are estimated to have a value greater than $50,000 must pay a Planning Reform Fee to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the estimated development cost (including GST) and is payable upon lodgement of a development application (DA). 

The fee is calculated as a percentage of the estimated development cost and is payable upon lodgement of a Development Application (DA). 

The State Government uses these fees to fund reforms to the NSW planning system.

Council collects the fee in accordance with section 266 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 2021. The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure uses the fee to fund reforms to the NSW planning system.

For further information regarding this fee, please contact the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.