Planning fees
Click on the below titles to find out the relevant planning application fees. A full schedule of the current planning fees can also be downloaded here(PDF, 186KB).
The below fees are in accordance with Council's adopted fees and charges for the 2019/20 financial year.
When your application has been accepted, we will send you an email with a payment invoice for the relevant fees which is payable immediately. Planning fees can paid online, in person or by telephone. Further information is available at our online payments page.
For applications for development approval (DA), where the development has commenced or been carried out and an application is lodged retrospectively, the total fee payable is three times the prescribed fee, by way of penalty.
Applications for Development Approval (DA)
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) or development type |
Planning fee |
| No more than $50,000 |
$147 |
| More than $50,000 - $500,000 |
0.32% of the estimated cost of development |
| More than $500,000 - $2.5 million |
$1,700 and 0.257% for every $1 over $500,000 |
| More than $2.5 million - $5 million |
$7,161 and 0.206% for every $1 over $2.5 million |
| More than $5 million - $21.5 million |
$12,633 and 0.123% for every $1 over $5 million |
| More than $21.5 million |
$34,196 |
| Change of use (of existing building) |
$295, or $795 where commenced |
| Signage |
$147 |
| Home Occupation or Business |
$222, or $622 where commenced |
| Demolition |
$147 |
Amended applications for development approval
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) or development type |
Planning fee |
| No more than $1 million |
$147 |
| More than $1 million |
$295 |
| Time extension |
$147 |
Subdivision clearance
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| No more than 5 lots |
$73 per lot |
| More than 5 lots - 195 lots |
$73 (for first 5 lots), then $35 per lot |
| More than 195 lots |
$7,393 |
Built strata
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| No more than 5 lots |
$656 (for first 5 lots), then $65 per lot |
| More than 5 lots to 100 lots |
$981 (for first 5 lots), then $43.50 per lot |
| More than 100 lots |
$5,113.50 |
Miscellaneous planning services
| Written planning advice |
$73 |
| Approval exemption verification |
$73 |
| Liquor license - section 40 certificate |
$73 |
| Development approval condition clearance letter |
$100 |
| Hard copy Scheme (TPS1) text |
$25 |
| Hard copy Scheme (TPS1) precinct plan |
$10 per precinct plan |
Development Assessment Panel (DAP) applications
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) |
DAP fee *additional to DA fee |
| $2 million - $7 million |
$5,603 |
| More than $7 million - $10 million |
$8,650 |
| More than $10 million - $12.5 million |
$9,411 |
| More than $12.5 million - $15 million |
$9,680 |
| More than $15 million - $17.5 million |
$9,948 |
| More than $17.5 million - $20 million |
$10,218 |
| More than $20 million |
$10,486 |
| Application under Reg. 17 |
$241 |
Scheme Amendments, Structure Plans and Local Development Plans
| Estimated cost provided on application |
Charged per hour, as per Administration fees |