Planning fees
The below fees are in accordance with Council's adopted fees and charges for the 2022/23 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 be 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 |
| Not more than $50,000 |
$147 |
| More than $50,000 but not more than $500,000 |
0.32% of the estimated cost of development |
| More than $500,000 but not more than $2.5 million |
$1,700 and 0.257% for every $1 over $500,000 |
| More than $2.5 million but not more than $5 million |
$7,161 and 0.206% for every $1 over $2.5 million |
| More than $5 million but not more than $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 |
| Signage |
$147 |
| Home based business |
$110 |
| Demolition |
$147 |
Amended applications for development approval (DA)
| Estimated development cost (excl. GST) or development type |
Planning fee |
| No more than $1 million |
$147 |
| More than $1 million |
$295 |
| Time extension |
$147 |
Deemed to comply check
| Application type |
Planning fee |
| Single House |
$295 |
| Residential Additions |
$100 |
Subdivision clearance
| Number of lots |
Planning fee |
| No more than five lots |
$73 per lot |
| More than five 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 five lots |
$656 (for first five lots), then $65 per lot |
| More than five lots to 100 lots |
$981 (for first five lots), then $43.50 per lot |
| More than 100 lots |
$5,113.50 |
Miscellaneous planning services
| Written planning advice |
$73 |
| Land use exemption check |
No fee |
| Liquor license - section 40 certificate |
$73 |
| Archive Plan Search request |
$110 |
| Archive Plan Search request - urgent |
$250 |
| Archive Plan - A0 - print |
$15 per page |
Archive Plan - A1 - print
|
$12.50 per page |
| Archive Plan - A2 - print |
$10 per page |
| Archive Plan - A0, A1 or A2 - scan |
$5 per page |
| Archive Plan - A3 - print or scan |
$0.80 per page |
| Archive Plan - A4 - print or scan |
$0.50 per page |
Development Assessment Panel (DAP) applications
| 1. A DAP application where the estimated cost of the development (excl. GST) is (Form 1: New Application) - |
DAP fee (additional to DA fee) |
| Not less than $2 million and less than $7 million |
$5,815 |
| Not less than $7 million and less than $10 million |
$8,977 |
| Not less than $10 million and less than $12.5 million |
$9,767 |
| Not less than $12.5 million and less than $15 million |
$10,045 |
| Not less than $15 million and less than $17.5 million |
$10,324 |
| Not less than $17.5 million and less than $20 million |
$10,604 |
| $20 million or more |
$10,883 |
| 2. An application under regulation 17 (Form 2: Amendment) |
$249 |
Scheme Amendments, Structure Plans and Local Development Plans
| Estimated cost provided on application |
Charged per hour, as per administration fees |