All development applications incur fees in order for the assessment process to be undertaken by a planning professional.
The fees that will be payable for your application depend on what you are proposing.
Fees are set out by a Ministerial fee notice (PDF, 195 KB) published in the Government Gazette. A simplified version of these fees is set out below, or you can download the fees and charges at a glance (PDF, 78 KB).
Fee types
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Electronic Lodgement | $193 | Exempt |
Hard Copy Lodgement (additional processing fee) | $87 | Exempt |
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Deemed-to-Satisfy (<_$10,000 development cost) | $138 | Taxable |
Deemed-to-Satisfy (>$10,000 development cost) | $228 | Taxable |
Performance Assessed | $272 or 0.125% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $200,000, whichever is greater | Exempt |
Impact Assessed (Restricted) | 0.25% of the total development cost up to $300,000, whichever is greater | Exempt |
Impact Assessed (Declared by the Minister) | $1,906 plus 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000 | Exempt |
Impact Assessed (Any other case) | 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000 | Exempt |
Crown Development | $193 plus, 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum $300,000 | Exempt |
Sign installation fee | Set by relevant authority | Taxable |
Public notification | $272 | Exempt |
Urban Tree Fund | $163 for each replacement tree that is not planted on site | Exempt |
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Assessment (4 or less lots with no public road) | $191 | Exempt |
Assessment (5 or more lots and/or a public road) (fee to council) | $191, plus $17.40 per additional allotment | Exempt |
Regulation 76 Advice | $218 | Exempt |
Certificate of Approval (Land Division Certificate) | $1,120 | Exempt |
Building Envelope Plan fee | $191 plus $17.40 per allotment delineated under the building envelope plan | Exempt |
Publication of Building Envelope fee | $218 | Exempt |
Land Division (Restricted) | $534 | Exempt |
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Building Assessment – Class 1 (typically houses) | $490 or 0.25% of the total development cost whichever is greater | Taxable |
Building Assessment |
| Taxable |
Building Assessment – Class 10 (non-habitable structures e.g. sheds or carports) | $141 or 0.25% of the total development cost whichever is greater | Taxable |
Building Assessment (Demolition) | $158 | Taxable |
Issue Essential Safety Provision (Class 2-9 commercial) | $262 | Taxable |
Change of Classification | $184 | Taxable |
Referral to Commission (Concurrence) | $376 | Exempt |
Referral to Commission (Opinion) | $376 | Exempt |
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Certificate of Occupancy (to council or certifier) | $54.50 | Taxable |
Class 1 (e.g. houses) inspection (to council) | $262 | Exempt |
Swimming Pool or swimming pool safety features inspection (to council) | $262 | Exempt |
Class 10 >$10,000 |
| Exempt |
Classes 2-9 inspection (e.g. apartments, commercial buildings etc.) (to council) | $262or 0.075% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $2,724 whichever is the greater | Exempt |
Fee name | PDI Act fee | Tax status |
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Urban Tree Canopy - small tree 4 metre mature height | $300 | Exempt |
Urban Tree Canopy - medium tree 6 metre mature height | $600 | Exempt |
Urban Tree Canopy - large tree 12 metre mature height | $1,200 | Exempt |
Refer to the Ministerial fee notice for all referral agency fees.
Refer to the Ministerial fee notice for all outline consent fees.