Development incentives
View the available discounts, rebates and concessions on development applications.
The following discounts, rebates and concessions are available on development applications:
Community, sporting and religious organisations
A 50% reduction in application fees is available for some organisations.
You must not hold a permanent liquor or gaming license, and be a registered:
- non-profit organisation
- volunteer organisation
- charitable organisation
- community organisation
- sporting organisation
- religious organisation
- surf lifesaving club (or similar organisation).
Conditions apply, refer to the Development Services fees and charges for more details.
Applications involving a mixed use development
Fees for the application shall be the sum of the Primary Use fee plus 50% of the fees for each type of additional use/s within the same proposed tenancy or dwelling unit as part of a single development application (e.g. a development proposal for a Multiple Dwelling and Short-Term Accommodation for the same dwelling unit/s or a development proposal for a commercial tenancy proposing multiple business activity groups such as Shop, Food and Drink Outlet, Bar, and Office).
Note: Primary Use is the use with the highest application fee. This fee does not apply to applications for other mixed uses within the same site or a Variation Request. In these situations, the full fee for each separate use applies.
Combined applications
Applications involving more than one development type can be lodged at the same time. For example, material change of use (MCU), reconfiguring a lot (RAL) and operational work (OPW). Full fees are payable for each development type included in an application, unless the application comprises of a combined duplex dwelling/dual occupancy MCU and OPW application. In this instance council waives the OPW fee.
Conditions apply, refer to the Development Services fees and charges for more details.
Material change of use within an existing building
If an application involves a Material Change of Use within an existing building, the application fee shall be discounted by 25%, except for short-term accommodation in the same dwelling unit/s.
Conditions apply, refer to the Development Services fees and charges for more details.
Buildings and sites affected by heritage provisions
A fee applies for applications to demolish (including partial demolition) or remove a structure or place affected by the cultural heritage provisions of the planning scheme.
Council waives the fee for all other development applications (MCU or preliminary building approval), if required solely as a result of the heritage provisions of the planning scheme, whether code or impact assessable.