Meeting papers

 Name                                               Year 24/25 Fee    Legislative Reference   GST   Fee Type
                                                    (including GST)



Waiver of Development Application Charges

The Director Regulation and Development has delegated authority to determine to partially or wholly waive
a Development Application Fee where strict application of the scheduled fee is obviously unreasonable for
the type of application being received.

Refunds

If a request/application is withdrawn/lapses before it is decided by Council, a refund will be given depending
on the processing stage at the time of withdrawal as follows:

90% Application Stage
80% Application Stage (After Confirmation Notice has been issued)
60% Information and Referral Stage
30% Notification Stage
10% Decision Stage

No refund is applicable once a decision has been issued by the Council.

Where a request/application for any matter is withdrawn, an administration fee will also be retained.

Calculating Application Fees

For developments that are identified as impact assessable and inconsistent under The Noosa Plan a fee
multiplier of 3 will apply to the required fee. Where the use and/or works (or part thereof) have been carried
out without Council approval a fee multiplier of 2 will apply to the required fee.

For developments that are non-compliant with a scheme provision that is measurable such as site cover,
gross floor area/plot ratio, height in storeys/metres, and car parking number etc a fee multiplier of 1.5 will
apply to the required fee, with detached houses only charged where there are multiple non-compliances (i.e.
more than 1). A separate fee applies for consideration of setback matters (alternative siting provisions).

Request for an Application to be considered under a Superseded Planning Scheme

A request for an application to be considered under the Superseded Planning Scheme is to be accompanied
by the base fee plus the required fee.

Preliminary Approvals

Applications for a variation request as per the Planning Act 2016 shall be 125% of the fees for the applicable
uses or types of development (included predicted Reconfiguring of Lot) as for a development permit.

Combined Applications

Applications can be lodged at the same time involving more than one development type (e.g., Material
Change of Use / Reconfiguring a Lot / Operational Work). Full fees are payable for each development type
included in an application.

Material Change of Use within an Existing Building

If an application involves a Material Change of Use within an existing or approved building, the application
shall be discounted by 25%, subject to the proposed use being identified as a consistent use with the site’s
zoning. The discount shall not apply to short term accommodation in existing dwellings.
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