2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            11 AUGUST 2020


REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE
4                        DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT FEES & CHARGES VARIATIONS FOR 1 JANUARY
                         2020 TO 30 JUNE 2020
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                          Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                                Environment & Sustainable Development

Index                           ECM/ Subject/ Fees and Charges

Attachments                     Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manger Development Assessment to Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 11 August 2020 regarding waiver or partial waiver of
development application fees for 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020 as detailed in the Report.


REPORT
As part of Council’s budget each year, Council adopts its Fees and Charges for the financial
year, including its regulatory and commercial charges for lodgement of development applications.
The fees and charges policy for development applications cover a number of policy provisions
include delegation to the Director, Environment & Sustainable Development to “partially or wholly
waive a development fee where strict application of the scheduled fee is obviously unreasonable
for the type of application being received.”
This report identifies proposed applications where a fee variation has been granted for the last 6
months. Between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2020 there were 5 proposed applications where a
partial waiver or full waiver of the development application fees was granted, with 3 agreed to
and 1 request agreed to in part. The tables below sets out a summary of each application and the
reason for the fee waiver.


Application No                    Applicant        Application Details    Fees & Charges     Fee proposed
                                                                          Policy

DBW20/0004                        Fluid Building   Development Building   $1138              $0
                                  Approvals –      Works
                                  28 Plover St
                                  Peregian Beach
The owner of the property is seeking to rebuild their house at 28 Plover Street, Peregian Beach after it
was significantly damaged by the recent Peregian Beach fires. The previous house was lawfully built
over the maximum building height for the area, and therefore has existing use rights. The owner is
seeking to rebuild the same dwelling which notwithstanding the site’s existing use rights triggers an
application for building works due to the Coastal Protection overlay affecting the site. In view of the
circumstances it is considered a full fee waiver is warranted.




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