2019-07-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    9 JULY 2019


     7                   DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT FEES & CHARGES VARIATIONS FOR 1 APRIL 2018
                         TO 31 MARCH 2019
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                           Manager Development Assessment, Kerri Coyle
                                 Environment & Sustainable Development

Index                            ECM/ Subject / Fees & Charges

Attachments                      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 9 July 2019 regarding the waiver or partial waiver of
development application charges for 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 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
including 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 12
months. Between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 there were 10 proposed applications where a
partial waiver or full waiver of the development application fees was granted, with 5 requests for a
fee variation refused. One fee for a flood search was also waived during this time in respect to a
proposed secondary dwelling. The tables below set out a summary of each application and the
reason for the fee waiver.


         Application No                Applicant    Application Details      Fees & Charges       Fee
                                                                             Policy               proposed

         OPW18/0124                    123-183 Dr   Operational Works –      $1891                $1001
                                       Pages Rd     Earthworks for
                                       Cootharaba   Construction of Dam
         This proposal seeks to expand an existing dam. The expansion intrudes slightly into the setback area.
         The assessment of the works will be limited as it is a minor expansion of an existing dam, has minimal
         impacts and a letter of support for the dam has been provided from the most affected neighbour. The
         applicant believes the prescribed assessment fee of $1891 is too onerous given the extent of works. It
         is suggested that the base application fee be the minimum charge.




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