Planning Fees & Charges 2009/2010

The complete 2009/2010 Fees and Charges Booklet.

PLANNING FEES

Minimum fee for all applications requiring planning approval

$100 (Does not attract GST)

Planning Permits

Cost of development up to and including $500,000

$1 for every $1,000 of development cost
(Does not attract GST)

Cost of development greater than $500,000

$500 + $0.50 for every $1,000
of development cost in excess of $500,000 with a maximum fee of $5,000
(Does not attract GST)

Statutory Advertising

Applications requiring advertising under Section 57 of the Land Use Planning & Approvals Act 1993

$220

Applications requiring advertising under Section 34 of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995

$132

Scanning of Plans and Documentations

$1.10 per page ? A4 and A3 up to 5 pages

$2.20 per page for 6 pages & over with a maximum fee of $88

$5.50 per page ? A2 ? A0 up to 10 pages

$11 per page for 11 pages & over with a maximum fee of $165


All Planning Schemes

Discretionary change of use applications (Section 57 of the Land Use Planning Approvals Act 1993 ?LUPAA?)

$200 for applications involving no development or that which would generate less than $200,000 in development costs
(Does not attract GST)

or,

$1 for every $1,000 of development costs in excess of $200,000 (Does not attract GST)

Fee for ?Dormant? Applications

To be applied to those applications that fail to meet the requirements of further information requests pursuant to Section 54 of LUPAA, within 12 months of the request.

$150 per planning application.
(Does not attract GST)

 

Applications Involving the Total Demolition of a Building

City of Hobart Planning Scheme 1982

Building listed in Heritage Schedule (Schedule F in CHPS)

$500 (Does not attract GST)

Battery Point Planning Scheme 1979

Building listed in Listed Building Code, List of National Heritage Trust or Tasmanian Heritage Register

$500 (Does not attract GST)

Applications for Signs ? All Planning Schemes

Signs exempt

No Fee

Permitted signs

$50 per each separate sign up to 3 signs
(Does not attract GST)

$175 per application of 4 or more signs
(Does not attract GST)

Signs which Council has a discretion to refuse or permit

$75 per each separate sign up to 3 signs
(Does not attract GST)

$250 per application of 4 or more signs
(Does not attract GST)


All Planning Schemes

Submission of amended plans after the determination of the application

50% of the applicable fee
(Does not attract GST)

Additional Information
(Information requests resulting from incomplete application)

$25 per request (Does not attract GST)

Applications withdrawn prior to their determination

 

50% of the applicable fee
(Does not attract GST)

Dormant applications
Applications that fail to meet the requirements of ?Further Information Requests?, per section S54 of LUPAA, within 12 months of the request.

$150  (Does not attract GST)

Applications requiring referral to relevant agencies

$50 in addition to the normal application fee


 

Reassessment of Modifications

A request made under Section 56 of LUPAA to modify an approval

50% of application fee

(Does not attract GST)

A Section 56 request that involves work already undertaken without a permit

Equal cost of the original application fee
(Does not attract GST)

If a new planning application is required

Equal cost of the original application fee
(Does not attract GST)

If the request relates to a decision of the Tribunal

Equal cost of the original application fee
(Does not attract GST)

Pre-Application Advice

The first discussion with a planner prior to submission of a proposal

No Fee

Subsequent pre application advice that exceeds 30 minutes

$50 additional to normal application fee

Illegal Work

Assessment of a proposal involving illegal work or uses commenced without approval

i)     If the work has a value less than $5,000 and the applicant has never been responsible for illegal work

Normal planning fees to apply
(Does not attract GST)

ii)     If the work has a value greater than $5,000 and the applicant has never been responsible for illegal work

Twice (X2) the standard planning fees
(Does not attract GST)

iii)    If the applicant/owner has been previously responsible for illegal work

Four-times (X4) the standard planning fees
(Does not attract GST)

Site Inspections

Additional fee to cover cost of site inspections
(Not necessary on all applications)

$50 per hour (Does not attract GST)

Mediations

A fee for the cost of organising mediation in accordance with Section 57A of LUPAA in order to determine a planning application.  This fee would not apply to mediations on illegal uses/unapproved work as the issue of who is responsible for the cost is more problematic.

$250 per mediation meeting
(Does not attract GST)


 


Consultants

A fee will be charged for planning officers functioning as consultants for other Government bodies or advising outside their statutory and customer services duties.

Normal consultant rates

 

SUBDIVISIONS

All Planning Schemes

Subdivision application proposal plans involving up to 30 lots

$250 + $20 per lot (Does not attract GST)

Subdivision application proposal plans involving 31 to 100 lots

$1000 + $10 per lot (Does not attract GST)

Amendments after their determination

Surcharge 50% of normal fee

Subdivision application proposal plans withdrawn prior to their determination

A proportion of the prescribed fees as determined by the Director Development and Environmental Services or the Manager Development Appraisal

Additional Information
(Information requests resulting from incomplete application)

$25 per request (Does not attract GST)

Tasmanian Heritage Council Applications

$50 per application (Does not attract GST)