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Bin Enquiry FormProperty developers and new home builders add value to our city and help us to grow – but their activities often require us to invest in new infrastructure, recreational facilities and community services.
To help cover the costs of these investments (and relieve other ratepayers from paying for them), we charge:
These fees are one-off charges and separate from rates.
These fees apply to anyone who’s:
You won’t have to pay the fee if you’re doing additions or alterations to your home, or if you’ve already paid it as part of the fee for a resource consent.
For each newly-created residential lot or dwelling, the development contribution depends on which catchment you are in. For further details, please refer to the Development Contributions Policy (PDF 584 kb).
The fee varies for non-residential buildings. It’s calculated according to the new floor area – or extra floor area in the case of an addition – as well as any new (or additional) impermeable surfaces. The calculation is also adjusted according to whether the development is retail, commercial or industrial.
A credit system also applies. For more detail and examples, read the development and reserves contributions information sheet (PDF 61 kb).
The reserves contribution fee is to up to 7.5% of the value of a new allotment created by a subdivision (as calculated by a registered valuer), but there's a maximum of $5,000 per new rural lot created and $10,000 per new residential lot created. There’s no cap for non-residential lots.
However, deductions can be made based on:
The development contribution fee for a subdivision is due when all the work required as part of the subdivision has been completed, and before the developer or builder applies to us for a ‘section 224’ certificate’ (our final approval).
In all other cases, we provide a provisional estimate of the fees with the building consent, and the developer or builder makes the payment before applying for a Code Compliance Certificate (our official confirmation that the building work complies with the Building Act 2004 and the New Zealand Building Code.