If you’re planning a subdivision, an extension to a commercial building, or a property development, you may need to pay a development contribution fee.
The development contributions policy explores why development contributions are needed, what they fund, when they need to be paid, and what you’re likely to pay.
On this page you'll also find a guide to development contributions that provides a simple overview of the policy and answers some common questions, as well as the base fees used to calculate the contribution you'll pay to Council. These are adjusted for inflation each year.
We've made some changes to our policy
We recently reviewed and publicly consulted on our Development Contributions Policy alongside the Long-Term Plan 2024-34.
We received 509 submissions on our proposed changes. These fed into the final changes which include:
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The removal of development contributions toward growth costs associated with our Nature Calls wastewater management project.
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Amendments to better align our policy with requirements set out in the Local Government Act.
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Rebalanced distributions toward the cost of growth infrastructure for water and wastewater, resulting in an increase for residential development and a decrease for non-residential.
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The cost of interest on borrowing for capital projects has now been included in the policy.
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Development contribution fees will not be charged for non-residential developments that don’t have a connection to our water or wastewater services.
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Inclusion of new development contribution areas for Mātangi and the proposed Roxburgh Crescent residential areas.
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Updated projected household growth data, maps and fee schedules.
If you have questions about development contributions for your project, call us on 06 356 8199 or visit our Customer Service Centre and ask to speak to a planning officer.
Estimate your development contributions