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.