About development contribution fees
Development contributions are charges required by local councils on new development to help fund the infrastructure needed to support growth. The Local Government Act 2002 (LGA) allows local authorities to require development contributions to fund infrastructure needed to support new development.
Development contributions help to ensure that new developments contribute their fair share to the cost of expanding or upgrading these infrastructure systems to meet the needs of the growing community. Without these contributions, the cost of providing infrastructure for new developments would fall on existing residents and ratepayers.
You will usually have to pay development contributions for residential developments such as new houses and apartments, granny flats, non-residential developments, subdivisions, and for some changes of land use.
We’ll work out the exact amount you need to pay when we assess your development for its building consent, resource consent or service connection.
The fees are calculated based on the number of household equivalent units (HEU) created by the development and the type and location of your development.
Our resources below will help give you an indication as to what you may have to pay.
Development contributions interactive map – find your area
Use this interactive map to see which area your development sits in.
Development contribution charges by area
| Area |
City wide reserves |
New reserves | Sports fields | Cemeteries |
Community facilities |
Roading | Cycleways | Stormwater | Wastewater |
Waste Water Treatment Plant |
Water supply | Total excl. GST | Total incl. GST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 0.00 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 32,752 | 37,665 |
| 02. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 234 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 32,986 | 37,934 |
| 03. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 234 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 42,633 | 49,028 |
| 04. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 6,947 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 39,699 | 45,654 |
| 05. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 11,881 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 57,498 | 66,123 |
| 06. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 11,881 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 54,280 | 62,422 |
| 07. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 11,881 | 14,911 | 3,646 | 44,633 | 51,328 |
| 08. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 6,947 | 14,911 | 6,864 | 52,564 | 60,449 |
| 09. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 6,947 | 14,911 | 6,864 | 42,917 | 49,355 |
| 10. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 20,225 | 14,911 | 10,730 | 69,708 | 80,165 |
| 11. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 20,225 | 14,911 | 3,539 | 62,517 | 71,895 |
| 12. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 20,225 | 14,911 | 10,730 | 60,061 | 69,071 |
| 13. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 20,225 | 14,911 | 3,539 | 52,870 | 60,801 |
| 14. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 19,822 | 14,911 | 8,419 | 57,347 | 65,949 |
| 15. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 19,822 | 14,911 | 8,419 | 66,994 | 77,043 |
| 16. | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 19,822 | 14,911 | Developer funded | 58,575 | 67,362 |
| 17. | 925 | 4,134 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 19,822 | 14,911 | 0.000 | 48,928 | 56,268 |
| 18 | 925 | 13,781 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 19,822 | 14,911 | Developer funded | 58,575 | 67,362 |
| 19. | 925 | 0 | 258 | 750 | 3,300 | 3,208 | 1,138 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,061 | 11,570 |
| Area | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City-wide reserves | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | 925 | City-wide reserves |
| New reserves | 4,134 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 13,781 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 13,781 | 4,134 | 4,134 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 13,781 | 4,134 | 13,781 | 0 | New reserves |
| Sports fields | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | Sports fields |
| Cemeteries | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | Cemeteries |
| Community facilities | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | 3,300 | Community facilities |
| Roading | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 | Roading |
| Cycleways | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | 1,138 | Cycleways |
| Stormwater | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | Stormwater |
| Wastewater | 0 | 234 | 234 | 6,947 | 11,881 | 11,881 | 11,881 | 6,947 | 6,947 | 20,225 | 20,225 | 20,225 | 20,225 | 19,822 | 19,822 | 19,822 | 19,822 | 19,822 | 0 | Wastewater |
| Wastewater Treatment Plant | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 14,911 | 0 | Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| Water supply | 3,646 | 3,646 | 3,646 | 3,646 | 3,646 | 3,646 | 3,646 | 6,864 | 6,864 | 10,730 | 3,539 | 10,730 | 3,539 | 8,419 | 8,419 | Developer funded | 0 | Developer funded | 0 | Water supply |
| Total excl. GST | 32,752 | 32,986 | 42,633 | 39,699 | 57,498 | 54,280 | 44,633 | 52,564 | 42,917 | 69,708 | 62,517 | 60,061 | 52,870 | 57,347 | 66,994 | 58,575 | 48,928 | 58,575 | 10,061 | Total excl. GST |
| Total incl. GST | 37,665 | 37,934 | 49,028 | 45,654 | 66,123 | 62,422 | 51,328 | 60,449 | 49,355 | 80,165 | 71,895 | 69,071 | 60,801 | 65,949 | 77,043 | 67,362 | 56,268 | 67,362 | 11,570 | Total incl. GST |
FAQs
You can ask the Council to reconsider our assessment of the development contribution that need to be paid if you think:
a) the development contribution was incorrectly calculated or assessed under the Development Contributions Policy; or
b) the Council incorrectly applied the Development Contributions Policy; or
c) the information used to assess the applicant’s development against the Development Contributions Policy, or the way the Council has recorded or used it when requiring the Development Contribution, was incomplete or contained errors.
A request for reconsideration must be made within 10 working days after the date on which the applicant receives notice from the Council of the level of Development Contribution that the Council
The Council will give you written notice of the outcome of its consideration within 15 working days after the date on which it receives all required relevant information relating to the request.
You can’t apply for reconsideration of a development contribution if you have already made an objection to the requirement for a development. However, you can object to the outcome of the reconsideration (see below for information on how to make an objection).
Why do we need to pay development contributions?
Growth pays for growth. Development contributions allow Council to recover the cost of capital expenditure that is necessary to service growth in the long term, from those undertaking development. This means the cost of providing infrastructure for new development does not fall on existing residents and ratepayers.
What are development contributions used for?
Development contributions are used for:
- city-wide reserves
- neighbourhood reserves
- sportsfields
- community facilities
- cemeteries
- roading
- cycleways
- stormwater
- wastewater
- Wastewater Treatment Plant
- water supply
When do I pay for development contributions?
Development contributions relating to a resource consent must be paid prior to 224c being issued.
Development contributions relating to a building consent must be paid prior to Code of Compliance being issued.
Development contributions relating to a service connection must be paid prior to the connection being made.
Note: if for any reason the Council does not assess development contributions on an earlier application for consent or authorisation, it may assess development contributions on a subsequent application for the same development project.
Do I have to pay development contributions for non-residential development?
Non-residential development contributions will be calculated for the non-residential activity based on gross floor area (GFA) for water, wastewater, Wastewater Treatment Plant and roading, depending on which catchments apply.
Stormwater development contributions will be calculated based on the developed impermeable surface area (ISA) of the site.
For specific information on a proposed development email [email protected].
Please include the address of the site and the proposed GFA and ISA.
Do I have to pay development contributions for residential development?
For a residential building consent, a credit of one household equivalent unit (or HEU) applies for the development contributions that were paid at the time of subdivision.
Additional development contributions may be required where new a new HEU is created. For example, an additional dwelling on the same allotment, a granny flat in the backyard, or an independent living area within the existing dwelling.
For specific information on a proposed development, email [email protected].
Please include the address of the site and any preliminary drawings.
Other resources
Contact us
Contact us
If you want to know more about development contributions please contact our Development Agreements team:
Phone +64 4 237 5089
Email [email protected]
We’ll help you get the information you need.
