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Development contributions are collected to ensure that costs of a new development are shared with developers and that infrastructure supports the needs of our growing community.
You will need to pay a development contribution if your project increases the demand on stormwater, wastewater, water, road assets or parks and reserves, and is:
Development contributions are paid at the following stages:
The amount payable is based on the number of household unit equivalents (HUE) the development generates. An HUE is the equivalent of one average dwelling. For more information with direct focus on the policy, please visit Development and Financial Contributions Policy. The contribution per HUE is outlined below in Table 1.
The number of HUEs is based on the number of new dwellings or lots developed.
The non-residential development is calculated on the amount of demand the development is expected to generate for each activity. The number of HUEs is then calculated by dividing the development’s demand by demand per HUE in the district.
The conversion of demand to HUEs will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will be based on a combination of industry standards and information provided by the applicant on the form below.
Network Wide Charges | |||
Area where payment is required | Activity | Type of development | Contributions per HUE GST Inc. |
District Wide | Transportation | All developments | $1,384.22 |
District Wide | Water | All developments | $1,616.94 |
District Wide | Wastewater | All developments | $3,141.58 |
District Wide | Stormwater | All developments | $1,843.44 |
District Wide | Parks | All developments | $188.38 |
District Wide | Community Infrastructure | All developments | $489.75 |
Local Networks | |||
Area where payment is required | Activity | Type of development | Contributions per HUE GST Inc. |
Local Network | Water | New Plymouth | $1,451.88 |
Stormwater Catchment | Waitara | $2,437.55 | |
Development Areas | |||
Area where payment is required | Activity | Type of development | Contributions per HUE GST Inc. |
Growth Area | Area Q | $9,330.30 | |
Growth Area | Upper Carrington | $6,566.35 | |
Growth Area | Junction | $5,392.55 | |
Growth Area | Patterson Road | $6,184.57 | |
Local Area Catchments | |||
Area where payment is required | Activity | Type of development | Contributions per HUE GST Inc. |
Local Area Catchment | Waimea | $8,968.45 | |
Local Area Catchment | Waitara Library | $3,136.18 |
The estimated capital costs and subsidies have been increased by 8.49% for 2022/23. This is consistent with s106 (2C) (a) Local Government Act 2002 and the rate of increase in the Producers Price Index Outputs for Construction provided by Statistics New Zealand. Development contribution charges have increased accordingly.
Further information on development contribution charges 2022/23
The Council may decide to allow remissions for particular community infrastructure works, such as that undertaken by schools, charitable organisations or trusts. Each application for a remission will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Requests for reconsideration must be lodged within 10 working days from the issue of your development contribution notice. This does not incur any costs and may be lodged if you believe that:
• The development contribution was incorrectly calculated or assessed under the Council’s Development and Financial Contributions Policy; or
• The Council incorrectly applied its Development and Financial Contributions Policy; or
• The information used to assess your development against the Development and Financial Contributions Policy, or the way the Council has recorded or used it when requiring a development contribution, was incomplete or contained errors.
We will notify you of the reconsideration outcome within 15 working days of the receipt of all required information. If you are unhappy with the result you may lodge an objection.
Objections are determined by a government-appointed commissioner and must be lodged with us within 15 working days from the issue of your development contributions notice, or the notice of the reconsideration outcome. You will need to cover the costs for the objection process.
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