Planning Fees

Non-legislated Wellington Shire Council Fees for Statutory and Strategic Planning are shown below.

Applicable State Government fees (depending on the type of Planning Permit application) can be accessed via the Planning and Subdivision Fees page on Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning website. Council encourages planning applicants to seek preliminary planning advice prior to lodging an application. Please contact Council’s Planning Facilitator on 1300 366 244.

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Statutory Planning Fees (As of 1 July 2024)

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Certification

• Public Open Space Contribution: Valuation required to determine fee (5% of valuation)

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Heritage

• Where heritage controls are the only trigger for a planning permit: NO FEE

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Liquor Licence

• Liquor Licence Only: $200.00

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Native Vegetation Removal

• Less than 10 Hectares: $400.00

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Planning Permit

Application for Planning Permit (please refer to State Government fees)

• Copy of Issued Planning Permit and Endorsed Plans: $160.00
• Request for Extension of Time to Planning Permit: $300.00
• Amend an endorsed plan where the cost of the change is $10,000 or less or for a minor amendment to the conditions where there is no requirement for new referrals or for public notice: $206.40

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Section 173 Agreement

• Section 173 Agreement - Preparation/Review: $680.40

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Written Advice

• Planning Advice: $100.00

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Strategic Planning Fees (As of 1 July 2024)

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Stage one

• Considering a request to amend the planning scheme; and
• Taking action required by Division 1 of Part 3 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987; and
• Considering any submissions which do not seek a change to the amendment; and
• If applicable, abandoning the amendment in accordance with Section 28.

Statutory State Government Fees $3,364.00 (Inc. GST)

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Stage two

• Considering submissions which seek a change to an amendment, and where necessary referring the submissions to a panel; and
• Providing assistance to a panel in accordance with Section 158; and
• Making a submission in accordance with Section 24(b); and
• Considering the report in accordance with Section 27; and
• After considering submissions and the report in accordance with Section 27; if applicable, abandoning the amendment in accordance with Section 28.

Statutory State Government Fees are dependent on the number of submissions received which seek a change to an amendment and where necessary referring the submission to a panel:

• Up to and including 10 submissions $16,672.90 (Inc. GST)
• 11 to (and including) 20 submissions $33,313.20 (Inc. GST)
• Exceeding 20 submissions $44,531.90 (Inc. GST)

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Stage three

• Adopting the amendment or part of the amendment in accordance with Section 29; and
• Submitting the amendment for approval in accordance with Section 31.
• Giving the notice of the approval of the amendment required by section 36(2) of the Act.

Statutory State Government Fees $530.70 (Inc. GST)

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Stage four

• Considering a request to approve an amendment in accordance with Section 35; and
• Giving notice of approval of an amendment in accordance with Section 36(1).

Statutory State Government Fees $530.70 (Inc. GST)

Note:

• The fees for Stages 1, 2 and 3 are paid to the Planning authority by the person who requested the amendment.
• The fee for Stage 4 is paid to the Minister by the person who requested the amendment.

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Development Plans

• Where a planning scheme specifies that a matter must be done to the satisfaction of a responsible authority, Minister, public authority, or municipal council.

Statutory State Government Fee $359.30 (Inc. GST)

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Combined permit application and planning scheme amendment

The fee for an application for a planning permit combined with a request for amendment of a planning scheme, made in accordance with Section 96A, is the sum arrived at by adding the higher of the fees plus 50% of the lower of the fees which would have applied is spate application had been made.

If the application for a planning permit is for any combination of the classes of application outlined previously, the fee for the Planning Permit for the purposes of this calculation is the higher of the fees which would have applied in spate applications for planning permits had been made.

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Planning panel

Costs and expenses for a Planning Panel to be appointed, hear and consider submission, and prepare a report under Part 8 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 are to be paid by the person requesting the planning scheme amendment.

Full fee recovery of government charges applies, and the fees differ depending on complexity and duration of the panel process.

Note: Statutory fees can only be increased by the Minister of Planning. There have been alterations to these statutory fees, which came into effect 13 October 2016. For further information please visit the Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning website.

Full fee recovery of government charges. Fee differs depending on complexity and duration of Panel.