Application fees

All development applications incur fees in order for the assessment process to be undertaken by a planning professional.

The fees that will be payable for your application depend on what you are proposing.

Fees are set out by a Ministerial fee notice (PDF, 284 KB) published in the Government Gazette. A simplified version of these fees is set out below, or you can download the fees and charges at a glance (PDF, 210 KB).

Fee types

Lodgement

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Total development cost (excluding fit-out ):
≤$10,000	$92.50	Exempt
>$10,000 but ≤$50,000	$148	Exempt
>$50,000 but ≤$100,000	$167	Exempt
>$100,000 but ≤$300,000	$176	Exempt
>$300,000 but ≤$500,000	$185	Exempt
>$500,000 but ≤$700,000	$426	Exempt
>$700,000 but ≤$1 million	$742	Exempt
>$1 million but ≤$5 million	$1,669	Exempt
>$5 million but ≤$10 million	$2,225	Exempt
>$10 million	$3,059	Exempt
Hard copy lodgement (additional processing fee)	$89.50	Exempt

Assessment - planning

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Deemed-to-Satisfy (<_$10,000 development cost)	$142	Taxable
Deemed-to-Satisfy (>$10,000 development cost)	$235	Taxable
Performance Assessed	$280 or 0.125% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $200,000, whichever is greater	Exempt
Impact Assessed (Restricted)	0.25% of the total development cost up to $300,000, whichever is greater	Exempt
Impact Assessed (Declared by the Minister)	$1,963 plus 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000	Exempt
Impact Assessed (Any other case)	0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000	Exempt
Crown Development	$199 plus, 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum $300,000	Exempt
Sign installation fee	Set by relevant authority	Taxable
Public notification	$280	Exempt
Urban Tree Fund	$500 for each replacement tree that is not planted on site	Exempt

Assessment - land division

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Assessment (4 or less lots with no public road)	$197	Exempt
Assessment (5 or more lots and/or a public road) (fee to council)	$197, plus $17.90 per additional allotment	Exempt
Regulation 76 Advice	$225	Exempt
Certificate of Approval (Land Division Certificate)	$1,154	Exempt
Building Envelope Plan fee	$197 plus $17.90 per allotment delineated under the building envelope plan	Exempt
Publication of Building Envelope fee	$225	Exempt
Land Division (Restricted)	$550	Exempt

Assessment - building

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Building Assessment – Class 1 (typically houses)	$505 or 0.25% of the total development cost whichever is greater	Taxable
Building Assessment – Classes 2-9 (e.g. Apartments, commercial, industrial buildings)	Total development cost up to an including $20,000 - $752 Total development cost greater than $20,000 up to an including $200,000 - $752 plus 0.4% of the amount determined by subtracting $20,000 from the total development cost Total development cost greater than $200,000 up to an including $1M - $1,558 plus 0.25% of the amount determined by subtracting $200,000 from the total development cost Total development cost greater than $1M - $3,803 plus 0.15% of the amount determined by subtracting $1M from the total development cost	Taxable
Building Assessment – Class 10 (non-habitable structures e.g. sheds or carports)	$145 or 0.25% of the total development cost whichever is greater	Taxable
Building Assessment (Demolition)	$163	Taxable
Issue Essential Safety Provision (Class 2-9 commercial)	$270	Taxable
Change of Classification	$190	Taxable
Referral to Commission (Concurrence)	$387	Exempt
Referral to Commission (Opinion)	$387	Exempt

Retrospective approvals

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Where approval is sought after development has been undertaken	20% of the total consent fees payable, excluding the base amount (this is in addition to other fees that apply)

Compliance

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Certificate of Occupancy (to council or certifier)	$56	Taxable
Class 1 (e.g. houses) inspection (to council)	$270	Exempt
Swimming Pool or swimming pool safety features inspection (to council)	$270	Exempt
Class 10 >$10,000 Class 10 <_$10,000 Basic compliance fee (to council)	total development cost up to an including $10,000 – no fee total development cost greater than $10,000 - $89.50	Exempt
Classes 2-9 inspection (e.g. apartments, commercial buildings etc.) (to council)	$270 or 0.075% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $2,806 whichever is the greater	Exempt

Post approval fees

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Minor Variation	$142	Exempt
Extension of Time for Restricted Development	$142	Exempt
Extension of Time for Impact Assessed Development	$10,000 for the first request, with the fee to be double the previously applicable fee for each subsequent request thereafter	Exempt
Extension of Time for Crown Development that is sponsored or undertaken in partnership or joint venture with a person or body that is not a state agency	$10,000 for the first request, with the fee to be double the previously applicable fee for each subsequent request thereafter	Exempt
Extension of Time for Crown Development in any other case	$142	Exempt
Extension of Time for Essential Infrastructure	$142	Exempt
Extension of Time for all other assessment pathways	$119	Exempt

Urban Tree Canopy

Fee name	PDI Act fee	Tax status
Urban Tree Canopy - small tree 4 metre mature height	$500	Exempt
Urban Tree Canopy - medium tree 6 metre mature height	$1000	Exempt
Urban Tree Canopy - large tree 12 metre mature height	$1,500	Exempt

Referral agency

Refer to the Ministerial fee notice for all referral agency fees.

Outline consent

Refer to the Ministerial fee notice for all outline consent fees.

Accredited Professionals

Fee name	PDI Act fee
Fee for accredited professionals acting in a private capacity to use the PlanSA portal to assess development applications	$51.50 per consent assessed in the preceding quarter