Development contributions
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2010 policy
Status
The 2010 development contributions policy has been adopted by council and
applies to all assessments carried out from 1 July 2010.
The charges
Development contributions are charged when the council grants building or resource consents for developments. They will also be charged in some circumstances when service connections are approved.
The charges will depend on the location of the site and the type of
development. The figures below summarise the charges for consents accepted for
lodgement from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. Different charges (which are on
average 2.8 per cent higher) apply for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
Credits against these charges will be available for previous payments of
financial or development contributions, and in some cases for prior development
on the site.
A development may
also be subject to financial
contributions.
Residential developments - Isthmus and central
area
(Applies to the area subject to the isthmus section of the district plan
and the area subject to the
central area section of the district plan).
These developments will be charged all of the following development
contributions.
- For community amenities
- $1,395 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment.
- For public space land acquisition, the sum of the following for each household unit or
allotment:
- a flat charge of $5,252 (plus GST), plus
- the value of 4.07m2 of the land being developed (plus GST)
- For public space infrastructure
- $6,657 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment.
- For stormwater
- $4,722 (plus GST) for each
household unit or allotment. The policy allows for reductions in the stormwater
contributions for multi-storey, multi-unit buildings.
- For transport
- $2,232 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment, except in Wynyard Point,
or
- $5,688 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment in Wynyard Point (Wynyard
Quarter, or the
Western Reclamation precinct, and any adjacent part of the coastal marine area
included within the district of Auckland City Council).
Residential developments - HGI
(Applies to the area subject to the
Hauraki Gulf islands section
of the district plan).
These developments will be charged all of the following development
contributions.
- For community amenities
- $1,395 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment.
- For transport
- $2,232 (plus GST) for each household unit or allotment.
Non-residential developments - Isthmus and central area
(Applies to the area subject to the isthmus section of the district plan
and the area subject to the
central area section of the district plan).
These developments will be charged both of the following development
contributions.
- For stormwater, $18.89 (plus GST) for each square metre of additional impervious area.
- For transport, an amount based on the nature
and scale of the development. This will be calculated from the "per unit charge"
and an assessment of the expected transport demand (ie. the number of units of
demand). The per unit charge is:
- $2,232 (plus GST), except in Wynyard Point, or
- $5,688 (plus GST), in Wynyard Point (Wynyard Quarter, or the Western Reclamation precinct and any adjacent part of the
coastal marine area included within the district of Auckland City Council).
Non-residential developments - HGI
(Applies to the area subject to the
Hauraki Gulf islands section
of the district plan).
These developments will be charged the following development contributions.
- For transport, an amount based on the nature and scale of the development.
This will be calculated from the "per unit charge" and an assessment of the
expected transport demand (ie. the number of units of demand). The per unit
charge is $2,232 (plus GST).
Transport assessments
The assessment of the transport demand is in terms of the number of Household unit equivalents (HUEs) generated by the development.
This is worked out for non-residential developments using a set of assessment categories and factors which are given
in the full policy. These are summarised
below. Definitions for each category are given in section 4 of the policy.
Transport assessment category
|
Assessment factor
|
| Commercial accommodation development |
0.56 HUE per additional room |
| Commercial development |
1.22 HUE per 100m2 of additional gross floor area |
| Education development |
0.22 HUE per additional student provided for |
| Industrial development |
0.56 HUE per 100m2 of additional gross floor area |
| Managed accommodation development |
0.56 HUE per additional bed |
| Retail development |
3.78 HUE per 100m2 of additional gross floor area |
| Service station development |
35.56 HUE per 100m2 of additional gross floor area |
| Any non-residential development not falling into one of the above categories |
0.11 HUE per additional daily trip generated |
Download the full policy
The 2010 development contributions policy for community amenities, stormwater, public space and transport.
2010 development contributions policy (2MB PDF)
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Supporting policy information
Major changes with the 2010 policy include
the following:
- amending the per-unit charges from July 2010 (with the increase being
less than 2 per cent overall)
- introducing an "apartment" dwelling type (with lower per-unit charges)
that will better recognise this type of higher density development
- providing for a programmed increase (of 2.8 per cent overall) in the
per-unit charges from July 2011
- including the per-unit charges from previous policies within the 2010
policy, together with the dates over which those charges applied. This means
that the assessment process and charges for most developments is contained
in a single document, and that the new policy can apply to all consents
granted from 1 July 2010
- including a series of maps showing the areas that the policy and charges
apply in.
These changes help ensure that the policy remains consistent with the updated
capital programme, expected levels of growth and development, the council's
expected inflation and interest rates, and the council's commitment to keep
increases in rates to at or below its rate of inflation. They are also expected
to make the policy simpler to use, and are consistent with available information
about the transition to the new Auckland Council.
Detailed information and related committee
reports for the 2010 policy
Updated June 2010
