Development Contributions

On 28 June 2011 Council adopted the ‘Warringah Section 94A Development Contributions Plan 2011’ (S94A Plan) with a commencement date of 1 July 2011.  All development applications and applications for complying development certificates which satisfy the relevant criteria and are lodged on or after 1 July 2011 will be subject to the provisions of the amended S94A Plan.

The amended Plan includes a new two (2) year Section 94A Works Program covering the years 2011/12 and 2012/13 (Part 5 of the Plan).

Section 94A levies are calculated as a flat percentage of the total cost of development and may be imposed when a development consent or complying development certificate is issued. Development which has a total cost of up to $100,000 is exempt from the payment of any contribution under the S94A Plan.

The Section 94A system is the most appropriate method of levying development within established urban areas such as Warringah due to the difficulties in maintaining the nexus between future development and the resulting demand for community facilities. It is also highly difficult to accurately apportion the costs of providing new facilities between existing and future residents.

If you have any queries in relation to the application of development contributions within Warringah please feel free to contact Council’s Strategic Planning team on (02) 9942 2111.