Development Contributions and Financial Contributions Policy

Existing Policy (expires 1 July 2009)

 

Processing your development contribution	The Policy
Economic Impact Study	Remission Form

Waitakere is one of the fastest growing cities in New Zealand, and this comes with both costs and benefits. Roads, parks, water, waste and other Council services and actions are needed to support new residents and businesses. The Council acknowledges that the cost of new growth should not fall completely on all ratepayers, but that a large proportion of the cost of growth should be met through one lump sum payment at the time of development.

The Policy

The Development Contributions and Financial Contributions Policy identifies how the Council will apply its policy, the impacts of that policy and remissions. It is intended that a 'second phase' policy be adopted for 2006-2009.

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Development Contributions Policy (Size 449K)

Processing your development contribution

To see how your development contribution will proceed as part of the consent process, please refer to either the building consent process or the resource consent process flowcharts below:

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Calculating your development contribution as part of the building consent process (Size 90K)

Calculating your development contribution as part of the resource consent process (Size 92K)

Remissions - Development Contributions Remission Form (Waiver Form & TUSC)

Generally speaking, development contributions remissions policies are only applicable for sustainable developments. Please use the TUSC (tool for urban sustainability code of practice) in the first instance.  Provide your TUSC score with a future building consent application to potentially obtain a remission.

Waiver Form Description

The waiver form is to enable reviews, reassessments and remission requests for development contributions which fall outside the Development Contribution and Financial Contribution Policy.

Circumstances to Use the Waiver Form

The waiver form is to be utilised when developers wish to have the development contribution of their project reviewed, reassessed, delayed or request a remission which does not fall within the Development Contribution and Financial Contribution Policy and / or the scope of the TUSC (tool for urban sustainability code of practice).

How to Use the Waiver Form

Please complete the waiver form and return it to the Council's Development Contribution Planner at the address listed on the form.  The review of the development contribution will be undertaken by Council's Group Manager and Council's Principal Planner.

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Development Contributions Remission Form (Size 40K)

For related information see the following webpages:

Resource Consents
Building Consents
TUSC (tool for urban sustainability code of practice)

Economic Impact Study

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The socio-economic impact of development contributions (Size 221K)
This report analyses the potential impacts of development contributions on the property market and residential ratepayers in general.