Amendments to Council's LEP can be for simple or complex matters. Our current
fees and charges aim to scale up or down depending on the complexity of the request. The scale of the request, and consequently the fees to be charged, will be discussed at the compulsory pre-lodgement meeting.
Simple changes, including minor amendments and minor anomaly corrections, have fewer charges and do not require specialist studies to be prepared. Major amendments have been divided into 3 categories and each category attracts a different charge; and all specialist studies required to accompany these requests are funded at the applicant's cost. These categories are defined as:
- Major Type A - Single site or issue generally consistent with Council's strategic planning framework or Planning directions and where no specialist studies are required (fee to be paid prior to commencement of Gateway Application with no refund provision).
- Major Type B - Multiple sites or issues generally consistent with Council's strategic planning framework or Planning directions and where specialist studies are required (fee to be paid prior to commencement of Gateway Application with no refund provision; and specialist studies to be funded at cost by the applicant).
- Major Type C - Complex application inconsistent with strategic planning framework or Planning directions and where specialist studies are required (fee to be paid prior to commencement of Gateway Application with no refund provision, payable by progress payments depending on complexity and process phases involved; and specialist studies to be funded at cost by the applicant).
Council also offers the ability to pay the fees and charges either as milestones are achieved in the LEP amendment process; or alternatively via a discounted one-off payment option.