Fees & Charges Summary of Changes Below is a summary of fees & charges that are new, deleted, above/below indexation threshold of 3.6% or rewording. Service Area
Item
Fee Name
2025/26 Adopted
2026/27 Proposed
Movement
Comment
Change Type
Strategic Planning
Development Assessment
PLANNING I DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT I Heritage Exemption Application 1
Application for Heritage Exemption Certificate (Single Property - Single Item)
$173.10
$179.40
3.6%
Additional wording to enable new fee below.
2
Application for Heritage Exemption Certificate (Single Property - multiple elements)
$0.00
$395.00
New
New fee based on benchmarking of other Council's and time to provide service. Ku-ring – gai Council: Application for minor works $400 if located in conservation area or $600 if the property is heritage listed item. An additional $400 fee will be applied for applications that involve more than 2 elelments.
N/A
Additional wording to enable new fee below. New fee based on benchmarking of other Council's and time to provide service. Waverley council $1,471.59
Fee Rewording
New fee
PLANNING I DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT I Fees for Notification and Advertising of DA's, Modifications and Reviews Applications 1
Development with estimated cost greater than $1,000,000 up to $3,000,000
2
Development with estimated cost greater than $3,000,000
$1,150.00 + POA $1,150.00 + POA
$0.00
$1,472.0 + POA
New
Fee Rewording
New fee
PLANNING I STRATEGIC PLANNING I S7.11/S7.12 DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS 1
Refund processing fee for development contributions $20,001 - $1,000,000
$918.63
delete
N/A
2
Refund processing fee for development contributions > $1,000,000
$2,362.49
delete
N/A
$750.00
$800.00
6.7%
Cost recovery. Building Information Certificates deal with unauthorised work and the new fee is closer to cost recovery.
Above Indexation
Above Indexation
There is no power under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act to issue a refund of developer contributions, therefore this fee is not required
Delete Fee Delete Fee
PLANNING I REGULATION l BUILDING CERTIFICATION l Building Information Certificate Applications 1
Application – Floor Area Not Exceeding 200m² PLANNING I REGULATION l FIRE SAFETY l Annual Fire Safety Statement AFSS
1
Registration of AFSS
$150.00
$170.00
13.3%
The average of three peer councils. City of Sydney $178, Canada Bay $219 and Canterbury $129. The proposed fee is lower than cost City of Sydney and Canada Bay.
2
Fire Safety – Risk assessment of incomplete Annual Fire Safety Statement (AFSS) – (After the due date)
$655.00
delete
N/A
This fees is deleted it has been replaced by "Extention of time request fee"
1
Fire Safety Compliance Program Inspection and Re-inspection fee (i.e. Shared Accommodation, Entertainment Venues, Industrial Commercial premises etc.) Rename to: Boarding House Program Inspection Fee
$489.42
$489.42
0.0%
No fee increase - to assist in incentivising the inspection - providing affordable housing during housing crisis.
Below Indexation / Rewording
2
Boarding House Program reinspection fee
$0.00
$250.00
New
New fee - Consistent with other health premises reinspection fee. Note: this is a reinspection fee following failure - and it is approximately 50% of other reinspection fees
New fee
3
Fire Safety Audit/Enquiry
$250 per hour or part thereof
delete
N/A
Council no longer offering this service - a certificate or report obtained from a Fire Safety specialist is required.
Delete Fee
Food premises annual administration charge for up to and including 5 full-time food handlers (includes one annual inspection travel time)
$390.00
$390.00
0.0%
$800.00
$800.00
0.0%
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
0.0%
4
Food premises annual administration charge for more than 5 but not more than 50 food handlers (includes one annual inspection travel time) Food premises annual administration charge for more than 50 food handlers (includes one annual inspection travel time) Improvement Notice Food Premises – Cost Recovery
$330.00
$565.00
71.2%
Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Fee based on benchmarking of other councils - Bayside $390, Strathfield $570, City of Sydney $390/270 (for 5 star scores on doors), Canada Bay $336. Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Remain same based on benchmark Bayside $800, Strathfield $570 City of Sydney $800/$513 Canada Bay $655. Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Remain same based on benchmark Bayside $3,500, Strathfield $570 City of Sydney $2253/$1542 Canada Bay $940. Food Regulation 2025, clause 186(1). Statutory fee - Increased by regulation
5
Food premises - Certificate of clearance fee to lift a prohibition order.
$500.00
$500.00
0.0%
Food Regulation 2025, clause 186(1). Statutory fee - Increased by regulation
Statutory
6
Development Consent/Complying Development Certificate – pre Occupation fit out inspection
$284.00
$370.00
30.3%
Food Regulation 2025, clause 186(1). Statutory fee - Increased by regulation
Statutory
Prohibition Order - Certificate of Clearance
$0.00
$500.00
New
Food Regulation 2025, clause 186(1). Statutory fee - Increased by regulation
Statutory
Delete Fee
Regulatory
PLANNING I REGULATION l FIRE SAFETY l Fire Safety Compliance
PLANNING I REGULATION l ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH l Food Premises 1 2 3
7
Below Indexation Below Indexation Below Indexation Statutory
PLANNING I REGULATION l ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH l Public Health 1
Improvement Notice / Prohibition Order for Skin Penetration Procedures – Cost Recovery
$285.00
$309.00
8.4%
Public Health Regulation 2022, Schedule 5. Statutory fee -Increased by regulation
Statutory
3
Improvement Notice / Prohibition Order for Regulated System – Cost Recovery
$605.00
$665.00
9.9%
Public Health Regulation 2022, Schedule 5. Statutory fee -Increased by regulation
Statutory