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
N/A
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.
$1,472.0 + POA
N/A
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
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
$951.70
3.6%
2
Refund processing fee for development contributions > $1,000,000
$2,362.49
$2,447.54
3.6%
$750.00
$800.00
6.7%
Cost recovery. Building Information Certificate 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.
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
$655.00
0.0%
This fees is deleted it has been replaced by "Extention of time request fee"
$489.42
$489.42
0.0%
No fee increase - to assist in incentivising the inspecitn - providing affordable housing during housing crisis.
Delete Fee
PLANNING I REGULATION l FIRE SAFETY l Fire Safety Compliance
Regulatory
1 2 3
Fire Safety Compliance Program Inspection and Re-inspection fee (i.e. Shared Accommodation, Entertainment Venues, Industrial Commercial premises etc.) Rename to: Boarding House Program InspectionFee Boarding House Program reinspection fee Fire Safety Audit/Enquiry
$0.00
$250.00
$250 per hour or $250 per hour or part thereof part thereof
N/A N/A
New fee - Consistent with other health premises reinspection fee. Note: this is a reinspections fee following failure - and it is approximately 50% of other reinspection fees Council no longer offering this service - a certificate or report obtained from a Fire Safety specialist is required.
Below Indexation / Rewording New fee Delete Fee
PLANNING I REGULATION l ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH l Food Premises 1 2 3
Food premises annual administration charge for up to and including 5 full-time food handlers (includes one annual inspection travel time) 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)
$390.00
$390.00
0.0%
$800.00
$800.00
0.0%
Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Fee bacsed on bench marking of other council Bayside $390, Strathfield $570, City of Sydney$ 390/270( for 5 star scores on doors) Canada Bay $336. Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Fee based on bench mark Bayside $800, Strathfield $570 City of Sydney$800/513 Canada Bay $655. Food Regulation 2025, clause 187. Fee based on bench mark Bayside $3,500, Strathfield $570 City of Sydney$2253/1542 Canada Bay $940.
Below Indexation Below Indexation
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
0.0%
4
Improvement Notice Food Premises – Cost Recovery
$330.00
$565.00
71.2%
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
New Fee
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
Above Indexation
7
Prohibition Order - Certificate of Clearance
$0.00
$500.00
N/A
Food Regulation 2025, clause 186(1). Statutory fee - Increased by regulation
New Fee
Below Indexation Above Indexation