Development Contributions

The development contributions system is enacted by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. It is the primary method of levying development to enable consent authorities to recoup the costs associated with the provision of public infrastructure required as a result of additional development.

There are a number of methods of levying development under the development contributions system. These include Section 94 contributions, Section 94A contributions and Planning Agreements.

Warringah currently levies development under the Section 94A system in accordance its adopted Section 94A Plan. On 10 June 2008 Council’s Section 94A Plan was amended to reflect the current ministerial direction under Section 94E of the EP&A Act 1979 and to list a new works program for the next three (3) years. The amendment plan being ‘Warringah Section 94A Development Contributions Plan 2008’ became effective on 1 July 2008. As such, all development applications and applications for complying development certificates which satisfy the relevant criteria and are lodged on or after 1 July 2008 will be subject to the provisions of the amended S94A Plan.

Section 94A is the most appropriate method of levying development in established urban areas where additional development is primarily infill development.

Section 94A levies are calculated as a flat percentage of the development cost and may be imposed when a development consent or complying development certificate is issued. All funds received via Section 94A contributions are used to deliver the adopted Section 94A works program. The current works program can be found in Part 5 of the adopted Section 94A Plan.