Development application fees
Find out about development assessment and compliance fees and pay your fees online.

Development assessment and compliance fees
Development assessment and compliance fees vary depending on the type and scale of your development or request.
Our fees and charges brochure can help you to determine which fees apply to you.
Pay development application fees
Generally, you won’t be charged the application fees at the time of lodging your application or request. However, this can vary across application and request types.
After you’ve lodged a development application:
- the assessment process will begin
- we make sure the application is properly made
- we calculate the assessment fees for your project
- you’ll receive a fee quote with payment options.
Pay online via BPAY
You can pay your development application fees via BPAY.
You can BPAY up to:
- $10,000 from a credit card account
- $100,000 from other methods.
You may need to speak to your financial institution to negotiate set BPAY limits.
We’ll send you a PDF tax invoice by email when your payment is confirmed.
Other fee payment options are available, with some online lodgements requiring credit and debit card payments.
When fees are paid using a credit and debit card, a payment surcharge may apply.
Additional information
Community and not-for-profit organisations
Applications and requests made on behalf of religious or charitable, essential welfare or community service, and not-for-profit community organisations may be eligible for a 50% fee concession.
You can find the eligibility criteria in the Schedule of Fees and Charges. Commercial proposals aren’t eligible for this discount.
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Frequently asked questions
Development application costs vary depending on your project.
To estimate Council fees and charges for your development application, learn about development assessment and compliance fees.
For some development applications, you may need to pay the application fee on lodgement. Generally, fees aren’t required until Council has issued a quote.
We will check that your application meets all the requirements before calculating your fees.