Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
209Maximum percentage of development levy—the Act, s 7.12(5)(b)
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209 Maximum percentage of development levy—the Act, s 7.12(5)(b)
209 Maximum percentage of development levy—the Act, s 7.12(5)(b)
(1) The following Table specifies the maximum percentage of the proposed cost of carrying out development that may be imposed by a development levy for development specified in the Table—
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| Proposed cost of development | Maximum development levy | | Development on land to which Burwood Local Environmental Plan (Burwood Town Centre) 2010 applied immediately before its repeal— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $250,000 | 4% | | Development on land identified in Figure 1 of the Willoughby Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan 2019 adopted by Willoughby City Council on 11 June 2019— | | | (a) up to and including $100,000 | Nil | | (b) $100,001–$200,000 | 0.5% | | (c) $200,001–$250,000 | 1% | | (d) more than $250,000 | 3% | | Development on land in Zone B1, B3, B4 or B6 under Liverpool City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2007 immediately before its repeal— | | | (a) up to but not including $1 million | Nil | | (b) $1 million or more | 3% | | Development on land in Zone R4 or IN2 under Liverpool City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2007 immediately before its repeal— | | | (a) up to but not including $1 million | Nil | | (b) $1 million or more | 2% | | Development on land to which Newcastle City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2008 applied immediately before its repeal— | | | (a) up to and including $100,000 | Nil | | (b) $100,001–$200,000 | 0.5% | | (c) $200,001–250,000 | 1% | | (d) more than $250,000 | 3% | | Development on land shown as “Area A” in Parramatta City Centre Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan, Figure 2— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $250,000 | 3% | | Development on land shown as “Area B” in Parramatta City Centre Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan, Figure 2— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $250,000— | | | (i) if the development is for the purposes of residential accommodation or mixed use development including residential accommodation | 4% | | (ii) otherwise | 3% | | Development on land shown in Parramatta City Centre Local Infrastructure Contributions Plan, Figure 2 other than land shown as “Area A” or “Area B”— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $250,000— | | | (i) if the development is for the purposes of residential accommodation or mixed use development including residential accommodation | 5% | | (ii) otherwise | 4% | | Development on land in Zone B3 under Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $250,000 | 2% | | Development on land identified in Figures 1 and 2 in the Section 7.12 Development Contributions Plan 2019: Kensington and Kingsford Town Centres adopted by Randwick City Council on 10 December 2019— | | | (a) up to and including $100,000 | Nil | | (b) $100,001–$200,000 | 0.5% | | (c) $200,001–$250,000 | 1% | | (d) more than $250,000 | 2.5% | | Development on land identified in Figure 1 to the Central Sydney Contributions Plan 2022 adopted by the Council of the City of Sydney on 14 December 2020— | | | (a) up to and including $250,000 | Nil | | (b) $250,001–$500,000 | 1% | | (c) $500,001–$1 million | 2% | | (d) more than $1 million—on or before 30 June 2022 | 2% | | (d) more than $1 million—on or from 1 July 2022 | 3% | | Development on land identified in Figure 1 to the Norwest Innovation Section 7.12 Development Contributions Plan adopted by The Hills Shire Council on 13 July 2021 (Norwest Innovation Land), subject to subsection (3)— | | | (a) up to and including $100,000 | Nil | | (b) $100,001–$200,000 | 0.5% | | (c) $200,001–$1 million | 1% | | (d) more than $1 million | 2.8% | | Development on Aerotropolis development levy land in the local government area of the City of Penrith— | | | (a) up to and including $200,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $200,000 | 5.6% | | Development on Aerotropolis development levy land in the local government area of the City of Liverpool— | | | (a) up to and including $200,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $200,000 | 4.6% | | Development on land in the Parkes Activation Precinct under State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Regional) 2021, Chapter 3— | | | (a) up to and including $200,000 | Nil | | (b) more than $200,000 | 3% | | Development on land identified as “Hornsby TOD Precinct” on the Key Sites Map under Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013— | | | (a) up to and including $200,000 | Nil | | (b) mixed use development involving development for the purposes of residential accommodation and more than $200,000— | | | (i) a component that is development for the purposes of residential accommodation | 4% | | (ii) another component | 2% | | (c) development not specified in paragraph (b) and more than $200,000— | | | (i) if the development is for the purposes of residential accommodation | 4% | | (ii) otherwise | 2% | | Development on land identified as “Macquarie Park Corridor” on the Macquarie Park Corridor Map under Ryde Local Environmental Plan 2014— | | | (a) up to $250,000 | Nil | | (b) $250,000 or more— | | | (i) if the development is for the purposes of residential accommodation or mixed use development including residential accommodation | 4% | | (ii) otherwise | 1.5% | | Development on land outlined in red in Figure 1 to the St Marys Town Centre Development Contributions Plan 2025 adopted by Penrith City Council on 28 April 2025— | | | (a) up to and including $200,000, if the development is for the purposes of—(i) commercial premises, industry, residential accommodation or tourist and visitor accommodation (each a relevant purpose), or(ii) mixed use development including one or more relevant purposes | Nil | | (b) more than $200,000, if the development is for the purposes of—(i) a relevant purpose, or(ii) mixed use development including one or more relevant purposes | 4% |