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14 August 2025

Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback on this draft

We received a total of 44 submissions about the draft Development Contributions Policy 2025, from 29 organisations and 15 individuals.

Of the 44 submitters, 24 (55%) have previously paid development contributions or anticipate paying them within the next three years. 20 (45%) haven’t paid them and don’t expect to.

Overall, when asked whether submitters supported the Development Contributions Policy Review, 23% (10) said yes, 20% (9) somewhat, 27% (12) said no, and the remaining 30% (13) didn’t know or didn’t answer this question.

You can read more about what we heard in the meeting agenda below, which includes the staff report. To read all the feedback we received, look at the submission table below.

Decision-making documents

Council agenda - 20 August 2025

As part of the staff recommendation (item 7), areas of the proposal have been discussed in terms of:

  • What was consulted on
  • Feedback from submitters
  • Staff advice in elected member workshops
  • Elected member workshop discussion, and
  • Staff recommendation for final policy

If you're interested in particular areas of the proposal, refer to this section of the report.

Next steps

If approved, the Policy it is anticipated to take effect from 1 September 2025.

In accordance with Section 198(2A) of the Local Government Act 2002, any complete applications submitted before a new development contributions policy comes into effect will continue to be assessed under the current Development Contributions Policy 2021.

Meeting details and decision making process

A staff report recommending approval of the Development Contributions Policy 2025 will be presented to the Council

Date: Wednesday 20 August

Time: from 9:30am

Venue: Boardroom, Fendalton Service Centre, Corner Jeffreys and Clyde Roads, Fendalton

You can read the meeting agenda, including the staff report and any additional information, online at councillive.ccc.govt.nz

The final decision is recorded in the meeting minutes, available online three working days after the meeting.