Within South Australia, all development applications are lodged through the PlanSA portal. Creating an online account is required to be able to manage all future applications.
When creating your online account, ensure that all details are correct and up to date. If you already have an account, you can login and submit an application.
Development application fees
All development applications incur fees that must be paid for through the PlanSA portal. It is important to note that the assessment of a development application will not commence until all mandatory fees have been paid for.
Fees are established by a Ministerial fee notice published in the Government Gazette. Below is a simplified version:
Lodgement fee
| Total development cost (excluding fit-out) |
PDI Act Fee |
| ≤ $10,000 |
$92.50 |
| > $10,000 but ≤ $50,000 |
$148.00 |
| > $50,000 but ≤ $100,000 |
$167.00 |
| > $100,000 but ≤ $300,000 |
$176.00 |
| > $300,000 but ≤ $500,000 |
$185.00 |
| > $500,000 but ≤ $700,000 |
$426.00 |
| > $700,000 but ≤ $1 million |
$742.00 |
| > $1 million but ≤ $5 million |
$1,669.00 |
| > $5 million but ≤ $10 million |
$2,225.00 |
| > $10 million |
$3,059.00 |
| Hard copy lodgement (additional processing fee) |
$89.50 |
Type of assessment
Planning
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Deemed-to-Satisfy (< $10,000 development cost) |
$142.00 |
| Deemed-to-Satisfy (> $10,000 development cost) |
$235.00 |
| Performance Assessed |
$280.00 or 0.125% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $200,000, whichever is greater |
| Impact Assessed (Restricted) |
0.25% of the total development cost up to $300,000, whichever is greater |
| Impact Assessed (Declared by the Minister) |
$1,963.00 plus 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000 |
| Impact Assessed (any other case) |
0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $500,000 |
| Crown Development |
$199.00 plus 0.25% of the total development cost up to a maximum $300,000 |
| Sign installation fee |
Set by relevant authority |
| Public notification |
$280.00 |
Land division
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Assessment – 4 or less lots with no public road) |
$197.00 |
| Assessment – 5 or more lots and/or a public road (fee to council) |
$197.00 plus $17.90 per additional allotment |
| Regulation 76 Advice |
$225.00 |
| Certificate of Approval (Land Division Certificate) |
$1,154.00 |
| Building Envelope Plan fee |
$197.00 plus $17.90 per allotment delineated under the building envelope plan |
| Publication of Building Envelope fee |
$225.00 |
| Land Division (Restricted) |
$550.00 |
Building
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Building Assessment – Class 1 |
$505.00 or 0.25% of the total development cost, whichever is greater |
| Building Assessment – Classes 2-9 (e.g. apartments, commercial, industrial buildings) |
- Total development cost up to and including $20,000: $752.00
- Total development cost greater than $20,000 up to and including $200,000: $752.00 plus 0.4% of the amount determined by subtracting $20,000 from the total development cost
- Total development cost greater than $200,000 up to and including $1m: $1,558.00 plus 0.25% of the amount determined by subtracting $200,000 from the total development cost
- Total development cost greater than $1m: $3,803.00 plus 0.15% of the amount determined by subtracting $1m from the total development cost
|
| Building Assessment – Class 10 (non-habitable structures e.g. sheds or carports) |
$145.00 or 0.25% of the total development cost, whichever is greater |
| Building Assessment (Demolition) |
$163.00 |
| Issue Essential Safety Provisions – Class 2-9 commercial |
$270.00 |
| Change of Classification |
$190.00 |
| Change of Classification |
$190.00 |
| Referral to Commission (Concurrence) |
$387.00 |
| Referral to Commission (Opinion) |
$387.00 |
Retrospective approvals
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Where approval is sought after development has been undertaken |
20% of the total consent fees payable, excluding the base amount (this is in addition to other fees that apply) |
Compliance
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Certificate of Occupancy (to council or certifier) |
$56.00 |
| Class 1 inspection (to council) |
$270.00 |
| Swimming pool or swimming pool safety features inspection (to council) |
$270.00 |
| Class 10 > $10,000 Class 10 <_ $10,000 Basic compliance fee (to council) |
- Total development cost up to and including $10,000 – no fee
- Total development cost greater than $10,000: $89.50
|
| Classes 2-9 inspection (to council) |
- $270.00 or 0.075% of the total development cost up to a maximum of $2,806.00 whichever is greater
|
Post approval fees
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Minor Variation |
$142.00 |
| Extension of Time for Restricted Development |
$142.00 |
| Extension of time for Impact Assessed Development |
$10,000 for the first request, with the fee to be doubled the previously applicable fee for each subsequent request thereafter |
| Extension of Time for Crown Development that is sponsored or undertaken in partnership or joint venture with a person or body that is not a state agency |
$10,000 for the first request, with the fee to be doubled the previously applicable fee for each subsequent request thereafter |
| Extension of Time for Crown Development in any other case |
$142.00 |
| Extension of Time for Essential Infrastructure |
$142.00 |
| Extension of Time for all other assessment pathways |
$119.00 |
Referral agency
The standard fee for most referrals is $447.00 with some variations to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Native Vegetation, SA Housing Authority and Technical Regulator.
Refer to the Ministerial fee notice for all referral agency fees.
Accredited Professionals
| Fee name |
PDI Act Fee |
| Fee for accredited professionals acting in a private capacity to use the PlanSA portal to assess development applications |
$51.50 per consent assessed in the preceding quarter |
Need further guidance?
Check out PlanSA’s comprehensive guide to development applications, their Fees and charges at a glance PDF or browse our Planning & development FAQ’s page.