When people develop land for any use, upgraded infrastructure is often required.
Development contributions are payments or works-in-kind towards the provision of infrastructure made by a developer. The Planning and Environment Act 1987 allows for development contributions to be provided through the:
- planning scheme amendment process
- planning permit process, or
- building permit process.
Development contributions are one of a number of options available to local and State government for funding infrastructure.
There are two parts to the Development Contribution Levy:
- The Development Infrastructure Levy (DIL) which applies to leviable developments and contributes to funding development infrastructure such as roads and open space. The DIL is a financial contribution made by developers before developing their land for urban purposes.
- The Community Infrastructure Levy applies to funding community infrastructure, such as pavilions in growth area developments. See the Community Infrastructure Levy page for more information.
Where a Development Contribution Plan (DCP) Schedule in the Hume Planning Scheme applies to land, the DIL must be paid before a Statement of Compliance is issued.
Summary of the rates as at 1 January 2025
| Development Contribution Plan (DCP) |
Development Infrastructure Levy
(DIL) per Net Development Hectare
|
Community Infrastructure Levy
(CIL) per Dwelling
|
| Craigieburn North Employment |
$431,956 |
N/A |
| Craigieburn R2 |
$283,645 |
$1,088 |
| Greenvale Central (North) |
$268,154 |
$1,025 |
| Greenvale Central (South) |
$322,024 |
$1,025 |
| Greenvale North R1 (Mickleham) |
N/A |
$1,450 |
| Greenvale North R1 (Mt Aitken) |
N/A |
$1,450 |
| Greenvale West |
$274,856 |
$1,450 |
| Merrifield West |
$476,883 |
$1,438 |
| Lockerbie - All |
$581,286 |
$1,114 |
| Lockerbie - Hume |
$440,283 |
$1,114 |
| Lockerbie - Mitchell |
$103,947 |
$1,114 |
| Lockerbie - Whittlesea |
$37,057 |
$1,114 |
The rates should be read in conjunction with the relevant Development Contribution Plan.