Services

S7.11 and S7.12 Contributions Plans

Complex Planning Agreements

Site Acquisitions and Due Diligence

We prepare and review S7.11/S7.12 contributions plans for Councils that are simple, concise and easy to implement. We can also manage the IPART review of these plans. 

Our partners have experience negotiating Planning Agreements of varying scales on behalf of both Councils and Developers. 

We can use our intimate familiarity with the local and state planning instruments in NSW to provide due diligence advise for site acquisitions. 

Policies

Contributions and Planning Agreements Policies are crucial for governments in managing their infrastructure contributions. We can prepare or review existing policies for our clients. 

Surplus Credits

Our partners have an innate understanding of Surplus Credits generated by works in kind. We can use this understanding to help expedite the resolution of these credits for developers.  

S7.11 Reconciliation

We can prepare tools and frameworks for Councils that help them understand their net S7.11 positions. This includes an audit of collected contributions, outstanding and completed infrastructure and forecasting of future income and infrastructure liabilities. 

Contributions Reforms Advice

In March 2021, the NSW government accepted all 29 recommendations from the Productivity Commission's review of Infrastructure Contributions in NSW, sparking a major overhaul of the entire system. We can advice governments and developers on how they will be affected by these reforms.

Infrastructure Funding Plans

Councils require an understanding of their ability to fund infrastructure required in a new release area, or a rezoning areas. Infrastructure Funding Plans provide an analysis of the income Councils can expect from various mechanisms (S7.11, S7.12 or rates) and strategies to fund the revenue gap.