LGOIMA Request Details

Date Received:19/07/2024
Date Responded:16/08/2024
Requested Information:Information about proposed “Development and Financial Contributions Policy 2024, and the Development and Contributions Fees”
Response:
Part of the information you have requested is enclosed. However, we have decided to refuse the aspects of your request for information which relate to unreleased working drafts of the proposed policy under section 7(2)(f)(i) of the LGOIMA.  

We do not consider that withholding this information is outweighed by the public interest, particularly given the draft Development and Financial Contributions Policy 2024, and the associated fees, are still under active consideration by Council officers and Council, and therefore may change.  

In order to provide you with further context in terms of the information you have requested, we also note that the information enclosed does not indicate a final position on these matters. They reflect the work undertaken to inform a draft Development and Financial Contributions Policy for elected members’ consideration. Additionally, once a draft is approved, it will need to go out to the community for consultation, at which point further changes may be made. 

The information provided is structured in the following way:
  • The Council report ‘Consultation on the Development and Financial Contributions Policy 2024’ and associated papers/presentations supporting the report to Council on 4 July 2024 (note that the Council deferred this item and requested officers undertake more work on the Policy); 
  • Internal emails from the Strategy Manager framing up the review work that needed to be done; 
  • E-mails from elected members; 

Working papers on: 
  • Financial workings; 
  • Comparisons with other Councils; and 
  • Correspondence with developers about the initial report to Council on 4 July 2024. 


 

 

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