Development contributions plans & policies

The preparation of Development Contributions Plans, or the negotiation of Section 173 agreements, are an important component of many land use planning process.  ASR Research has developed much expertise in the formulation and implementation of these statutory mechanisms.  Relevant projects have included:

• Review of Proposed New Victorian Local Development Contribution System from a Community Infrastructure Perspective (Urban Development Institute of Australia – Victorian Division, 2012)
• Review of Ballarat West Development Contributions Plan (Kaufmann Property Consultants, 2012)
• Nelson Place Village Social Impact Assessment: Expert Witness Statement (Nelson Place Village Pty Ltd, 2011)
• Department of Sustainability and Environment: Initial Growth Areas DCP, Peer Review Project (Department of Sustainability & Environment, 2006)
• City of Casey Infrastructure Charges Plan: Community Infrastructure Assessment (Casey City Council, 2004)
• City of Darebin Infrastructure Charges Plan: Pilot Study (Darebin City Council, 2002)

We can assist with a broad range of tasks including:

• Reviewing prepared DCPs;
• Managing internal Council consultation to identify priority projects for DCPs;
• Assessing population catchments for individual DCP projects; and
• Assessing likely capital costs of DCP items.