❓ Hon. Alison Xamon questions the development contribution payment calculation for the Three Oceans towers in Scarborough, specifically why the contribution is capped at a 12-storey equivalent despite the towers being significantly taller. The answer explains the calculation method and the impracticality of continuous reapportionment.
AnsweredQoN 1491Legislative Council
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I
refer to the conditions and advice notes applied to the approval of the Three
Oceans towers in Scarborough, and in particular the development contribution
payment noted at condition (j), which provides a formula whereby contribution
per square metre of developable land increases with height, and I ask: (a) why
is the proponent only required to provide a contribution appropriate to a 12
storey building, when the towers will be 31 storeys and 21 storeys higher than
that; and (b) was raising the development contribution payment amount reflective of the actual heights of the buildings considered during the condition-setting process?
refer to the conditions and advice notes applied to the approval of the Three
Oceans towers in Scarborough, and in particular the development contribution
payment noted at condition (j), which provides a formula whereby contribution
per square metre of developable land increases with height, and I ask: (a) why
is the proponent only required to provide a contribution appropriate to a 12
storey building, when the towers will be 31 storeys and 21 storeys higher than
that; and (b) was raising the development contribution payment amount reflective of the actual heights of the buildings considered during the condition-setting process?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Planning
Response time
10 days
(a)-(b) The development contribution payment is set on the per square meter of developable area excluding land required road widening. The payment is set at different rates depending on the base height limit identified under the Scarborough Development Contribution Plan.
Changing the development contributions would require the reapportionment of the value of the works to be funded across each lot within the Scarborough Redevelopment Area and this calculation would need to change continuously.
Note that there are other works required to be funded by the developer in accordance with the conditions of approval issued by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. This includes funding transport related improvements to the area.
Changing the development contributions would require the reapportionment of the value of the works to be funded across each lot within the Scarborough Redevelopment Area and this calculation would need to change continuously.
Note that there are other works required to be funded by the developer in accordance with the conditions of approval issued by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority. This includes funding transport related improvements to the area.
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