Refunds Update July 2009
Council have reached agreement with the developer group who took the council to court over its 2004 Development Contributions Policy. More
Given the large number of assessments affected by these changes (6,500+), we estimate that it will take 4 to 6 months to calculate all refunds. You won't need to contact us to apply for a reassessment as we will have your information and will contact you with payment if any refund is due.
It is possible that the changes may result in a reduction in your assessed Development Contribution. If that is the case, we will make a refund where the development contribution has been paid, or issue a revised assessment if the development contribution has not been paid.
We are unable to confirm at this point in time the actual value or timing of the refund, if any, for any individual assessment.
We have received legal advice which confirms that the High Court's judgment last year does not affect the obligation to pay Development Contributions required under existing or future assessments, or the council's ability to enforce payment of Development Contributions.
Despite finding some errors of law in the 2004 Development Contributions Policy the Court did not quash the policy, and both that policy and the 2006 policy continue in force as amended by the 2009 Development Contributions Policy.
To find out where the review work on your assessment for refund has progressed to in the refund calculation process use our Development Contributions query tool accessed via the "DC Refunds" link in the Do It Online panel on the top right of this page.
We are currently processing the reassessments and refunds for any assessments under the original 2004 and original 2006 policies. Due to the high workload from this you may experience delays in response to your query. A more efficient way of contacting us is by email dcadmins@northshorecity.govt.nz.
