Council development charge hikes ‘may be illegal’

Council development charge hikes ‘may be illegal’
Workers prepare infrastructure for roading and eventual housing at the old Unitec site on Carrington Rd. (Image: Alex Burton)
Maria Slade
Auckland Council is proposing overcharging property developers by as much as 60%, a report commissioned for an advocacy group says.The report by the economic agency Urban Economics found that the hike in fees will disproportionately affect affordable housing and may lead to a shift towards building more expensive homes because developers can earn a better margin from them.Auckland Council is currently consulting on plans to increase development contributions (DCs) and the fees it charges developers to pay for new infrastructure such as roads, p...

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