Annual Plans

Mahere ā-tau

The Council prepares a Long Term Plan every three years. In each of the two interim years, we prepare an Annual Plan. This determines the specific projects, resourcing and budgets for each year ahead. This is a statutory process defined by the Local Government Act 2002. 

Annual Plan 2025-2026

QLDC's Annual Plan 2025-2026 was adopted by Council on 26 June 2025.

You can view the plan below.


User fees and charges

Council provides a range of user pays services throughout the district. These include services like processing building or resource consents, environmental health, access to sport and recreation or community facilities, venue hire, dog registration, and carparking.   

These fees and charges allow Council to pass on some costs to those who use and directly benefit from these services and facilities, reducing the amount of funding that needs to be collected through rates.

Consultation

Many of our user fees and charges must be reviewed and set ahead of the financial year starting.  And because we’re not formally consulting on the Annual Plan 2025-2026, we’ll run a separate consultation process from 21 March – 30 April.  

Full details can be found on Let's Talk and promoted to the community in the usual ways, including via local newspapers, social media and radio.  

Changes to Development Contributions

While not subject to the user fees and charges consultation, there have been some changes made to Development Contributions. 

Development Contribution fees help cover the capital costs for new infrastructure needed as the district grows.  This includes essential services like water, wastewater, stormwater, roads, community facilities, and green spaces. 

QLDC’s Development Contributions Policy guides how these fees are set. It is generally reviewed, consulted on and adopted every three years as part of the Long Term Plan (LTP) process. It was last reviewed and adopted as part of LTP 2024-2034. 

The Local Government Act 2002 allows Council to update the policy annually (ahead of the LTP process) to account for annual inflation, in line with the Producers Price Index (PPI) outputs for construction. The annual change between September 2023 and September 2024 was 2.4%. This has been used as a proxy for one year’s inflation as it is the latest data available at the time this work was prepared. 

Click on the button below for a table showings the changes to Development Contributions for 2025-2026, following the annual policy update.


Community funding

While the Annual Plan will not be subject to formal consultation, you can still apply for the following grants through a separate process:

  • Community Fund: Supports not-for-profits, charities and community groups to enhance local wellbeing outcomes. Open 1-30 April.

  • Events Fund: Helps deliver vibrant, inclusive events that benefit our community. Open 1-30 April.

  • Waste Minimisation Community Fund: Supports initiatives that promote sustainable use of resources and waste reduction. Open 14 April-25 May.

Mark your calendars and start preparing your applications!

Any questions?

If you have a question on the Annual Plan process, or any of the info on this page, get in touch with us on the email address below: 

letstalk@qldc.govt.nz