Logan City Council is introducing a $22,000 infrastructure fee to cover everyone who builds a granny flat to rent out. Brisbane and Gold Coast councils are also thinking of the new charge, linked to government plans to free up granny flats.
One of the first responses to the Queensland government’s plans to allow extra granny flats to be rented is a new $22,000 infrastructure charge to owners introduced by a south-east Queensland council.
Brisbane City Council’s Planning Committee chair Adam Allan said: “Council is still reviewing the planning changes and any possible implications that may arise.” Logan City Council confirmed the new charge for granny flats saying they preferred not to pass on costs to their ratepayers. “The state government has screwed the councils. There used to be two clear lines. A secondary dwelling for families and dual occupancies for those who were investors to rent them out to non-families,” one builder said.
“When the state government opened that all up it caused havoc because investors don’t want to pay infrastructure fees and councils are now missing out on these infrastructure fees,” another builder said.Steven Miles says changes to allow more granny flats to be rented in Queensland have not yet been supported by real estate agencies or homeowners.
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