Development services pricing

Description Unit 2025-26 price
Assessment & Decision
($ incl. GST)
2025-26 price
Decision Only
(no GST applies)

Service Advice Notice Application (SAN)

Application $383.00 N/A
Post SAN follow-up discussion with Unitywater Officer  Hour $270.00 N/A
A&C Eligibility Request - Exceeding Unitywater Planning Assumptions Application  Application  N/A Free service
Public Entity Works - Interfering with Unitywater Infrastructure (applies to public entity organisations such as Councils and DTMR) Application  Free service N/A
Technical report review fee for each of the following report types:
- Water Supply Network Analysis
- Sewerage Network Analysis
- Odour Impact Assessment
- Noise Impact Assessment
Report type $1,487.00 N/A
Application Unit 2025-26 price for Assessment and Decision
($ incl. GST)
2025-26 price for Decision Only
(no GST applies)
Connection application Application $5,423.00
$619.00
Dual Occupancy (Duplex) Application $879.00  N/A

Approval amendment request

Note: Connection applications to sub-stage are calculated as per full application fee.

Application $743.00
$473.00
 

Application Unit 2025-26 price for Assessment and Decision
($ incl. GST)
2025-26 price for Decision Only
(no GST applies)

Network Works application (up to 50 lots, if stage is >50 lots then fee per 50 lots applies)

Stage N/A $1,014.00

Network Works (non-reticulated infrastructure, non-active asset)

Asset $7,524.00 N/A

Consent to interfere with Unitywater infrastructure

(altering, relocating, decommissioning)

Asset $7,524.00  N/A
Approval amendment request
Note: Network works applications to sub-stage are calculated as per full application fee.
Stage or Asset $743.00 $462.00
Active Asset Application Assessment
Design for construction of water supply or sewerage network infrastructure - SPS, PRV, WPS.
Note: Additional fees apply for Construction and Commissioning - refer to Development Services Inspection Fees.
Asset  $10,013.00 N/A

Application Unit 2025-26 price
for Assessment and Decision
($ incl. GST)
2025-26 price
for Decision Only
(no GST applies)*
Inspection Fee (Pre-Start, On Maintenance, Off Maintenance) Inspection for each Stage $1,532.00
$214.00
Re-Inspection Fee (Pre-Start, On Maintenance, Off Maintenance)
Inspection for each Stage $743.00 N/A
Pre-Start Meeting Record Application  N/A
$372.00
Provisional Certificate of Completion Stage  N/A
$2,478.00
Provisional Certificate of Completion (with Unitywater easements) Stage N/A
$3,064.00

Early Works Certificate
(includes On Maintenance review)

Application $1,565.00 $372.00
On Maintenance Certificate
(includes On Maintenance review)
Stage or Asset  $1,565.00  $372.00 
Certificate of Completion Stage $710.00 $349.00
Certificate of Completion
(with Unitywater easements)
Stage $812.00 $383.00
Certificate of Completion - Management Subdivision; confirmation of no outstanding rates; duplex. Application $84.00 N/A
Off Maintenance Certificate (includes Off Maintenance review) Application N/A $372.00
Active Asset Inspections
(Construction and commissioning support for water supply or sewerage network active asset infrastructure - SPS, PRV, WPS
Includes Pre-Start Meeting, Inspections, Handover Deliverable assessment, Commissioning, Certificate of Completion, Off-Maintenance Inspection.)
Assessment fee applies.
 Asset or Facility $16,770.00 N/A
Application Unit 2025-26 price for Assessment and Decision
($ incl. GST)
2025-26 price for Decision Only
(no GST applies)
Building over or near relevant (Unitywater) infrastructure - Queensland Development Code MP 1.4 Application $790.00 N/A
Infrastructure Agreement - standard template agreement
No changes to template permitted
Agreement $1,487.00 N/A
Deed of Variation - Infrastructure Agreement - standard template agreement. No changes to template permitted Agreement  $732.00 N/A
Infrastructure Agreement - non-standard (standard agreement fee applies plus additional legal fees) Agreement Price on application N/A
Deed of Variation - Infrastructure Agreement - non-standard
(standard deed of variation fee applies plus additional legal fees)
Agreement Price on application N/A
*Compliance Assessment - as conditioned in a PDA approval Assessment  $1,310.00 N/A
*Network Works application (up to 50 lots, if stage is >50 lots then fee per 50 lots applies)  Stage $7,526.00 N/A

Note: *Applicable to PDAs

Water services

Description Unit  2025-26 price
($ excl. GST)
Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm where there is direct water main access in the roadway or kerb  per connection Price on application
Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm where the connection is >6m, there is direct water main access in the footpath/naturestrip behind the kerb on the same side of the road as the site or outside of footpath/naturestrip behind the kerb on the same side of the road  per connection Price on application
Water Supply - Standard New Metered Service Connection up to 25mm where the connection is >12m, there is direct water main access in the footpath/naturestrip behind the kerb on the opposite side of the road as the site or outside of footpath/naturestrip behind the kerb on the opposite side of the road. per connection Price on application
Water Meter Relocation Fee (greater than 5m) or outside naturestrip per meter  Price on application
Connection Fee for Duplex and Subdivisions Metered Service Connection up to 25mm per connection Price on application
Connection Fee for Greater than 25mm Water Service and Meter per connection Price on application
Connection Fee for Fire Services per connection Price on application
Install Water Meter Underground per meter Price on application 
Raise/Lower Fire Hydrant per hydrant Price on application
Fee for Repair of Hydrant Damage per hydrant Price on application
Water Main Construct/Replace/Connect/Relocate per application Price on application
Water Services Other Upgrade/Relocate per service Price on application
Water Service Disconnection - Larger than 25mm per meter Price on application

Sewerage services

Description Unit  2025-26 price
($ excl. GST)
Installation of New Sewerage Network Connection per connection Price on application
Raising/Lowering of Sewer Manholes on Private Property per manhole Price on application
Relocate Existing Sewer House Connection per connection Price on application
Shorten Existing Sewer House Connection per connection Price on application
Upgrade Sewer House Connection per connection Price on application
Relocate Sewer Access Chamber per application Price on application
Sewer Main Construction/Replacement per application Price on application
Sewer Services Other Upgrade/Relocate per application Price on application
Sewerage Disconnection per application Price on application
Description Unit 2025-26 price
($ excl. GST)*

Water Supply – New Metered Service for Residential Single Dwelling Connection up to 25mm where the connection is less than 6m, there is direct water main access in the nature strip on the same side of the road as the site.

Fixed price is not applicable where the distance is greater than 6m or anywhere road or footpath works are required - this requires a price on application (POA) request.

per connection $2,784.00

Water Supply – New Metered Service for Residential Single Dwelling Connection up to 25mm where the connection is less than 12m, there is direct water main access in the nature strip on the opposite side of the road as the site.

Fixed price is not applicable where the distance is greater than 12m or anywhere road or footpath works required - this requires a POA request.

per connection  $6,805.00

Water Meter Relocation Fee for Residential Single Dwelling only, 0m - 5m (up to 25mm water meter and box)

Any works outside of this scope require a POA request.

per meter $1,145.00

Convert an Above Ground 20mm/25mm Meter for Residential Single Dwelling only to a Below Ground Meter of the same size

Any works outside of this scope require a POA request.

per meter $846.00

20mm/25mm Domestic Water Meter Replacement Calibration (meter testing) and Strip Meters (refundable if meter faulty)

Any works outside of this scope require a POA request.

per meter $506.00

Water Service Disconnection, Residential Single Dwelling only - up to 25mm on the same side of the road, at the water main, in the nature strip only.

Any works outside of this scope require a POA request.

per meter $490.00

*GST is not applicable on any of the above charges.

If the service you are looking for is not listed above, please check the 'price on application' section above or view pricing for Unitywater's other services.

Description Unit
2025-26 price
($ excl. GST)

Pressure and flow inspection test  per inspection $500.00

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Notes on the pricing tables

Some of the above pricing tables show 'Assessment and Decision' fees and 'Decision Only' fees.

Decision Only fees apply if you choose one of our Registered Certifiers.

Assessment and Decision fees apply to all other applications.  

Notes on GST

10% GST: Assessment services like connections approvals and certificates of completion can be provided either by Unitywater or by a Registered Certifier in a competitive market and therefore attract 10% GST.

No GST: Decision services can only be provided by Unitywater. Therefore no GST applies. 

If you are lodging a certification package, you only pay the decision fee.

If you are lodging a regular development application, both assessment and decision fees apply.

Please Note:

  1. Fees relating to applications made under the South East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act are to be paid to Unitywater.
  2. Fees relating to applications made under the Sustainable Planning Act are to be paid to the relevant Local Government.

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