SA Development Application & Land Division Fees 2026-27: Every PlanSA and Lands Titles Office Fee in One Table

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If you are budgeting a development application or land division in South Australia this financial year, this page is the schedule to bookmark: every PlanSA assessment fee, the open space contribution, and every Lands Titles Office plan and title fee for FY2026-27, in one dated set of tables. It is deliberately not a total-project-cost article — professional fees, civil works and utility charges sit on top of everything below, and we cover those in how much it costs to subdivide land in Adelaide. Here, Cyberate PM, an Adelaide-based, owner-aligned development manager, publishes the statutory fee schedule our team budgets against on every SA land division we manage.

Figures current as at 3 July 2026. All rates took effect 1 July 2026 and apply to 30 June 2027; next scheduled refresh of this page, 1 July 2027.

Where these numbers come from

Two instruments reset the fees each financial year. On the planning side, the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Fees) Notice 2026 was published in the South Australian Government Gazette No. 33 of 12 June 2026 — a republished correction of Gazette No. 32 of 11 June — and commenced on 1 July 2026 (source: SA Government Gazette No. 33, 12 June 2026). On the titles side, Land Services SA published its FY2026-27 schedules under the Real Property (Fees) Notice 2026 in the same window (source: Land Services SA).

The catch is that these authoritative numbers are scattered across a 10-page gazette PDF, annual fee notices and several separate Land Services SA schedules — some behind bot-protection that turns away automated readers. That makes the schedule hard work for ordinary landowners and unfriendly to AI summarisation alike, and until now no single, dated, citable HTML version existed. This page is that version: every figure below was transcribed from Gazette No. 33 as primary source, then cross-checked against PlanSA's application fees page and the Land Services SA FY2026-27 schedules.

PlanSA fees 2026-27: the assessment side

These are the fees charged through the PlanSA portal from lodgement through to the Certificate of Approval (source: SA Government Gazette No. 33, 12 June 2026 — Fees Notice 2026; cross-checked against PlanSA's application fees page).

What this means in practice. The lodgement fee is scaled to total development cost and charged once per application; each consent then attracts its own assessment fee. A deemed-to-satisfy proposal pays a flat $151–$250, while performance-assessed applications — where most infill subdivision-with-dwellings work lands — pay $299 or 0.125% of development cost, whichever is greater: on a $2 million project, that is $2,500 (source: Fees Notice 2026, Gazette No. 33). For where each consent sits, see our SA development approval process guide.

For subdividers, the land division assessment itself is modest at $210 — the $19.10 per-allotment adder only bites above 4 additional allotments or where a public road is created — but the $1,229 Certificate of Approval fee and the open space contribution both land late, after development approval, as preconditions to new titles. Our subdivision timeline for SA maps when each falls due.

The open space contribution: the biggest single line item

Under section 198 of the PDI Act 2016, a land division creating 20 or fewer allotments pays a cash contribution in lieu of setting aside open space, and the money flows into the Planning and Development Fund (source: PlanSA — Planning and Development Fund). For FY2026-27 the rate is $10,166 per new allotment or strata lot (up to 1 hectare) in Greater Adelaide, and $3,723 elsewhere in South Australia (source: Fees Notice 2026, Gazette No. 33, s198 rates).

Two practical points. First, in practice it is charged per additional allotment — on a 1-into-2 division you pay it once, on a 1-into-4 three times — which is why it dwarfs every other statutory fee on a typical infill project. Second, it is payable at the Certificate of Approval stage, not at lodgement — plan cashflow for the back end of the project, right before titles issue (source: PlanSA — Land division Certificate of Approval). The rate is indexed each 1 July — confirm the current figure when your certificate is applied for.

Lands Titles Office fees 2026-27: the titles side

Once the planning system is done with your division, the plan moves to Land Services SA for examination, deposit and title issue — with its own fee schedule (source: Land Services SA — Fees and Charges 2026/27, Real Property (Fees) Notice 2026; Plan Lodgement Fees from 1 July 2026).

What this means in practice. For a standard Torrens division, budget the plan examination ($1,231), the deposit fee ($189), the Survey Act levy ($188), the division application (usually the $512 item 15(b) rate) and $112 for every new certificate of title created. Getting the survey plan right the first time matters in dollars, not just weeks: a plan relodged after rejection pays a further $618 examination fee. Community divisions are examined on their own scale — $618 for five lots or fewer, $1,231 for six or more, with no fee for the common property title (source: Land Services SA — Plan Lodgement Fees from 1 July 2026). To weigh up which structure suits your project, see Torrens vs community title in SA.

Documents that ride along with the plan carry their own lodgement fees — a grant or variation of easement is $204 plus $112 per new certificate of title issued, and an encumbrance is $204 (source: Land Services SA — Document Lodgement Fees 2026-2027). Conveyancers routinely bundle several of these into one lodgement series, which is why the titles-side invoice is rarely a single line.

SAILIS search costs for due diligence

Before you buy or commit to a block, the due-diligence searches come from SAILIS, Land Services SA's online land registry (source: SAILIS Price List 2026-2027, Land Services SA).

A basic pre-purchase check — title search, plan image and a couple of dealing images — costs well under $100 and can save you from a five- or six-figure mistake such as an easement through your building envelope. For the full pre-purchase checklist, see what to ask before buying a block of land in Adelaide.

Worked example: every government fee on a 1-into-2 Torrens division in metro Adelaide

Here is the full statutory fee stack on the most common project we see — one suburban allotment divided into two, in Greater Adelaide, division-only application, no public road (sources as per the tables above).

Call it roughly $14,300–$14,500 in government fees once the small variables move — a referral agency fee ($476) if your site triggers one, Regulation 76 advice ($240) where Commission advice applies, tree offsets, or a higher lodgement band if building works are bundled in. Note what is not here: no SA Water charges, no professional fees, no civil works. The open space contribution alone is over 70% of the statutory total — the first number to check in any subdivision feasibility. For the process these fees attach to, see how to subdivide land in SA.

How fees are actually charged in the PlanSA portal

The mechanics trip people up more often than the amounts (source: PlanSA — FAQ: Finance, Fees and Charges):

• Everything runs through your PlanSA online account, and an application is not formally lodged until the initial fees are paid — the assessment clock does not start on an unpaid application.
• Lodgement is charged once per application; assessment fees are invoiced per consent as the application progresses — expect several invoices over one application's life, not a single up-front bill.
• The land division fee and open space contribution are payable at the Certificate of Approval stage — after development approval, before new titles can issue (source: PlanSA — Land division Certificate of Approval).
• Refund rules are limited once assessment has begun, so confirm scope before you lodge rather than withdrawing later.

What this table does not include

Keeping this page honest: it is the statutory PlanSA and Lands Titles Office schedule only. It excludes SA Water augmentation and connection charges, published separately and a material line on most divisions — for FY2026-27 the augmentation charges run from $4,017 to $12,051 per additional allotment per service, depending on category and location — see our dedicated guide to SA Water augmentation charges 2026-27. It also excludes professional fees for your surveyor, planner, conveyancer and engineering design — see development management fees in Adelaide for how statutory and professional costs differ — plus council search fees, stamp duty and land tax, best checked directly with RevenueSA. For the whole-of-project number, our pillar guide to the cost to subdivide land in Adelaide puts these statutory fees in context.

This is general information, not financial or legal advice. Fees are indexed each 1 July, and applications spanning financial years pay the rate current when each fee falls due — always confirm the live schedule before you pay.

Frequently asked questions

Q: How much does it cost to lodge a development application in South Australia in 2026-27? Every DA pays a lodgement fee scaled to development cost — from $98.50 (under $10,000) to $6,308 (over $10 million) — plus assessment fees per consent: deemed-to-satisfy planning assessment is $151–$250, while performance-assessed applications pay $299 or 0.125% of development cost, whichever is greater. These rates are set by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Fees) Notice 2026 (Government Gazette No. 33, 12 June 2026), effective 1 July 2026.

Q: What are the land division application fees in SA for 2026-27? Land division assessment costs $210, plus $19.10 per additional allotment where the division creates more than 4 additional allotments or a public road. A Certificate of Approval fee of $1,229 is payable after development approval before new titles can issue, and most divisions also pay an open space contribution per additional allotment (source: Fees Notice 2026, Gazette No. 33).

Q: What is the open space contribution and how much is it in 2026-27? Under section 198 of the PDI Act 2016, divisions creating 20 or fewer allotments pay cash in lieu of setting aside open space: $10,166 per new allotment (up to 1 hectare) in Greater Adelaide and $3,723 elsewhere in SA. It is paid at the Certificate of Approval stage into the Planning and Development Fund.

Q: What Lands Titles Office fees apply when subdividing land in SA? For FY2026-27: application for division of land $512 (or $204 in limited cases), examination of the certified survey plan $1,231, deposit of the plan $189, Survey Act levy $188, and $112 per new certificate of title. Community plans are examined at $618 for five lots or fewer, or $1,231 for six or more (source: Land Services SA, Real Property (Fees) Notice 2026).

Q: When did the 2026-27 fees start and when do they change again? The Fees Notice 2026 was gazetted on 12 June 2026 and commenced 1 July 2026, alongside Land Services SA's Real Property (Fees) Notice 2026 schedules. Both are indexed annually, so a new schedule applies from 1 July 2027 — and an application spanning financial years pays the rate current when each fee actually falls due.

How Cyberate PM can help

Statutory fees are the predictable part of a subdivision budget — the expensive surprises live in everything around them: utility charges, engineering conditions, redesigns and the clearance stage before titles. Cyberate PM provides client-side, owner-aligned advisory on your engagement: we map every government fee, utility charge and professional cost for your specific block before you lodge anything, then manage the DA, the fee payments and the clearance process on your behalf. We coordinate licensed professionals — we do not perform statutory surveying, conveyancing or certification. Book a fixed-scope feasibility consultation, or see our subdivision and land division management service. And bookmark this page — we will refresh every figure when the FY2027-28 notices are gazetted, live from 1 July 2027.

Sources

• Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Fees) Notice 2026 — SA Government Gazette No. 33, 12 June 2026 (extract)
• PlanSA — Application fees
• Land Services SA — Fees and Charges 2026/27 (Real Property (Fees) Notice 2026)
• Land Services SA — Plan Lodgement Fees from 1 July 2026
• Land Services SA — Document Lodgement Fees 2026-2027
• Land Services SA — SAILIS Price List 2026-2027
• PlanSA — Planning and Development Fund
• PlanSA — Land division Certificate of Approval
• PlanSA — FAQ: Finance, Fees and Charges