Planning Agreements

Planning Agreements Policy

In December 2009 Council adopted the Planning Agreements Policy. The Policy was updated in May 2014. The current version became effective in May 2021 and was readopted by Council in July 2022. The Planning Agreements Policy is supported by the Planning Agreements Procedure.

Planning Agreements Policy 20 22 (PDF)

In February 2021, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment released a Planning Note on Planning Agreements. The Practice Note provides detailed guidance on the negotiation, administration and making of planning agreements.

Planning Note on Planning Agreements (PDF)

Planning Agreements Register

A planning agreement is an agreement entered into by a planning authority and a developer to enable public benefits with a development.

The register is a record of planning agreements from 1 January 2021.

You may view planning agreements entered into by Council at the link below:

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.