Planning Agreements
Planning agreements are a voluntary legal agreement entered into between Council and a developer in conjunction with Council's consideration of a:
- Planning Proposal (such as a rezoning application)
- Development application; or
- Complying Development Certificate
In these agreements, the developer agree to dedicate land free of cost, pay a monetary contribution, or provide any other material benefit such as transport or other infrastructure, public amenities or services, affordable housing or improvements to the natural environment, to be used for or applied towards a public purpose.
Planning agreements can either be in lieu of or in addition to a development contribution payment, and this will form part of the negotiation.
Any land to be dedicated to the Council and public as a part of a planning agreement must consider Council's Land Dedication Policy, which aims to ensure that only suitable land is dedicated to Council, that will provide quality infrastructure, cost effective maintenance, opportunities, and services to meet diverse community needs and expectations.
Council has adopted the Parramatta Voluntary Planning Agreements Policy(PDF, 1MB) and Parramatta Land Dedication Policy(PDF, 156KB).
Please refer to these policies when considering entering into a planning agreement with the City of Parramatta.
Planning Agreements Register
Council maintains a Planning Agreements Register in accordance with Section 206 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 2021. This can be viewed as an interactive spatial map, or alternatively a pdf list(PDF, 187KB).
Disclaimer
While every effort is made to provide accurate information within the planning agreements register it is noted that some errors or misdescriptions may occur. As such, this information should not be solely relied upon. If you are seeking information about a specific development contribution matter, please email your enquiry to planningagreements@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Making a Planning Agreement offer
If you wish to make an offer to Council to enter into a planning agreement the offer should be made using Council’s letter of offer template.
Council has also prepared template documents for the draft legal agreement and explanatory note which must be prepared as part of the Planning Agreement process and which should be reviewed before you make any offer to Council.