Planning Agreements

Planning Agreements Policy

On 15 December 2009 Council adopted a policy that became effective on 4 January 2010 and was updated in May 2014. The current version became effective on 25 May 2021 and is supported by a Procedure.

Planning Agreements Policy 2009 (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 register of all Voluntary Planning Agreements which are in place in the Newcastle Local Government Area

Planning Agreements Register

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.