Draft Planning Agreements Policy
Council is considering a Policy to establish a framework to guide how Council enters into Planning Agreements under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 in connection with the development of land in the Bathurst Region.
A planning agreement is a voluntary agreement between a developer and Council, made in conjunction with a planning proposal or development application, where the developer is required to dedicate land free of cost, make monetary contributions, or provide any other material public benefit, to be used for or applied toward a public purpose.
Where a Planning Agreement under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 is proposed by a developer, Council will follow the principles established in the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Planning Agreements Practice Note (February 2021), as amended from time to time, to negotiate, enter into and administer Planning Agreements.