Voluntary Planning Agreements (VPAs)

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Voluntary Planning Agreements (more commonly known as VPA's) are agreements that can be used in connection with planning proposals or development applications to deliver innovative or complex infrastructure solutions with public benefit outcomes.

These agreements are negotiated and entered into between council and the developer and can can require the developer to provide land, monetary contributions or material public benefit to be used or applied towards a public purpose.

Helpful information

Planning Agreements Policy

Fees associated with Planning Agreements

Click here(PDF, 5MB)for the 2025/26 Goods and Services Pricing Schedule - adopted 26 June 2024

A summary of the fees are noted below:

Item

24/25 charges (GST N/A)

25/26 charges (GST N/A)

Voluntary Planning Agreement proposal fee

$645.00

$675.00

Voluntary Planning Agreement supervision fee

The lessor of 5% of the value of each full or part work; and $80,000 for each full or part work

Water Sensitive Urban Design Voluntary Scheme

3% of the monetary contribution or 1.5% of the monetary contribution for a modified development application

Voluntary Stormwater Treatment Contribution (Monetary Contributions) administration fee

$730.000

$760.00

Voluntary Stormwater Treatment Contribution (Monetary Contributions) investigation fee

$1,120.00

$1,170.00

Voluntary Stormwater Treatment Contribution (Works-In-Kind Contributions) administration fee

$1,100 + 2% of the sum of Contribution–Capital and the Contribution – Lifecycle

Voluntary Stormwater Treatment Contribution (Works-In-Kind) investigation fee

$5,470.00

$5,690.00

Temporary Stormwater Basins on Council Land application fee (Stages 1 and 2)

As agreed with the Director City Planning and Development





Legislation


Executed Planning Agreements

Our executed planning agreements can be found in the tabs below.

All other Planning Agreements

 

 

Water Sensitive Urban Design Planning Agreements

Temporary Stormwater on Council Land