planning policy · 2 meetings
Burwood Planning Agreement Policy
Context
- Planning agreement rules influence value capture, bonus floor space, and community infrastructure contributions.
- Useful for: developers, planning consultants, property analysts, newsrooms.
- Tracked aliases include Burwood Planning Agreement Policy, burwood planning agreement policy, draft planning agreement policy, vpa policy, planning agreement policy blep.
Mentions
- Related policy under review following submissions, to be reported back later.
- Relevant to future development outcomes and how growth contributes to local infrastructure.
- Planning agreement rules influence value capture, bonus floor space, and community infrastructure contributions.
- Key strategic policy reviewed in relation to infrastructure contributions and value capture.
- May influence how future high-density developments contribute to community infrastructure and how neighbouring centres are planned together.
- This may affect what infrastructure developers fund and how viable future projects are.
Decisions
Planning agreement policy amendments supported with review request
For the draft Planning Agreement Policy 2025 and related BLEP 2012 amendments, the panel acknowledged the officer recommendation and asked staff to review the value capture amount to reflect feasibility, and suggested investigating a working group with Strathfield and Canada Bay councils on town centre coordination.
May influence how future high-density developments contribute to community infrastructure and how neighbouring centres are planned together.
Planning agreement policy amendments supported with review request
For the draft Planning Agreement Policy 2025 and related BLEP 2012 amendments, the panel acknowledged the officer recommendation and asked staff to review the value capture amount to reflect feasibility, and suggested investigating a working group with Strathfield and Canada Bay councils on town centre coordination.
May influence how future high-density developments contribute to community infrastructure and how neighbouring centres are planned together.
Topics
Community infrastructure planning in high-density areas
The planning proposal relates to amendments to BLEP 2012 height and floor space exception clauses to support community infrastructure delivery across a broader catchment of high-density developments. Review of the separate Draft Burwood Planning Agreement Policy 2025 is still underway and will return later.
Relevant to future development outcomes and how growth contributes to local infrastructure.
Community infrastructure planning in high-density areas
The planning proposal relates to amendments to BLEP 2012 height and floor space exception clauses to support community infrastructure delivery across a broader catchment of high-density developments. Review of the separate Draft Burwood Planning Agreement Policy 2025 is still underway and will return later.
Relevant to future development outcomes and how growth contributes to local infrastructure.
Planning contributions and value capture
Draft planning agreement policy changes are intended to align with current legislation and expand how community infrastructure can be delivered from high-density development, but the panel asked for feasibility to be considered in setting value capture amounts.
This may affect what infrastructure developers fund and how viable future projects are.
Planning contributions and value capture
Draft planning agreement policy changes are intended to align with current legislation and expand how community infrastructure can be delivered from high-density development, but the panel asked for feasibility to be considered in setting value capture amounts.
This may affect what infrastructure developers fund and how viable future projects are.
Meetings