Planning agreements (often referred to as voluntary planning agreements) are widely used as a tool for delivering innovative or complex infrastructure that result in public benefit outcomes. They are used in connection with planning proposals and/ or development applications.

Planning agreements facilitate a way for the consent authority and a proponent negotiate flexible outcomes with respect development contributions. They are typically negotiated between planning authorities and developers.

Atlas has been engaged to assist proponents/ developers develop offers to contribute to public benefit that represent value to the community and that are viable for the development to deliver.

Atlas is also engaged by planning authorities to review VPA offers received to ensure they represent value-for-money to the community and deliver genuine public benefit outcomes.